The quiet market town of Canterbury began to swell in the 19th Century, ramping demand for a new jail house, or gaol. And so Canterbury Prison was built on land adjoining the Roman road of Longport, ...

A former prison in Kent which was once home to notorious London criminals Ronnie and Reggie Kray has been bought by Canterbury Christ Church University. Canterbury Prison, in the Longport area of the ...

Families living in the shadow of a towering new secondary school claim "it's like having a prison wall around us". A row of houses in Spring Lane, Canterbury, looks out onto a building site where the ...

The 200th anniversary of a prison in Kent has been marked with a visit from the Princess Royal. Princess Anne met staff past and present from Canterbury Prison and heard about its history over the ...

Criminals sent to England's two foreigners-only jails to be deported have been released early and allowed to stay in Britain instead. Ministers opened prisons in Canterbury and Bullwood Hall, Essex, ...

As 2025 draws to a close, there are still 30 men and women currently sitting on Kent Police’s most wanted list. From those ...