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Ferry bid 'throws good money after bad'
18 September 2013A council has been criticised for launching efforts to woo a new ferry company to its port as it is still owed money by its troubled former operator.
Cheers: Paving the way for new pub
15 September 2013Building work starts on pub and restaurant plan with the promise on 30 full-time jobs.
Plans unveiled for multi-million pound hotel complex
11 September 2013A top class 60-bedroom hotel is to be built alongside the Turner Contemporary on Margate's seafront.
Gyms set for cash injection
06 September 2013A private equity firm is set to invest big money into a leisure chain with four outlets in Kent, which it has bought for more than £700 million.
Fleet Leisure closes for business
06 September 2013The popular sport and leisure club closed this week after the company that runs it went into administration.
Apprentice star suffers ticket sales blow
05 September 2013A winner of The Apprentice was forced to swap leading jazz and soul artists for tribute acts because of poor ticket sales at an entertainment event.
Town could get a ‘Spoons
05 September 2013Plans for a national pub chain to set up shop in Sheerness appear to be moving forward.
'HS2 money could be spent on our trains'
04 September 2013Billions of pounds being spent on a rail project branded a white elephant by some could be spent on the county's transport network, it's been argued.
Is top pub chain set for Sheerness?
23 August 2013News that a national pub chain has its eye on an empty Sheerness shop has been met with mixed reactions.
Pub is first to be named as community asset
21 August 2013Regulars have been given a crucial six-month window to save their pub from becoming a supermarket.
Village banks on using persuasion to lure in Austen fans
11 August 2013A Kent village where Jane Austen's brother lived is hoping to cash in on its connections ahead of the release of a banknote bearing her image.
Councillors to run seafront toilets themselves while new bids are sought
07 August 2013Town councillors have decided to re-advertise the tender for running Dover's seafront toilets, and to operate the facility themselves in the meantime.
Dreamland return a step closer
05 August 2013Dreamland is a step closer to returning to Margate as Thanet District Council move forwards in the process.
Boyband are suited and booted by Kent tailoring firm
01 August 2013Three piece vocal group Blake visited T.M.Lewin at Bluewater to be fitted for new suits ahead of their performance at the centre's Glow arena
Knole to get £7.7m lottery cash injection
30 July 2013One of Britain's most historic and complete stately homes is to get a multi-million pounds boost, it's been revealed.
Kent animal parks scoop another top award
30 July 2013Carole Thomas, communications manager for Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks has been honoured by VisitKent
Chatham Historic Dockyard among "very best" tourist businesses
22 July 2013Chatham Historic Dockyard has been rated by TripAvisor website as "among the very best" of tourism businesses.
Doubts over multi-million pound football ground
18 July 2013Council bosses reconsider funding for Canterbury City FC's new stadium.
How you can see giant of skies
17 July 2013You might have already heard the unmistakable roar overhead, but find out where and when you can witness the Airbus A380 super plane in Kent's skies.
War and Peace a sure bet at new home
17 July 2013It may have moved home - to a racecourse - but the War and Peace Revival is still the greatest gathering of military vehicles on the planet.
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The abandoned ‘ghost road’ that once took holidaymakers to the Kent coast
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Motorway reopens after fuel spillage in collision
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Dad who took cocaine on holiday still had drug in system when stopped by police
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Rolexes and crypto: How dealer selling drugs from bedroom hid ‘massive profits’
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Christmas events cancelled amid weather warning
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