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Popular Indian awaits new review after cockroaches and mouldy food containers found

Popular Indian awaits new review after cockroaches and mouldy food containers found

A town centre restaurant and takeaway says improvements have been made after an inspector found several areas for concern, including cockroaches.

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Health Sittingbourne Tourism & Hospitality

Commuters shun £1.1m bike shed at station

Commuters shun £1.1m bike shed at station

A bike shed at a railway station with space for hundreds of bicycles that cost £1.1 million to build remains almost empty every day.

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Business News Kent Medway Transport Transport & Logistics

'It's impossible for small indie pubs like mine to survive'

'It's impossible for small indie pubs like mine to survive'

A landlady says the outlook for small independent pubs like hers is looking increasingly bleak amid rising costs and changes in social behaviour.

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In Depth Kent Malling Tourism & Hospitality

Train driver's benefits axed after 30 years because of his age

Train driver's benefits axed after 30 years because of his age

A Eurotunnel train driver says he has suffered legal aged discrimination by losing work benefits because he has reached retirement age.

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Business News Business People Deal Dover Human Interest Kent People & Employment Politics

'We do not wish to be part of a tourist attraction'

'We do not wish to be part of a tourist attraction'

People living near farmland earmarked for a £30m winery and visitor centre have been making their feelings clear as a planning inquiry gets under way.

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Business News Construction & Housing Medway

Popular village pub closes just a year after grand reopening

Popular village pub closes just a year after grand reopening

A village pub has closed just a year after its long-anticipated reopening under the leadership of a top-rated restaurant.

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Business News Canterbury Kent Tourism & Hospitality

'We were promised a lush green space - but we got this instead'

'We were promised a lush green space - but we got this instead'

New homeowners expecting a lush green space at the heart of their estate feel “short-changed” by the “ugly urban desert” they have been left with.

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Construction & Housing Herne Bay Kent News

High street bakery shuts just a year after opening

High street bakery shuts just a year after opening

A bakery has closed exactly a year after opening with bosses saying its high street location is "no longer viable".

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Business News Folkestone Food and Drink Kent Tourism & Hospitality

Plans to reopen Manston Airport grounded by High Court

Plans to reopen Manston Airport grounded by High Court

The saga of Manston Airport took yet another twist today when a judicial review - rejected in January - was granted after a hearing in the High Court.

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Business News Kent Thanet Transport & Logistics

Town centre revamp plans to be shaped by public views

Town centre revamp plans to be shaped by public views

A new multi-million pound scheme to revamp a town centre is being put forward to the public to help shape a new Creative Centre.

Business News Construction & Housing Dover Politics

Dragons' Den star to attend major event

Dragons' Den star to attend major event

A star of hit BBC show Dragons' Den has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at a leading business event in the county in May.

Business News Construction & Housing Corporate & Finance People & Employment Retail & Manufacturing Retail & Wholesale Science & Technology Services Tourism & Hospitality Transport & Logistics

'Axing free parking will kill off town centres at night’

'Axing free parking will kill off town centres at night’

Removing free parking after 6pm in town centres across a borough is set to damage an already struggling evening economy, it is feared.

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Business News Faversham Isle of Sheppey Kent News Sittingbourne Tourism & Hospitality

Morrisons moving into Kent's Garden City

Morrisons moving into Kent's Garden City

Plans have been approved for a new Morrisons supermarket, a gym and nursery, as well as 83 homes to form a new market place inside Kent's garden city.

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Business News Construction & Housing Dartford Gravesham Homes News Kent

'End of an era' as legendary pub chain boss dies

'End of an era' as legendary pub chain boss dies

The man behind one of Kent's biggest pub chains has been described as a "true gentleman" and "legend".

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Business News Business People Kent Thanet Tourism & Hospitality

Rising costs force rethink over £2m town centre revamp

Rising costs force rethink over £2m town centre revamp

Improvements to an open space in a town centre are being scaled back amid a rise in costs.

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Construction & Housing Kent Medway

Historic hotel is sold for £2.1m

Historic hotel is sold for £2.1m

A 16th century hotel which has been on the market since 2018 is now under new ownership after being sold.

Business News Tourism & Hospitality

Shock bar closure blamed on noise complaints, bills and big chains

Shock bar closure blamed on noise complaints, bills and big chains

A music bar has closed after 16 years with bosses saying a leisure complex bringing more chains to the city has made it impossible to compete.

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Business News Canterbury Kent News Tourism & Hospitality

Plans for more homes at former golf course

Plans for more homes at former golf course

A planning application has been submitted for more new homes to be built at a former golf course which has been shut since 2019.

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Ashford Construction & Housing

Traffic danger fears as decision looms for children's home plan

Traffic danger fears as decision looms for children's home plan

A decision on controversial plans for a children’s home will be decided amid road safety fears but officers say the concerns are 'not adverse enough'.

Construction & Housing Deal Education

Shepherd Neame pub prices set to rise as inflation bites

Shepherd Neame pub prices set to rise as inflation bites

The financial figures for one of Kent's biggest pub operators are moving in the right direction - but inflation will prompt price hikes, it warns.

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