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Historic town hall to be turned into café
29 November 2022Plans to add a café and a guest house to a 600-year-old Grade-II listed building in the town centre have been approved.
300-year-old pub goes up for sale
28 November 2022A "wonderful, historic" pub with links to famous literary figures is going under the hammer.
Historic hotel's £1m price drop
28 November 2022The price tag for a former 16th century coaching house has dropped after being on the market for four years.
Kent’s first-ever surfing resort - with five-star hotel next door
28 November 2022Exclusive pictures show how a surfing lagoon - complete with artificial waves - and luxury hotel planned for Kent will look.
The legend of Lashings: how bar became global phenomenon
28 November 2022When an out-of-town sports bar opened in the 1970s, the man behind the venue had no idea it would become home to sports stars and become world-famous.
Closed pub in animal welfare probe
25 November 2022A village pub which shut without explanation is being investigated by the council over the treatment of animals kept at the site.
Frankie & Benny's to close next month
24 November 2022A Frankie & Benny's restaurant at one of Kent's multi-million pound complexes has announced it will close.
Kent hotel ranked 4th best in UK
24 November 2022A hotel in Kent has been ranked in the top five best places to stay in the UK in a list of the top 50 boutique hotels.
More cash for divisive new railway station plan
22 November 2022A controversial project to construct a new railway station that has split opinion has been given a further cash boost to help get it built.
Roast dinner takeaway set to open
22 November 2022A couple are launching a new takeaway which will see a full roast dinner piled into a giant Yorkshire pudding.
MegaGrowth 50: Kent's fastest growing firms revealed
22 November 2022The list of the fastest growing firms in Kent and Medway have been revealed this morning as the MegaGrowth 50 returns.
'Entertainment' plans for long-empty Debenhams store
22 November 2022A proposal to open an 'entertainment' space in a long-empty Debenhams store has been revealed as part of a £3.1 million town regeneration scheme.
Summit confirms line-up for 2023 event
21 November 2022Organisers of a leading business event taking place in the new year have confirmed the line-up for its return in January.
Restaurant boss defends bid for 'ludicrous' Champagne café
19 November 2022A bid to transform a tiny riverside cottage into a two-storey upmarket tearoom has been branded “a form of vandalism” by neighbours.
Car oil and flies found in one-star takeaway
16 November 2022A Chinese takeaway scored a low hygiene rating after inspectors found chemicals being stored beside food, meat on the floor and dirty containers.
Town's exclusive AirBnB comes off Heritage at Risk register
15 November 2022A former brothel turned AirBnB has been removed from the Heritage at Risk Register after a multi-million pound renovation.
'I'll lose almost half my restaurant if they make me take it down'
15 November 2022The boss of a popular seafront restaurant has been ordered to remove a glass enclosure built without planning permission to seat outdoor diners.
Wild new vision revealed for 'Kent's Disneyland'
15 November 2022An alternative vision for a nature site threatened by plans for a multi-billion pound Disneyland-style theme park has been unveiled.
Looking back at town's lost pubs and clubs
14 November 2022We've looked back how one town's pub and club scene has changed over the decades.
A taste of Greece coming to empty phone shop
13 November 2022A family say they will inject an authentic taste of Greece into an empty phone repair shop set to be transformed into a new cafe.
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