Canterbury News
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Council Updates Kent’s statutory officers put on notice over pre-Royal-Assent reorganisation spending
A formal Notice of Post-Royal-Assent Candour and Personal Statutory Liability has placed the Section 151 Officers and Monitoring Officers…
22 May 2026 -
Economy ONS Deputy Director Explains What’s Behind Falling UK Net Migration Numbers
Sarah Crofts explores the drivers of declining migration figures and plans to improve how emigration data is collected. For families across…
21 May 2026 -
Economy UK Business Price Expectations Hit 15-Month High as Inflation Pressures Build
The Confederation of British Industry reports that firms’ expectations for selling price inflation reached their highest level since…
21 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Council recovers three-bedroom home through tenancy fraud investigation
A successful housing tenancy fraud investigation by Canterbury City Council has freed up a three-bedroom property for re-letting to a…
18 May 2026 -
Economy ONS Maps Town Visitor Trends Using O2 Mobile Data Across England and Wales
The statistics office launches experimental analysis tracking how footfall changed in towns between 2024 and 2025. The Office for National…
15 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Teaching Assistant Jailed for Child Cruelty at Sittingbourne School
Teaching Assistant Jailed for Child Cruelty at Sittingbourne School A 47-year-old teaching assistant has been sentenced to prison after a…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s housing-capacity gap: the documented numbers
South East Water has formally told Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council that of the 19,620 homes the council is mandated to deliver by 2040…
11 May 2026 -
Health New BMJ Guidance Helps Kent Clinicians Spot Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Pain
Medical journal releases infographic and consultation tips for identifying pelvic girdle pain affecting up to one in five pregnant women…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Council launches eight-week review to reshape local democracy ahead of government merger
Residents in Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable asked whether they want new town councils as part of biggest council shake-up in 50…
7 May 2026 -
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