Alan Baldock News Today

The historic attraction in Canterbury, Kent, is due to relaunch in its traditional spot in St Georges Street this summer after being axed two years ago by the former Conservative council.

The Lord Mayor of Canterburys Christmas Gift Fund. the organisers of the service, had raised concerns about the number of people attending, but the City Council are now helping.

A huge open air carol service attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury that has been running for more than 70 years faces the axe over health and safety fears.

Organisers of the carol singing service in Rose Square, Canterbury, are considering pulling the plug on the popular event after safety concerns were raised by charity volunteers.

The strike by members of the GMB Union working for Canterbury city Council’s waste contractor Canenco has ended.

The authority for the medieval city had planned to slice up the centre into five zones which would penalise motorists if they crossed the boundaries, modelled on a scheme from Belgium.

Dozens of bin workers have walked out today in a dispute over pay – with thousands of homes set to not have their rubbish collected.

A woman has told how she often works 60-hour weeks across three jobs and even forages for food just to stay above the poverty line.

Bin strikes across a Kent district are set to go ahead as refuse workers gear up to walk out over a 30% pay rise demand.

Litter wardens have been accused of “looking for easy pickings” after raking in half-a-million-pounds in one district during a single year.