Free festival set to celebrate jewel in city’s crown
One of the jewels in the city’s crown is set to be celebrated later this month.
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Bin collection recovery period to start next week
Work to catch up on bin collections following the spell of industrial action by members of the GMB union starts on Monday (11 September).
Bin strike over as GMB members accept offer
The strike by members of the GMB working for Canterbury City Council’s waste contractor Canenco is over.
‘We’ll catch you’ warning as unlicensed scrap metal carriers fined
Unlicensed scrap collectors have been put on notice this week after two successful prosecutions by Canterbury City Council with the help of the Kent Police Rural Task Force.
Herne Bay man guilty of scrap metal offences
A Herne Bay man who transported scrap metal without being able to produce any supporting documents showing he was licensed to do so has been found guilty of the offence and fined a total of £1,588.
Herne Bay flytipper hit hard in the pocket
A Herne Bay man who committed three separate offences of flytipping in the town has pleaded guilty to his actions in court and been fined almost £1,000.
Lead consultant selected for Levelling Up project
Canterbury’s exciting Levelling Up plans have taken a big step forward with the selection by the city council of HTA Design as the lead consultant for the project.
Bin strikes set to continue as GMB members reject pay deal
Despite receiving a new pay offer from Canenco last Thursday (10 August) that met their demands on salary and parity with neighbouring councils in full, striking members of the GMB have this morning (Monday 14 August) rejected the deal.
New offer made to GMB – “let’s get this resolved”
Canterbury City Council’s waste contractor Canenco has today (Thursday 10 August) put a new offer to the GMB union to pay drivers £15 an hour and loaders £12 an hour from January 2024, paid for from changes to working operations at Canenco.
Special scrutiny meeting after park and ride decision ‘call in’
A special meeting of Canterbury City Council’s Scrutiny Sub-Committee will take place on Thursday 17 August, after a Cabinet decision to reopen the Sturry Road park and ride service from 1 April 2024 was ‘called in’ for further scrutiny.