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Cathedral to provide shelter for homeless this winter

15 October 2024
Cathedral to provide shelter for homeless this winter

Homeless people will be allowed to bed down in the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral for the first time this winter.

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Customers owed thousands as bailiffs called in to furniture store

10 October 2024
Customers owed thousands as bailiffs called in to furniture store

A new furniture shop has suddenly closed - with some customers claiming they have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket.

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Probe launched as beauty spot pond left ‘milky white’ after house steam-cleaned

10 October 2024
Probe launched as beauty spot pond left ‘milky white’ after house steam-cleaned

The pollution of a treasured beauty spot which occurred when a nearby house was being steam-cleaned is being investigated by the Environment Agency.

Devastating fire left huge furniture store a smouldering shell

06 October 2024
Devastating fire left huge furniture store a smouldering shell

A huge fire which ripped through a Kent furniture chain store 20 years ago is still remembered for the chaos it caused.

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Sadness at death of popular fishmonger

06 October 2024
Sadness at death of popular fishmonger

The death of a popular fishmonger who ran the county’s ‘mini Billingsgate’ has been met with sadness.

New lease of life for ‘grotty and smelly’ subway

02 October 2024
New lease of life for ‘grotty and smelly’ subway

A grotty and “smelly” town subway has been given a much-needed facelift with a colourful new mural.

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Couple’s popular wine bar goes on market for £525k

29 September 2024
Couple’s popular wine bar goes on market for £525k

The owners of a popular seaside micropub and wine bar are calling time on their working life but hope somebody else will take it on.

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Sculptor ‘wouldn’t change a thing’ after public artwork sparks uproar

25 September 2024
Sculptor ‘wouldn’t change a thing’ after public artwork sparks uproar

The artist behind a controversial water sculpture of a woman lying in a river says he would not change anything about it.

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£8 million pool and fitness centre will 'set new standards for fitness facilities'

25 September 2024
£8 million pool and fitness centre will 'set new standards for fitness facilities'

The £8 million transformation of a leisure centre will be revealed next month, after four years in the making.

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Popular farming and countryside show expected to attract thousands

24 September 2024
Popular farming and countryside show expected to attract thousands

Thousands of people will be heading to Adisham near Canterbury tomorrow for the highlight of the farming year.

Dentist promises 6k extra NHS appointments a year if expansion bid approved

22 September 2024
Dentist promises 6k extra NHS appointments a year if expansion bid approved

A dentist looking to tackle the ‘massive demand’ for care and a long waiting list is hoping to expand into a residential property next door.

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£1 million bridges will allow wild bison to cross footpaths

20 September 2024
£1 million bridges will allow wild bison to cross footpaths

Footbridges together costing a million pounds are being built so bison can cross public footpaths to roam further afield in Kent.

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River turned into ‘conveyor belt of rubbish’

19 September 2024
River turned into ‘conveyor belt of rubbish’

A rare and precious chalk stream is being “disgracefully abused” volunteers say, after hauling out fly-tipping.

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Calls to remove ‘deeply offensive and downright disturbing’ new public artwork

18 September 2024
Calls to remove ‘deeply offensive and downright disturbing’ new public artwork

A statute of the lifelike figure of a woman submerged in a river has been branded “offensive, creepy and disturbing” by critics.

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Mystery of eerie-looking woman’s figure in river revealed

17 September 2024
Mystery of eerie-looking woman’s figure in river revealed

The alluring but eerie sight of a woman lying in the river has become the latest attraction to intrigue visitors at a Kent beauty spot.

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Developer slams ‘ridiculous’ reason former surgery still sits abandoned after three years

15 September 2024
Developer slams ‘ridiculous’ reason former surgery still sits abandoned after three years

A developer has branded the reason why his plans to convert a former GP into flats have been gnarled up for three years “ridiculous”.

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‘Downright dangerous’: Flood of objections as 200-home estate bid revived

15 September 2024
‘Downright dangerous’: Flood of objections as 200-home estate bid revived

The revival of plans for a 200-home estate in the countryside on the edge of Canterbury has sparked a new flood of objections.

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‘Outpouring of emotions’ after death of teacher who inspired generations

14 September 2024
‘Outpouring of emotions’ after death of teacher who inspired generations

The death of a much-loved music teacher has been met with an “outpouring of emotions” from her former pupils.

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Parents of girl, 9, who died after allergic reaction back new clinic

13 September 2024
Parents of girl, 9, who died after allergic reaction back new clinic

The parents of tennis star who died from anaphylactic shock say it is “wonderful” to support an allergy clinic which is the first of its kind in Kent.

‘Miracle’ as dog missing for more than three years returns home

13 September 2024
‘Miracle’ as dog missing for more than three years returns home

The owners of a dog suspected to have been snatched from their garden more than three years ago have described having her back as a “miracle”.

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