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On this day in Kent
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…
1968 People landing
Police rushed to St. Margaret's Bay after a member of the public reported people being landed from a large white yacht. But they were not…
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The disgraced entertainer was sentenced on Monday following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court. […]
She accuses the disgraced performer of "violence, coercive control and abuse" while the two were together. […]
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. […]
M John Harrison becomes the oldest ever winner of the prestigious literary award at the age of 81. […]
Rail passengers are facing delays after a lorry struck a bridge this evening. […]
A gang of masked men have been jailed for more than 50 years after they were caught less than an hour after fleeing the scene of a robbery. […]
A teenage scooter rider was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car. […]
People living near a car park are fighting to keep it open as they doubt whether there is space for new parking bays near their homes. […]
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. […]
Councillors voted 33 to 0 to back eight rights for the River Stour, including the right to flow and to be free from pollution. The minutes are now published. […]
Canterbury City Council has refused to let the Eight Bells on London Road become a shop. 318 people objected, and an offer to keep it as a pub was turned […]
Five covered padel courts and a clubhouse can be built at the former driving test centre on Island Road, Hersden. Play is allowed from 7am to 10pm every day. […]
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. […]
Laurent Mekies has praised Max Verstappen for his sublime recovery from P21 to P2 at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. […]
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