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Last orders for town pub

Last orders for town pub

10 February 2016

A national chain is shutting one of its town centre pubs just months after opening a second branch.

Second Wetherspoon pub set to close

Second Wetherspoon pub set to close

10 February 2016

Another branch of the popular pub chain is to close.

Golf club to extend millionaires’ row

Golf club to extend millionaires’ row

04 February 2016

New clubhouse dream kept alive after council chiefs approve plans for three houses.

Prezzo could grab slice of the action

Prezzo could grab slice of the action

03 February 2016

A top Italian restaurant has admitted it is interested in opening a town-centre branch on the back of the £57 million regeneration project.

New pitch will suit down to the ground

New pitch will suit down to the ground

03 February 2016

Maidstone United’s new 3G pitch will be used up to 50 hours a week for five years, according to co-owner Oliver Ash.

Sadness over closure of popular town bar

Sadness over closure of popular town bar

03 February 2016

No explanation has been given as to why one of a seaside town's favoured night-spots has shut its doors.

City strip club set for move

City strip club set for move

02 February 2016

Planning permission is expected to be given tonight for 20 flats on the site of a strip club - with bosses having high hopes for a new site nearby.

New life for farming attraction

New life for farming attraction

01 February 2016

Popular farming attraction, Kent Life, has reopened its gates to visitors, with new management.

Seaside gastropub crowned Britain's best

Seaside gastropub crowned Britain's best

29 January 2016

A top food-serving pub has won a national award for the second year running.

Last orders for pub that breached licence

Last orders for pub that breached licence

28 January 2016

Evidence of drug-taking and trading after hours had led to a pub being shut down by police.

'We’ll do all we can to stay open'

'We’ll do all we can to stay open'

28 January 2016

A popular kebab shop has said it will do all that it can to stay open after the council’s decision to revoke its licence.

Project will put building on the map

Project will put building on the map

28 January 2016

Work has now started to transform a historic church in Kent into a prime tourist attraction.

Council backtracks on plan to outsource country park

Council backtracks on plan to outsource country park

27 January 2016

KCC has halted a process which would see a popular picnic site with views over Maidstone and the Medway Valley outsourced.

EXCLUSIVE: Firm revealed as town's cinema partner

EXCLUSIVE: Firm revealed as town's cinema partner

26 January 2016

A national chain has been unveiled as the company which will operate an eight-screen cinema being built as part of a £57 million regeneration project.

EXCLUSIVE: Plans revealed to revamp sea forts

EXCLUSIVE: Plans revealed to revamp sea forts

26 January 2016

Bold plans to transform sea forts off the Kent coast can today be revealed.

Oyster Festival future in doubt

Oyster Festival future in doubt

26 January 2016

A volunteer group is calling for action amid uncertainty over the future of Whitstable's colourful seafood-themed festival.

Report warned Dreamland was 'highly speculative'

Report warned Dreamland was 'highly speculative'

25 January 2016

A report on the viability of Dreamland written just months prior to opening warned the project carried 'substantial risk'

£4m facelift for town centre

£4m facelift for town centre

25 January 2016

Chatham is to be given a £4 million facelift in a bid to attract more people to the town centre - what would you spend the money on?

New up-market wine bar

New up-market wine bar

25 January 2016

The director of the Hop Festival and landlord of a popular pub has submitted plans for a new wine bar in the town centre.

Lottery backs Dreamland despite 'concerns'

Lottery backs Dreamland despite 'concerns'

20 January 2016

Lottery bosses have thrown their weight behind a Kent theme park after documents revealed it raised doubts about the running of the site.

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