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On this day in Kent
627 Archbishop dies
Justus, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies. He is succeeded by Honorius
1877 More tomfoolery at Margate
Guy Fawkes day has become, and very sensibly so, almost a dead letter in Ramsgate, as only a few small boys now "Remember the Fifth…
1928 Death of hotel founder
William Slatter died aged 72. He had come to Canterbury to take over a baker's and confectioner's business in 1893, to which he added the…
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Goldsmith accuses the disgraced entertainer of "violence, coercive control and abuse" while they were in a relationship. […]
The BBC's Sima Kotecha was inside the court as the judge sentenced Brand to 10 years and six months in prison, after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. […]
The government says it is strengthening its guidance for schools in England, which came into force in June. […]
The president says the US is keeping "status quo" with Iran but remains “locked and loaded” should the situation change. […]
A former Kent school teacher has been sentenced after sending death threats to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch in which he claimed to be ex-IRA. […]
A restaurant has been awarded five stars after turning things around, after inspectors found cockroaches in its kitchen months earlier. […]
Off-plan buyers who paid to secure luxury flats have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after being unable to reclaim their reservation fees. […]
This is the moment CCTV footage shows two men buying the knives they would allegedly use to kill a Kent teenager. […]
Homelessness approaches in the Canterbury district rose 35% in a year, to 1,270. The council's new strategy aims to halve rough sleeping by 2028. […]
Waterways Caravan Park in Reculver wants residents to stay through February. The council refused the same request in 2017, and comments close on 4 December. […]
Yellow lines on eight Grasmere Gardens streets in Chestfield should run Monday to Friday only, councillors agreed. Kent County Council has the final say. […]
Eleven pubs and hotels around Canterbury and Whitstable open on Christmas Day 2026, from £54.99 at the Three Tuns to £165 at the Pig. Updated November 2026. […]
The battle for race wins remains wide open heading into the season-closing triple header. […]
Mercedes sealed the Teams' Championship in Sao Paulo on Sunday after a double points finish from George Russell and Kimi Antonelli. […]
Lawrence Barretto selects his winners and losers at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. […]
Mercedes' wait for another Constructors' Championship ended last weekend, as the German manufacturer achieved the feat at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. […]
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