Canterbury News
News from Canterbury, the cathedral city at the heart of the Canterbury district. We cover Canterbury City Council, planning and development, the courts, the city’s universities, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, fire and rescue incidents and travel on the A2 and A28.
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Economy Biddenden playground maker Everyday Play marks 10 years since starting in a garden office
Founded in Maidstone in 2016 as L&L Creative Spaces, the Biddenden company now designs, builds and installs play spaces for schools, SEN…
29 September 2026 -
Weather Kent weather update — Monday, 28 September 2026
Overcast Monday across the Garden of England; rain threat builds eastward. Kent wakes to a largely overcast Monday with temperatures…
28 September 2026 -
Investigations Kent’s water, Part B: why fixing the leaks will not be enough, and what nobody has planned for
South East Water loses 105 million litres a day and is, by the numbers, an average English water company. This part shows why even…
22 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 22 September 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1914: A German submarine sank three British cruisers in just 70…
22 September 2026 -
Council Updates Mural tagging at East Cliff cost Herne Bay taxpayers hundreds of pounds
Canterbury City Council has condemned the vandalism of a newly completed mural at East Cliff in Herne Bay, saying the clean-up cost…
21 September 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council publishes planning toolkit to help villages shape their own future
Parish councils and community groups across the Canterbury district can now access step-by-step guidance on creating neighbourhood plans…
21 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 19 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 19 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 2022: The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was held at…
19 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 18 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 18 September 2026 13 stories · 4-minute read 2014: Scotland voted against independence from the United…
18 September 2026 -
Council Updates Four Canterbury groups win wildlife grants — including the district’s first funding for adder habitat
Canterbury City Council has awarded biodiversity grants totalling £9,264 to four local organisations, with two further projects backed by…
17 September 2026 -
Council Updates Whitstable Harbour gets £1.6m quay rebuild to cut flood risk
An 85-metre stretch of Whitstable Harbour’s east quay wall, corroded after more than 60 years in seawater, is being replaced in a £1.6…
17 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tenterden vicarage site earmarked for 15 homes considered by Ashford planners
Ashford Borough Council’s planning committee considered a proposal by the Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance to build 15 dwellings on…
17 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for witnesses after late-night robbery in Wye
A woman in her 40s was struck with an unknown object and had two bank cards stolen at the junction of Canterbury Road and Harville Road in…
16 September 2026