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More CCTV cameras after £380,000 grant awarded

More CCTV cameras will be installed in the Dane John Gardens following a successful joint funding bid to the Home Office by the city council and Kent Police.

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Thanks to the thousands getting tested!

9th June 2021

More than 6,000 people took part in the enhanced COVID-19 testing programme in parts of Canterbury in its first week.

Enhanced COVID-19 testing to take place in parts of Canterbury

1st June 2021

A targeted two-week enhanced testing programme is rolling out across two postcodes in the Canterbury area in response to confirmation of a number of cases of the Indian variant strain of Covid-19.

Bringing city's heritage history to life could boost jobs

21st May 2021

Ambitious plans to bring Canterbury’s history to life, boost jobs and strengthen the city’s economic recovery could be at the centre of a bid for government cash.