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Funding bid to save historic lift
13 January 2017A Heritage Lottery Fund bid will be made in an attempt to safeguard a popular and historic lift which was under threat of closure earlier this week.
Wildlife park to expand
12 January 2017A popular wildlife park has taken over a former rare species centre.
Saga continues to 'trade strongly'
11 January 2017Bosses at the over-50s holiday and insurance giant expect full-year results to meet their financial expectations.
'End of an era' for historic lift
09 January 2017An historic lift may not re-open this Easter as the operating company has "called it a day" due to £80,000 repair costs for a faulty braking system.
Jamie Oliver to close restaurant
06 January 2017Jamie Oliver will close six of his restaurants blaming post Brexit vote pressures, including one in the county.
Brands Hatch owners refuse to comment over British GP return
06 January 2017Owners of Kent race circuit Brands Hatch have refused to comment on speculation the British Grand Prix will return to the venue.
Theme park to get nearly £10m investment
05 January 2017Troubled amusement park Dreamland has been given a major cash lifeline of nearly £10 million.
Bid to rebuild demolished pub turned down
05 January 2017There's no chance of a pub - which was demolished by mistake - being rebuilt after an application to have it listed as a community asset was refused.
Coffee chain on way with plan for improvements
05 January 2017Costa Coffee is set to be the only national brand to sit among a string of independent businesses in a seaside village.
Visitor record caps off castle's year
05 January 2017The hatching of 11 black swans was not the only reason bosses at a top tourist attraction were smiling at the start of the new year.
Mama mia! Pizza chain set to fill empty supermarket unit
04 January 2017Retail giant Tesco have applied for planning permission to change a vacant unit into a hot food takeaway.
Race circuit will not close despite loss of biggest event
03 January 2017Owners of a Kent race circuit have dispelled fears it will close following the loss of its biggest event.
Boat race victors will celebrate with Kent bubbly
03 January 2017English sparkling wine will replace Bollinger Champagne as the sponsor of the 2017 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
Third Hythe Bay Seafood Restaurant and Bar opens
27 December 2016Entrepreneur Turrloo Parrett has opened his third Hythe Bay Seafood Restaurant and Bar in Kent
Events firm snapped up
20 December 2016A high-profile exhibition organiser has been bought by a private equity-backed rival.
Holiday park group sold
19 December 2016Park Holidays, the UK’s third largest holiday park operator, has changed hands in a deal valuing the firm at £362 million.
Air show organisers' shock U-turn
18 December 2016A popular Kent air show is set to make a sensational return next year following a U-turn by organisers.
Micropub pair celebrate a Flippin’ brilliant year
17 December 2016Micropub which ran out of beer on its opening night is celebrating its first year in business.
Holy cow! Church theme to burger restaurant
15 December 2016A new restaurant where customers sit on pews, select their meal from a hymn sheet and are served high quality beef burgers has opened.
Sit back - really back! - and watch the film
14 December 2016Four new cinema screens at a shopping centre will feature electric recliner seats.
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