by ed | Dec 16, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
by Richard Scase, Chair, The Canterbury Society The Canterbury and District economy consists of four major employment sectors; (1) Education accounts for about 20% with 12,000 employees; (2) Retail and distribution services employing 19% representing 11,500 staff; (3)...
by ed | Nov 10, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
There’s something stirring in the city. Like the barely perceptible change between autumn and winter, it’s difficult to pin down, but its manifestations are manifold: a new, radical (and controversial, of course) local plan, the growing call for a town council, the...
by ed | Oct 10, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
Moderator’s Note: this article represents the opinions of the author and not those of the committee of the Canterbury Society or the editor of Canterbury News Canterbury Cathedral’s Precincts occupy a large area in the middle of the old city. They are one of its...
by ed | Sep 15, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
Our city is associated with a host of impressive historical figures, from Julius Caesar to Joseph Conrad. Unfortunately, they’re all blokes. The Canterbury Commemoration Society is now redressing the balance by raising a fine statue to Aphra Behn. “Aphra who?” “You...
by ed | Aug 8, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
Canterbury has been under threat from those we may call conventional enemies; the Vikings in the 11thcentury, the German Luftwaffe in 1942, and potentially the French at various times and especially in 1805, but for Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar. Now we have another...
by ed | Jul 13, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
by Penny Rickards, SOLIS (Save Old Wives Lees from Industrial Solar) Editor’s note: This article represents the opinions of many local residents in Old Wives Lees. It is published because it raises issues of the environment, energy and food self-sufficiency, all of...
