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Backing the district’s small businesses is at the heart of a new partnership between Canterbury City Council and the Federation of Small Businesses.

A major scheme to improve St George’s Street in the heart of the city centre gets underway on Monday 16 January.

Attracting more visitors to the district and encouraging them to stay for longer is the driving force behind a brand new website and an exciting new partnership.

The leader of Canterbury City Council, Cllr Ben Fitter-Harding, says he wants people living, working and studying in the district and who have real-life experiences of the challenges they face to have their say on the draft local plan before the consultation closes next month.

Councillors from across the political spectrum pledged to stamp out the abuse and intimidation of local politicians on Thursday night (5 January).

This year we are pleased to again be supporting and promoting the charity collection of trees by Pilgrims Hospice.

Over the last week we have had two flytipping incidents in a short access road off the A299 Thanet Way near the Crab and Winkle Line.

Two days of enforcement action concerning the use of Blue Badges in Canterbury have been carried out by Kent County Council’s Counter Fraud team in conjunction with the city council’s civil enforcement officers.

Canterbury’s park and ride service will again be free to use this Saturday (10 December) with Christmas shopping in full swing in the city.

Trading Standards have visited six retailers in the Canterbury area with support from Kent Police and Canterbury City Council to check the compliance of disposable e-cigarette devices for sale.