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Hated contraflow through tunnel to be finally lifted
A controversial contraflow will be lifted as road bosses prepare to reopen a closed-off tunnel after months of delays.
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What’s in a name: & Juliet proves it’s all about the leading lady
We went to the opening night of the smash-hit jukebox musical & Juliet as it visits Kent on its first national tour.
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.
Girlfriend’s heartbreak after ‘handsome angel’ stabbed to death
Friends of a popular man stabbed to death in a “particularly violent” high street attack say he “always wore an infectious smile”.
Police called to concerns for woman on bridge
Police have been called after concerns for a woman’s welfare on a busy bridge over a dual carriageway.
Man, 23, stabbed to death in high street named as pair accused of murder appear in court
Two men have appeared in the dock accused of murder after a man was stabbed to death in a “particularly violent” high street attack.
Two charged with murder after man stabbed to death in high street
Two men are due in court charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in a high street.
Husband ‘can’t wait’ to have wife back despite her plotting to murder him
A terminally-ill man whose wife is behind bars for plotting to kill him says he intends to stay alive long enough so “she can come back home”.
Police release update after man stabbed to death in high street
A duo has been released on bail after a man was stabbed to death in a high street.
Emotional footage of brown bear after UK-first brain operation
Heart-warming footage shows a brown bear recovering with his keepers following a UK-first brain operation.
Trio arrested after imitation gun discovered
A trio has been arrested after an imitation gun and knife were recovered by police at a residential property.
CCTV images released of man with Deliveroo bag after teenage girl ‘touched inappropriately’
Police have released CCTV images of a man carrying a Deliveroo takeaway bag after a teenage girl was reportedly touched inappropriately.
Fifth arrest in high street murder probe
A fifth arrest has been made after a man was stabbed to death in a high street last week.
Call Kent Police on 999 if you see these two wanted men
The public is advised not to approach one of them
Fifth man arrested in Canterbury murder investigation
A 23-year-old man died following an assault earlier this month
Inside eerie abandoned cinema that closed down after 90 years
An urban explorer found the once grand picturehouse in quite the state
Fake gun and banned knife seized by police after Canterbury 'disturbance'
Suspected class A and class B drugs, drug paraphernalia and large quantities of cash were also found
CCTV images released in Canterbury sexual assault investigation
Police are keen to speak to the man pictured in connection with their enquiries
Road closed due to burst water main
Residents have been left with little or no running water as repairs are carried out to a burst main, which has closed a road.
Two adorable bison calves join the growing herd in Kent's Blean Woods
It has now been over two years since wild bison were reintroduced to the Kent wilderness