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Four-star hotel's incredible price drop to lure guests
25 September 2020A four-star hotel has slashed its prices in a bid to fill empty guest rooms.
Business welcomes Chancellor's 'furlough replacement'
24 September 2020Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a string of support measures to help firms retain staff and survive the challenges posed by the pandemic.
'Restaurant food to your door' service to launch
24 September 2020A new delivery service offering restaurant-quality food direct to your door is due to launch next month.
Pubs determined to survive despite new restrictions
22 September 2020Despite fears over a drop in trade, publicans remain determined to adapt to new restrictions on opening times and service.
D.I. Wine? Bar bid for hardware store revealed
19 September 2020Developers are hoping to hammer out an agreement to transform an empty DIY store into a wine bar.
Edwardian theatre set to become eye-catching apartment block
18 September 2020Plans to restore a former theatre and create a nine-storey apartment block above it are due at planning and set to be approved.
Uni scoops top travel industry award
17 September 2020Readers of a travel magazine have named a Kent university top for a remarkable 13th consecutive year.
Pub to have 'arcade bar' in £50k makeover
17 September 2020Arcade game classics such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders to be added to town centre pub after big refurbishment.
Resident fears closure of toilets will 'destroy' town
16 September 2020A resident has accused a town of misleading visitors by advertising it is "open" when both a key access route and its public toilets are set to close.
New restaurant and bar to open at animal park
16 September 2020A new and 'unpretentious' restaurant and bar will open at a Kent animal park, and will be open to non-visitors too.
County's pubs calling time for good
16 September 2020There have been at least 140 bar and pub closures in the county since 2010 and the industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Fears for future of iconic theatres
16 September 2020A desperate bid has been launched to save two theatres - including one of the oldest in the country - to stop them closing for good.
MasterChef semifinalist cooking for newly-refurbished pub
16 September 2020Hundreds of diners are on the waiting list for tables at a refurbished pub, with the menu fronted by a 2019 MasterChef competitor.
New push for Kent tourism
14 September 2020One area is gearing up to promote tourism in 2021 to help overcome this year's affects of the coronavirus lockdown.
Travel trimmings firm completes restructuring
14 September 2020A market leader in travel extras has completed its restructuring at the cost of more than 300 jobs.
Turning Japanese: Kent's oysters and hops to get 'protection'
14 September 2020The UK-Japan trade deal is set to extend special protection to a host of iconic Kent products.
Businesses braced for 'rule of six' backlash
14 September 2020As new lockdown restrictions come into force, businesses say they face challenges with the latest rules.
Empty pub could become... micropub
13 September 2020A former pub could be demolished and new homes and a micropub put in its place.
Theatre among first to reopen
10 September 2020A theatre is getting set to welcome back audiences as it becomes one of the first in the country to reopen.
Eurostar 'might never return to Kent'
10 September 2020Fearful county councillors are concerned that Eurostar services may never return to the county.
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