Canterbury News
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Council Updates What’s Really Happening to Kent’s Rivers, Beaches and Water Bills
Almost every monitored river in the Medway and the Stour now fails the legal environmental tests. Eleven Kent sewage treatment works are…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council coalition collapses after Labour leader’s WhatsApp ‘asks’ on planning votes
Canterbury City Council’s three-year Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition collapsed on Tuesday after the Lib Dems accused Labour leader Cllr…
6 May 2026 -
Local News What’s On in Kent This May: Festivals, Food, Bluebells and a Royal Jousting Anniversary to Look Forward To
From the Tenterden Food & Drink Festival’s 10th anniversary to Lovebox’s seaside debut at Dreamland Margate, plus Kent’s late-blooming…
5 May 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Kent Fire and Rescue Service Conducts Training Exercise in Canterbury High Street
Kent Fire and Rescue Service Conducts Training Exercise in Canterbury High Street Kent Fire and Rescue Service has reassured the public not…
5 May 2026 -
Investigations The Cost of Crisis: How Kent’s Water and Sewage Networks Are Failing
Ninety-seven per cent of monitored water bodies in the Medway basin, and one hundred per cent of those in the Stour, now fail the legal…
4 May 2026 -
Health BMJ Warns Against Replacing NHS Resident Doctors with Physician Associates
Leading medical journal argues that substituting resident doctors with physician associates offers no benefits and poses significant risks…
25 April 2026 -
Council Updates Lords vote clears Devolution Bill for Royal Assent — Kent councils’ pre-Bill conduct remains subject to live legal challenge
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill cleared its final Lords stages on Thursday 23 April 2026 and now awaits Royal Assent…
25 April 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Council Confirms £2 Million Revamp Timetable for Herne Bay’s King’s Hall
Canterbury City Council has outlined the project schedule and scope for a £2 million refurbishment of Herne Bay’s historic King’s Hall to…
14 April 2026 -
Council Updates South East Water Cannot Support Government Housing Targets Across Kent
Editor’s update — May 2026: Read the latest from our Kent water investigation: What’s really happening to Kent’s rivers, beaches and water…
14 April 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two Men Arrested Over Fatal Stabbing of 19-Year-Old in Whitstable
Two Men Arrested in Connection with Fatal Stabbing of 19-Year-Old in Whitstable Kent Police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder…
14 April 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Kent Fire Crews Use Cutting Equipment to Free Person from Canterbury Vehicle Crash
Kent Fire Crews Use Cutting Equipment to Free Person from Canterbury Vehicle Crash Subtitle View tweet from @kentfirerescue Fire and rescue…
3 April 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two 17-Year-Old Boys Charged Over Canterbury Debenhams Fire
Two 17-Year-Old Boys Charged Over Canterbury Debenhams Fire Kent Police have charged two teenagers following a fire at the disused…
2 April 2026