Market returns to city centre following winter break
Canterbury City Market will return to St George’s Street today (9 April) after taking a short break over the winter months to allow for the city’s Christmas market.
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Fantastic early results from food waste campaign
Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed we have been out and about putting stickers on black household bins, encouraging residents not to put their food waste in…
Some floodgates to close due to higher than usual tides
Tides will be higher than usual over the next few days, in particular the 2pm tide this afternoon (Sunday 30 March) and the 2am tide tomorrow (Monday 31 March).
The tiger who came to Canterbury: family exhibition to launch in time for school break
Families can spend the Easter holiday immersed in the world of Judith Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came to Tea at The Beaney’s latest exhibition.
Large parts of iconic gardens set to close so they can be rejuvenated
Work to transform the Dane John Gardens will get underway on Monday (31 March), with contractors beginning to close off all the lawned areas of the park which will remain out of bounds until December.
Garden waste collections update for 17 to 21 March
We would like to say sorry to residents for the confusion about garden waste collections this week and set out how we are putting it right.
Important information – county council election, 1 May
Elections for Kent County Council (KCC) take place on Thursday 1 May and as usual it is our job to manage this election in the Canterbury district.
Temporary closure of Castle Row car park
Castle Row car park in Canterbury will be closed for around 10 months from next Monday (24 March).
Councils submit interim plans for future delivery of services across the county
District councils across Kent, including Canterbury City Council, have worked with Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council to today (Friday 21 March) to submit interim proposals to the government on how they should be organised in the future.
Homes in the district to benefit from £8m energy efficiency boost
The energy efficiency of hundreds of council homes will be dramatically boosted after Canterbury City Council was awarded £6.6m through the government’s Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund – the biggest payout in Kent.