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Rooftop protest meant NO customers could get to Indian restaurant or pub
20 December 2015A man's anti-police protest hit Maidstone businesses last night - leaving them empty on what should have been one of the busiest nights of the year.
First look at major riverside development
18 December 2015The public got their first glimpse of a long-awaited proposal to redevelop a historic district.
Historic pub to reopen
18 December 2015A pub — based in what is believed to be a town's oldest building — will reopen with a popular local landlady at the helm.
Is the Costa too high?
17 December 2015Townsfolk split over plans to turn 14th century pub into coffee chain outlet.
New beer is supped
17 December 2015A micro brewery has launched a new beer inspired the landlord of a nearby pub.
Lights, camera, action!
17 December 2015Exciting plans for a new multi million pound town centre development, including a cinema and hotel, have been given the go ahead.
Countdown to micropub launch
16 December 2015The long-awaited opening of Maidstone's only micropub is scheduled for this Friday.
Nightclub stripped of 3am licence due to 'binge-drinking'
15 December 2015A busy city centre bar has been told it must stop serving alcohol at 1am after concerns were raised about binge-drinking revellers.
Developer threatens protesters with legal action
14 December 2015The company which bought a plot of seafront land says it's ready to call in the lawyers as campaigners fight to keep it in public hands.
Work under way on green visitor centre
13 December 2015Work is now underway on the new £7.5 million visitor centre at Betteshanger Country Park.
Proposed development plans include historic pier
10 December 2015Restoration of an historic pier will be part of the residential development.
City bar could lose licence
10 December 2015A popular city venue is under investigation after concerns were raised about crime and disorder and public safety issues.
Council scoops £4 million funding
10 December 2015A Kent council has received more than £4 million in funding which will help progress a cultural hub project.
Dreamland calls creditors' meeting over £2.9m debts
08 December 2015Dreamland's bosses have called a meeting with creditors owed nearly £2.9m - but Thanet council says it knew nothing about it!
Stop polluting our town, say brewery’s neighbours
06 December 2015A brewery is hoping to call time on a foul stench causing misery to its neighbours by Christmas.
Kent Life will reopen next year
04 December 2015A popular attraction that temporarily closed last month has announced the date it will open again.
County Show moo-ves for festive market
26 November 2015Tickets for next year’s Kent County Show have gone on sale in November for the first time in the hope they will be bought as Christmas presents.
Ambitious plans to transform landmark seafront building
25 November 2015‘This could be for Ramsgate what the Turner Contemporary is for Margate,’ say trustees of the West Cliff Hall as architect reveals drawings.
Fencing cuts migrant disruption
24 November 2015Eurotunnel says 37km of new security fencing has reduced attempts by asylum seekers to board lorries to get to the UK to “virtually zero".
Club to undergo its first revamp since the Sixties
24 November 2015A club that has accommodated generations of families is undergoing its first refurbishment since the Sixties, just in time for a Christmas re-opening.
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