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Latest news
- Lord Mayor of Canterbury’s Charity Gala 2026
You are invited to the Lord Mayor of Canterbury’s Charity Gala on Saturday 25 April 2026. - Work underway on stunning new tunnel mural
Work has started today (Monday 9 March) on the installation of a new mural at Hackington Place tunnel at St Stephen’s in Canterbury. - You can’t help falling in love with revamped Elvis House
Home is where the heart is. So sang Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, in 1962. - Could you create something “remarkable” at The Net Store?
Marketing of The Net Store on Whitstable Harbour’s south quay – formerly the Crab and Winkle restaurant – has started today (Friday 6 March) with expressions of interest in taking on the space welcome. - Councillor approval sought for final draft of district’s Local Plan
After five consultations, more than 9,300 representations and 56,000 individual comments, Canterbury City Council today (Wednesday 25 February) published the final draft of its Local Plan. - Switch Together opens for new applications
More Canterbury district residents can now save money and help save the planet through renewable energy measures as the new Switch Together scheme opens for applications.
Latest consultations
- Draft Biodiversity Strategy
We are asking residents, organisations and local partners for their views on our draft Biodiversity Strategy, which will help shape the future of nature recovery across the district over the next five years. - Chartham Neighbourhood Plan
Chartham Parish Council has prepared a Neighbourhood Development Plan, which sets out a vision for the future of Chartham and planning policies which, if adopted, will be used to determine planning applications locally. - Draft Housing Strategy
We are asking residents, organisations and local partners for their views on our draft Housing Strategy, which will help shape the future of housing across the district over the next five years.
Latest campaigns
- The Purple Partnership
The Purple Partnership is a partnership of sports providers and businesses, led by Canterbury City Council and Kent Police. - Clean air for schools
Canterbury City Council and the MIDKENT Environmental Health Partnership were awarded DEFRA air quality grant funding in March 2021 to develop a digital resource for primary schools to educate children aged 5 to 11 years and their parents about air pollution. - Keeping Canterbury Clean
When Tom and his family moved from London to Canterbury last year they couldn’t wait to call the city’s beautiful gardens and charming cobbled streets ‘home’. - Air Quality
Air is polluted by the presence of certain harmful substances which, in high enough concentrations, can affect our health and environment.