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The Riverside Children's Centre in Canterbury is to open regularly for the first time at weekends with a new Saturday morning group for families.

Visitors to Canterbury's Roman Museum on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September will be able to explore the beautiful world of Roman jewellery.

Herne Bay's residents and visitors could soon be able to enjoy bracing walks around the town's pier all year round.

Mask making, juggling, magic and balloon making were just some of the activities enjoyed by around 500 residents at the Greenhill community fun day on Saturday.

Herne Bay's Area Member Panel will be holding its meetings at a new home from Tuesday 25 September - the Salvation Army Hall in Richmond Street.

Public consultation on the design and route of an important new cycle path between Reculver and Swalecliffe gets underway on Monday 17 September.

It's celebration time in Herne Bay - the town has scooped first place and a silver gilt award in the South and South East in Bloom competition.

Canterbury has been chosen as one of the top places to visit in the UK by readers of the upmarket travel magazine and website Condé Nast Traveller.

Canterbury City Council has criticised proposals for the future management of the stretch of coastline between Faversham Creek and Seasalter.

Students arriving in Canterbury this month to start their university courses are being given information about living in the area via a new city council leaflet and dedicated website.

The city council has issued a reminder to residents that have rubbish taken away of their responsibility to check the disposal company is licensed.

Charities and voluntary groups in the district can now apply for financial support for 2008/09 from the city council's Single Grants Gateway.

Historic buildings and monuments in the district that are rarely open to the public or usually charge for entry will be open for free between 6 and 9 September as part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme.

Canterbury City Council's Deputy Leader, Cllr Jean Law, was today presented with a 9,000 name petition concerning the Whitstable Harbour south quay development.

Last Sunday's Tour d'Herne Bay cycle ride was particularly enjoyable for young town resident Tommy Gramson.

Young people from across Kent have been using music and the performing arts to celebrate the lives and achievements of overseas cricket stars that have played for Kent County Cricket Club.

Flood-hit Whitstable residents will be able to get rid of damaged household items free of charge on Saturday 1 September.

It's time to get active at the Herne Bay Festival this Sunday (26 August) with an afternoon of sports and healthy activities.

This Friday (24 August) is Last Night on the Prom at the Herne Bay Festival - an evening of live music, performance and entertainment on the promenade.

A former Whitstable woman who failed to declare she had a second job and an additional bank account has pleaded guilty to benefit fraud.

Herne Bay Festival will go truly cosmopolitan this week when a continental market is set up in the town.

The Clocktower Plaza is the venue for a great programme of free live music on Saturday 18 and Saturday 25 August at Herne Bay Festival's 'Rock Around the Clock'.

Four officers from Canterbury City Council set off on the cycling challenge of a lifetime this morning - to ride from Canterbury to Rome.

The gruesome murder of Thomas Becket will be explored at a drop-in event at the Museum of Canterbury on Saturday 18 August.

Canterbury City Council is to host a reception for Kent County Cricket Club later this month following the team's stunning Twenty20 Cup win last Saturday.

Residents and businesses from the district helped Canterbury City Council collect nearly all the Council Tax and Business Rates it was due last year.

Canterbury City Council is looking for people to join a new trust that will manage Whitstable castle and its grounds on behalf of the local community.

The city council is celebrating after two public open spaces in the district were awarded a Green Flag by the Civic Trust.

Canterbury City Council is to provide extra resources to help keep clean a section of Whitstable beach.

Canterbury's Public Safety Unit is warning young people that they are likely to be caught out if they drink under-age.