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Campaigners slam Ridlands Farm as preferred site for Canterbury City Football Club

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

A CONSULTANT'S report into the location of a planned base for Canterbury City Football Club was fiercely contested on Monday.

Members of the public, opposition councillors and a spokesman for the South Canterbury Residents Association criticised its conclusion that the...

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Canterbury school band Slam Dunk win Whitstable Rotarians' talent show at Herne Bay's Kings Hall

Grand slam: Seventeen-strong Slam Funk from Simon Langton Girls Grammar School, Canterbury, picture here celebrating after the show with music teacher Nick Davies HBJN060310Bands-13

Monday, March 08, 2010

SLAM Funk has been crowned best school group in the district on its first outing after clinching Whitstable Rotary Club's third Battle of the Bands...

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Nurden's Notebook on Herne Bay's Battle of the Bands

Slam Dunk - winners of Whitstable Rotarians 's third battle of the bands contest at the Kings Hall, Herne Bay, pictured in the dressing room afterwards with their music teacher Nick Davies of Simon Langton Girls Grammar School, Canterbury

Monday, March 08, 2010

SOMEONE once wrote: "Those who do, do and those who don't, teach." It summed up parents' frustrations with teachers and highlighted our envy at the...

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Golden girl Dame Kelly Holmes opens university sports centre

Golden girl: Dame Kelly chats to sports scholars at the opening of Christ Church University's new £5 million sports centre CTBG050310sports-3.JPG

Friday, March 05, 2010

STUDENTS stuck gold at the opening of a new state-of-the-art sports centre in Canterbury today (Friday) The building, at Canterbury Christ Church...

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Council consultants identify Ridlands Farm as "preferred site" for Canterbury City FC

Friday, March 05, 2010

PROTESTERS have threatened to kick off over plans to build a football stadium in Canterbury's countryside. They vowed to hold more demonstrations...

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Archaeologists discover secrets of Canterbury's past

Past times: Archaeologists are uncovering the secrets of the city

Friday, March 05, 2010

SECRETS of the city have been revealed by archaeologists working on the Beaney Institute in Canterbury. A team from Canterbury Archaeological Trust...

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Hedgehog mystery in Canterbury

Devastated: Clive Wilkens Oppler and his partner Sue Belton at the site of hedgehog habitat

Friday, March 05, 2010

MYSTERY surrounds the whereabouts of hibernating hedgehogs after their home was destroyed by Canterbury City Council. Clive Wilkins-Oppler, 40, and...

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My Canterbury Tale: Rachel van Hoven from homeless charity Porchlight

Going Dutch: Rachel van Hoven from homeless charity Porchlight explains why a person from Holland with an Irish accent is working in Canterbury CTBG030310vanhoven-1

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

RACHEL van Hoven has been the Community Fundraising Manager for homeless charity Porchlight for four months. But the 28-year-old, who is originally...

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Arthur Kay and the Originals in tribute concert to rude reggae singer Judge Dread

Tribute: Arthur Kitchener will be staging a show in memory of the late Judge Dread on Saturday March 13 HBJN031209Arthur Kay-1

Friday, February 26, 2010

TWELVE years ago - on Friday 13 - rude reggae singer Judge Dread collapsed and died while on stage at the Penny Theatre, Canterbury. Next Saturday,...

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Mystery statues found at Canterbury's Westgate Towers Museum

On guard: Maquette of Knight Templar St Maur who signed the Magna Carta. It is one of 17 six-foot statues at the threatened Westgate Museum

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A RESEARCHER has discovered a secret stash of rare statues in the basement of Canterbury's Westgate Towers Museum. The 17 six-foot tall, painted...

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