• Volcano stops Manston-Edinburgh flights

  By susanhubbard at 13:03 on 24/05/11

  

  Travellers from the Canterbury area to Scotland should revise their plans if hoping to fly from Manston... Flybe has had to cancel flights in and out of Edinburgh due to the volcanic ash cloud heading our way from Iceland. Check out the Manston Airport website for up-to-date information, and refunds etc.

• Industrial action during summer holidays a possibility

  By Canterbury People at 08:00 on 06/05/11

  

  by Adam Westgarth P&O employees could go on strike in time for the summer holidays if issues over manning levels are not addressed, union officials have warned. Ratings union RMT is locked in a row with the cross-Channel ferry firm about falling crew numbers. It is understood union members raised grievances about low staff levels in the deck department on board The European Seaway, The Pride of Dover, The Pride of...

• Archivists turn up fascinating snapshots of docks’ past

  By Canterbury People at 08:00 on 18/03/11

  

  PHOTOGRAPHIC memories of life at the Port of Dover over the years are being saved for future generations. A team of Dover Harbour Board (DHB) staff past and present are currently working to archive thousands of images dating back to the 1880s, with help from experts at Dover Museum, Kent Archives and Canterbury Cathedral. The mammoth project, which has now entered its third year, is turning up examples of celebrities who have...

• Is this a scooter for the future?

  By Canterbury People at 08:00 on 11/02/11

  

  THIS nippy little bike could be the shape of things to come. The 30mph twist-and-go electric Oxygen CargoScooter is being sold by Lean Machines at the Innovation Centre, at University of Kent's Canterbury campus. The Italian contraption claims to have zero emissions, but can carry up to 90kgs in front and rear boxes – that's an awful lot of pizzas. It is already a favourite with the Swiss Post Office. Alas, the Royal Mail...

• Road to Whitstable closed at night

  By susanhubbard at 09:47 on 01/02/11

  

  If you're driving to or from Whitstable at night in February, you'll need to avoid the usual route. The A290 Canterbury-Whitstable road over The Blean will be shut at the Whitstable end from now on for three weeks between 8pm and 5am, while the KCC Highways Service resurfaces the road. Notices have been posted advising drivers to use the A2 and Thanet Way instead. Different sections of the A290 between Tyler Hill and the...

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