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Nando's reveals new store opening
23 November 2015A new Nando's restaurant is set to open in a town where residents have been speculating about the chain's arrival for months.
Bid to save seafront club from wrecking ball
23 November 2015A campaign to save seafront nightclub has already caused a stir over whether it should be kept.
Progress promised on cinema rebuild
20 November 2015Plans for a town-centre cinema in a landmark building will be finalised by December, the owners have promised.
Gay bar landlord facing axe after Foster's dispute
17 November 2015A petition has been launched to save the landlord of a town's only gay pub after a brewery handed him his notice following a disagreement over lager.
Shozna lands top award
16 November 2015The Shozna restaurant in Rochester has been named the South East's "Best South Asian Restaurant of the Year"
Monkshill Farm on the market
15 November 2015The popular family attraction which closed at the end of October is now up for sale.
Best music museum in the country set to close
12 November 2015The owners of the Finchcocks Music Museum in Goudhurst have decided to call it a day after more than 40 years.
Council votes in favour of estate hotel plan
11 November 2015A 56-room hotel will be built on a Victorian estate despite concerns from locals about an increase in disruptive events.
Multi-million pound theatre plan
05 November 2015Plans for a new, multi-million pound theatre, which could rival Canterbury's Marlowe, are being discussed by councillors.
The Social Festival "should stay" in Mote Park
04 November 2015A popular music festival which attracted more than 10,000 people to Maidstone should continue to be held in Mote Park, councillors have said.
Second MasterChef contestant confirms fire station pop-up
03 November 2015The winner of professional MasterChef 2013 has announced he will be hosting a pop-up restaurant in a former Kent fire station.
Hundreds fight to save beachfront public space
01 November 2015Demonstrators gathered to protest against the council's sale of a seaside plot for holiday homes.
‘The panto is always with us’
01 November 2015Theatre bosses always have an eye on the festive season but one director says he never expected business to be so good after a two-year closure.
Popular city cafe to shut after owners give up on their dream
29 October 2015Sisters say they put their "heart and soul" into the business but high running costs means it's not making them a decent living.
Bringing a human touch to glitzy but gritty business
29 October 2015The pain of auditioning prompted a professional dancer to launch her entertainment business.
Let’s get the party bus started
28 October 2015Five hours in a traffic jam gave four friends the idea of a new party bus business
Kent's most visited attractions revealed
28 October 2015Attractions including a famous Cathedral, a zoo and an art gallery have come out top for Kent's most popular attractions.
Sheppey Proud Latest
28 October 2015Results of the Sheppey Proud regeneration survey - to help get government cash - are pouring in. But there is still time to add yours.
Mr Bond, we weren't expecting you
26 October 2015A group of craftsmen got a surprise call from the set designers of the new Bond film Spectre looking for some furniture.
Eurovision star starts stage school
25 October 2015Growing up, Cheryl Baker’s parents couldn’t afford stage school but now the singer is hoping to give young people the opportunities she never had.
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