An attack on a toilet cleaning contractor and a large number of arson attempts are forcing Canterbury City Council to close three public toilets in Herne Bay early in the middle of the summer holidays.
The Environment Agency has issued a Pollution Risk Forecast (PRF) this morning (Thursday 3 August), which means there might be some short-term pollution in the bathing water today at Herne Bay beach – the stretch between the small launch ramp at Neptune and Bishopstone Lane, Reculver.
Earlier today (Tuesday 1 August) we received the very sad news that former Council Leader and Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Alderman Harry Cragg, has died.
Public consultation on proposals to create a new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for the Canterbury city area is underway.
Use the bin and not the beach is one of the simple but hard-hitting messages behind this summer’s anti-littering campaign along the district’s coastline.
A drop-in centre for people experiencing homelessness, services for people and families needing support with domestic abuse and initiatives in local schools are among the latest projects to receive funding totalling more than £70,000 from the city council.
Canterbury Museums and Galleries has introduced new sensory backpacks to support visitors with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Canterbury City Council’s garden waste customers are to be given an extra month’s collection in March next year.
Canterbury City Council Leader Cllr Alan Baldock took the battle to protect the Stodmarsh nature reserve while dismantling the barriers to building much-needed new homes across parts of the district to the heart of government on Monday (17 July).
We care deeply about our gorgeous 14-mile coastline, the communities that live there, the businesses that trade there and the thousands of people who visit it each year.