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Landmark hotel to become community hub
10 February 2023An Age UK charity will be transforming a hotel into a community hub with extra care housing and respite spaces to ease hospital bed blocking.
Full Turkish anyone? Breakfast to be on menu at new restaurant
06 February 2023A new restaurant will serve burgers and traditional Mediterranean cuisine alongside Turkish breakfasts once it's finally allowed to open.
'No matter what, I end up back at the pub'
01 February 2023A new landlady who grew up behind the bar at a centuries-old pub has returned to take over its day-to-day from her parents.
Fine dining venue bounces back under new name
01 February 2023A restaurant which launched less than six months ago has reopened with a new name and menu.
Thousands in 'taxpayers' money' owed over Christmas festival
31 January 2023A council still owed thousands of pounds by the organisers of a Christmas event says it has banned the company from holding future events on its land.
Everything you need to know about Kent airport's long-awaited take off
31 January 2023As developers prepare to invest an estimated £500 million into the future of Manston Airport, we answer the key questions over what happens next.
Opening date revealed for multi-million pound cafe
29 January 2023An opening date has been confirmed for an eagerly awaited new cafe in a town park which has been subject to numerous delays.
Village club named best in the country
27 January 2023A village's community pub has been named club of the year by the Campaign for Real Ale.
Kent's food and drink industry in crisis
26 January 2023A tsunami of challenges is pushing many food and drink producers in the county to the brink - but we can all play a part in saving them.
'No plan' to use Kent stations to ease Eurostar queues
25 January 2023Eurostar bosses have insisted there is no plan to return to Kent as border queues force trains to run with hundreds of seats left empty.
Campaign to push corporate away days
25 January 2023Tourist attractions are hoping a campaign to attract more corporate away days will boost visitor numbers during the off-season.
'Crippling costs' force family to leave revamped pub
23 January 2023Bosses behind a popular pub are selling up just four months after a redesign as rising costs have made it "harder than ever to stay afloat'.
Owners win bid to open farm shop in old cow shed
23 January 2023Farm owners have won their bid to open a shop selling produce by converting a former cow shed.
Eastenders star reopens popular cafe
23 January 2023Actor Ricky Groves, who played Garry Hobbes in the BBC soap, popped in for a cuppa and a natter with the town's MP as part of the cafe's reopening.
'I've been drinking in pubs for 30 years - now I own one'
22 January 2023A husband and wife team behind a new micropub have turned their love for a night out at their local into their dream business.
'New McDonald's drive-thru will cause traffic chaos!'
22 January 2023A bid for a town’s first McDonalds drive-thru next to a busy roundabout has raised fears of traffic “havoc” and a rise in antisocial behaviour.
Restaurant inside old fire station to reopen
20 January 2023A restaurant located in an old fire station is set to open its doors again after temporarily closing due to staff shortages.
Diners' joy as popular Wagamama reveals expansion plans
18 January 2023Customers have welcomed expansion plans for a popular Wagamama restaurant where diners are often seen queuing out of the door.
Airport plan set for take-off after legal challenge fails
17 January 2023A second bid to ground plans to reopen an has been rejected by a judge giving clearance for the plans to go-ahead.
'We're not gentrifying the area - we just want to serve alcohol with lunch!'
16 January 2023Cafe owners have defended plans to extend their hours and serve alcohol after a neighbour claimed the world around them was becoming "gentrified".
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