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Thousands visit as park goes free
20 June 2016Theme park Dreamland attracted a huge number of visitors during its first weekend offering free entry.
Circus saved with new location after travellers take over site
19 June 2016A last minute saviour has stepped in to rescue a circus performance for disadvantaged children.
Travellers set up camp on circus site
16 June 2016A long-running circus faces losing more than £12,000 after travellers set up camp on their pitch just a week before the show is due to roll into town.
Football pub to become burger bar
16 June 2016An American-style diner serving homemade burgers and milkshakes is set to open in an empty pub which was once popular with football fans.
Gym gets new owner
15 June 2016A Virgin Active gym in the county is among 35 being sold to a not-for-profit healthcare organisation for an undisclosed sum.
Dreamland to be free to enter
13 June 2016Dreamland has announced it will now be free to enter in the biggest change at the theme park since it reopened a year ago.
Pubs to be bought in £13.4m deals
13 June 2016Beer and pub company Shepherd Neame is to take over 13 ale houses within a month.
Renovation of historic cinema to begin soon
12 June 2016Scaffolding has been erected around the Regent cinema in Deal as work finally gets underway to preserve the building.
Gallery welcomes its two millionth visitor
07 June 2016Managers of Margate's Turner Contemporary correctly predicted today to welcome their two millionth visitor.
Licence to film ditched by airport developers
03 June 2016The firm aiming to build homes on the former Manston airfield have ditched plans for a film studio on the site, where they had hinted at a Bond movie.
Paramount’s long and winding road
03 June 2016Another series of public meetings will take place on plans for a future Paramount resort in Kent, as developers confirm a one-year delay.
Paramount firm’s threat over late books
02 June 2016The parent company of the developers behind a Paramount resort in Kent is nearly five months late filing its accounts.
Decision imminent on tiny pub plan
01 June 2016A council is due to decide whether an historic village boozer, which once claimed to be the smallest in the country, should become a house.
Historic pub saved from demolition
31 May 2016A drinking hole has been saved from demolition after a petition was launched to save the historic building.
Water cut 'potential disaster' for Kent animal park
30 May 2016Animal park bosses say a water shut-off could affect its creatures and thousands of half-term visitors - but water firm says no need to worry.
Kent theme park remains open despite administration
29 May 2016Administrators appointed at Dreamland this week says it's business as usual for the Kent amusement park.
Pub open after £1.2m makeover
26 May 2016A popular pub is serving again following a three-month refurbishment and expansion project.
Kent's 15 zero-rated food outlets
26 May 2016Going out for dinner tonight? If you've booked a table you may want to check our list of Kent's zero-rated eateries.
Butcher with placard protests outside restaurant
24 May 2016A butcher armed with a placard is staging a protest outside a restaurant to shame the firm over an alleged unpaid meat bill.
Cinema work to start in weeks
23 May 2016Building work on a new council-backed cinema complex could start this summer.
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