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Hundreds still without water as gym also forced to close pools
Hundreds of households are still without water as a gym has also had to close its pools and spa area for the second time.
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‘Emotional’ documentary will detail beloved bear’s road to recovery
The extraordinary journey of a beloved bear’s journey back to full health will be revealed in a new documentary.
Plans to turn former Kent Pizza Hut into new Mexican and Italian restaurant
The pizza chain shut its doors last summer
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Hundreds remain without water as MP calls for government intervention
An MP has criticised a water company over “repeated failures” which have seen thousands of people without a supply, as the crisis drags on.
Former pub saved from demolition up for auction
A former pub is among the Kent properties heading to auction next month.
Shopkeeper ‘helpless’ as 30 teens swarm store in alcohol raid
A shopkeeper was left feeling “helpless and hopeless” after dozens of teenagers swarmed his store and stripped fridges of alcohol.
Water bosses warn supply problems will continue over the weekend
South East Water has warned customers to continue to expect issues with supplies across the weekend.
‘Don’t fill up your paddling pools’: Plea as 12,000 homes still without water
South East Water is continuing to urge customers not to fill paddling pools, wash cars or water gardens as 12,000 homes remain without supplies.
Energy-intensive AI data centre plans ‘too vague and offer nothing’
Energy-intensive proposals for an AI data centre have been slated as “vague” and lacking detail to back the applicant’s sustainability claims.
Kent train stations to shut for weekend works including Margate, Broadstairs and Whitstable
A number of services will be impacted by planned engineering
Public urged to have their say on road changes near Canterbury train station
The changes involve moving a crossing and resurfacing a busy junction
Plans for new AI data centre near Canterbury city centre emerge
A decision on the plans has not yet been made
Man airlifted to hospital after falling from height in Canterbury
The man was flown to a London hospital by air ambulance
Nine years without a name: The mystery of the man in the field
A fresh appeal has been launched to identify a man who was sadly found dead in a field nine years ago.
‘I was left in a coma for seven weeks - if we do nothing, someone will be killed'
Five years after a horror crash that nearly killed him, a garden centre owner has managed to rebuild his life through a miraculous recovery.
Police and air ambulance called to ‘fall from height’
Police and the air ambulance were called to a medical incident.
Fresh appeal to identify 'Canterbury Man' found dead in field 9 years ago
He was found in a field with a number of 'unusual' items
Water shortage hits 18,000 homes in 11 areas as huge queues form at emergency centre
Residents reported large delays and traffic after the emergency distribution sites were set up to tackle water shortages across the county
More than 1,000 people cross Channel amid hot weather
People have made the journey as temperatures soared over the May bank holiday weekend
Missing girl, 15, found safe and well
A 15-year-old girl, who had last been seen at a railway station, has been found.