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Sainsbury's pulls plug on new city store

31 March 2014
Sainsbury's pulls plug on new city store

Plans for a new supermarket, cinema and restaurants in Canterbury have been shelved after Sainsbury's says the move is not "financially viable".

Ex-banker died after taking antifreeze to get high

30 March 2014
Ex-banker died after taking antifreeze to get high

A banker who drank a litre of vodka a day after being made redundant died after downing antifreeze 'to get high', an inquest heard.

What a relief! City to get £53m roads boost

27 March 2014
What a relief! City to get £53m roads boost

A multi-million pounds roads transport system is to be built in Canterbury - the most significant changes to the city's roads network in decades.

Barmy bin rules branded 'a complete cock-up'

22 March 2014
Barmy bin rules branded 'a complete cock-up'

New safety rules have been branded bizarre - after binmen were told they can't walk a few yards with rubbish sacks.

Loving couple die days apart following crash

15 March 2014
Loving couple die days apart following crash

A couple whose car flipped through the air in a crash died within days of each other weeks after the accident, an inquest's heard.

Hospital set to move - leaving land ripe for development

14 March 2014
Hospital set to move - leaving land ripe for development

One of Kent's main hospitals could move to a smaller new site, leaving its land available for a massive housing scheme.

Shipping container is home to desperate Poles

13 March 2014
Shipping container is home to desperate Poles

A soaring migrant homeless problem in Kent has forced a Polish pair to turn a shipping container into a home.

Bidding to make a difference to city

07 March 2014
Bidding to make a difference to city

A management group is calling on traders to put their money behind a project to improve the standard of the city centre.

Ex-councillor in dock charged over child abuse images

28 February 2014
Ex-councillor in dock charged over child abuse images

A former senior politician has appeared in court today accused of downloading child sex abuse images and deleting his internet history.

Lounge on the Farm festival to take place on just one day

12 February 2014
Lounge on the Farm festival to take place on just one day

Organisers have revealed only 2,500 tickets will go on sale for event in August.

Students set 'heroic' record by drinking 5,000 Jägerbombs

29 January 2014
Students set 'heroic' record by drinking 5,000 Jägerbombs

Boozy students have been praised as "heroic" after downing thousands of Jägerbombs - but event organisers deny it promotes binge drinking.

Stranger warning after schoolboy followed by van driver

22 January 2014
Stranger warning after schoolboy followed by van driver

A school has urged pupils to be vigilant after a boy was pursued by a van driver after he got off a bus.

New Sainsbury's store will be twice as big - and built on stilts

16 January 2014
New Sainsbury's store will be twice as big - and built on stilts

Plans have been unveiled to move Canterbury's Sainsbury's supermarket to a bigger site - and replace it with a multiplex cinema and restaurants.

Grammar school teacher kissed former pupil on cinema date

13 January 2014
Grammar school teacher kissed former pupil on cinema date

A school hired a religious studies teacher while he faced a conduct hearing for dating and kissing a female pupil he had previously taught.

'My hell after being wrongly accused of being peeping tom'

11 January 2014
'My hell after being wrongly accused of being peeping tom'

A hotel manager was forced to languish in a police cell as officers scoured his office and home... over false allegations he was a pervert.

Pensioner hit by car

11 January 2014
Pensioner hit by car

Police have sealed off a section of central Faversham after a pensioner was hit by a car near a zebra crossing.

Two women cut free after van hits tree in Whitstable

11 January 2014
Two women cut free after van hits tree in Whitstable

Firefighters had to rescue two women after a van came off a road and hit a tree in Whitstable.

Police called amid angry protests after petition fails to oust city council leader

10 January 2014
Police called amid angry protests after petition fails to oust city council leader

Angry protests at a council meeting last night led to police being called after a petition calling for the leader's resignation was rejected.

College principal's pay soars by 60%... despite leadership standards dropping

09 January 2014
College principal's pay soars by 60%... despite leadership standards dropping

A college principal earns £15,000 more than the Prime Minister - even though Ofsted says management has worsened since she started.

Thousands call for council leader to quit

09 January 2014
Thousands call for council leader to quit

More than three thousand people have signed a petition demanding the mass resignation of a council's executive due to be considered tonight.

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