A bollard system designed to protect residents from a terrorist attack will come into force this month – permanently closing several streets to drivers. Canterbury City Council decided to install the barriers on the advice of specialist police officers to protect people and business from plots in which a hostile …
Read More »Kent weather: Met Office warns heavy rain will cause disruption on roads and trains next week
The Met Office is warning that heavy rain set to batter the county is “likely to bring disruption to travel”. Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning for rain on Tuesday morning (September 24). It will be in place from midnight until 3pm. Kent Royal Mail postman fired after being …
Read More »Could you pass the British Citizenship test? Take our quiz and find out
More than a quarter of the people taking the British citizenship test in Kent failed in 2017. Exclusive figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws show a total of 1,967 tests were taken in Kent in that year. And people failed on 524 occasions – 27 per cent of the …
Read More »Why are there flower-filled Royal Mail shoes in Canterbury?
Flower-filled shoes have been spotted dotted around a number of streets. The Royal Mail boots were seen dotted around Canterbury – each one packed with soil and a plant blooming out of it. The flower-filled boots have been spotted in Canterbury (16205788) A label is attached to them, which states: …
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