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Beach festival decision delayed
22 May 2018Councillors have decided to take more time considering plans for a beach festival after concerns from residents and police.
Multi-coloured hotel gets go-ahead
21 May 2018A splash of colour is coming to a seaside town after a seven-storey hotel with striped cladding designed to look like deckchairs was approved.
Riverside pub set to re-open, with a new name, after £1.3m refit
21 May 2018Pub hopes that be making the most of its riverside location, it can pull in the crowds when it opens at the end of May
Holiday firm valued at £100m following management buy-out
16 May 2018The company, founded 35 years ago, is now the market leader, serving seven million customers.
Hotel scores improved rating following latest inspection
14 May 2018The four-star hotel has invested heavily in refurbishments recently and was rewarded following inspection.
'Don't choose Squarey McSquareface'
13 May 2018Residents are being given the chance to name a new public square being revamped.
MP blasts 'destruction' of historic town centre
13 May 2018Developers have been accused of misleading a council about a £120 million project regeneration project.
'World first' sports centre to open
13 May 2018Work is well underway on an urban sports park that will feature a skate park, bouldering room, boxing gym, and a climbing wall.
Michelin restaurant chef's award for cook book
12 May 2018A renowned chef at a popular seaside pub has won an award for his first cookery book.
Tourism body hires new chief exec
10 May 2018A former government tourism expert will take over as head of Visit Kent, an organisation which tries to attract visitors to the county.
£72m plans for new theatre and offices approved
10 May 2018A scheme to develop a town centre with a new theatre and civic offices has been given the go-ahead.
Cash tills ring after bank holiday heatwave
09 May 2018The county's top tourism organisation says Kent will have received a major financial boost from the hot weather over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.
Historic pub to reopen
08 May 2018A grade II listed town centre pub will reopen after a two-year absence.
Hand-picked for you: Chapel Down's latest wine
08 May 2018A new wine, released by Kent wine producers Chapel Down, features hand-picked grapes from its Kit's Coty Estate.
High speed train to Bordeaux could stop in Kent
04 May 2018HS1 says capacity exists for a service whisking passengers to France's leading wine-growing region.
Ferry service launch postponed
04 May 2018Day-trippers have been left disappointed after the launch of a new ferry service was delayed.
Town centre pub re-opens after £900k renovation
02 May 2018A popular pub has been given a facelift and returned to the name it was known by in Victorian times.
Multi-billion pound theme park delayed again
30 April 2018A £3.2 billion tourist attraction on the banks of the Thames has been pushed back yet again.
Major chain hotel eyeing up town
29 April 2018An 84-bed hotel, supermarket, care home and 310 new homes could be built on a controversial development.
Summer drinkers told 'we're not a pub any more'
28 April 2018A steakhouse has defended its decision to turn away "hundreds" of customers who wanted to drink outside during last week's mini-heatwave.
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