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Historic town hall to be turned into café

Historic town hall to be turned into café

29 November 2022

Plans to add a café and a guest house to a 600-year-old Grade-II listed building in the town centre have been approved.

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300-year-old pub goes up for sale

300-year-old pub goes up for sale

28 November 2022

A "wonderful, historic" pub with links to famous literary figures is going under the hammer.

Historic hotel's £1m price drop

Historic hotel's £1m price drop

28 November 2022

The price tag for a former 16th century coaching house has dropped after being on the market for four years.

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Kent’s first-ever surfing resort - with five-star hotel next door

Kent’s first-ever surfing resort - with five-star hotel next door

28 November 2022

Exclusive 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

The legend of Lashings: how bar became global phenomenon

28 November 2022

When 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.

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Closed pub in animal welfare probe

Closed pub in animal welfare probe

25 November 2022

A village pub which shut without explanation is being investigated by the council over the treatment of animals kept at the site.

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Frankie & Benny's to close next month

Frankie & Benny's to close next month

24 November 2022

A Frankie & Benny's restaurant at one of Kent's multi-million pound complexes has announced it will close.

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Kent hotel ranked 4th best in UK

Kent hotel ranked 4th best in UK

24 November 2022

A 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.

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More cash for divisive new railway station plan

More cash for divisive new railway station plan

22 November 2022

A controversial project to construct a new railway station that has split opinion has been given a further cash boost to help get it built.

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Roast dinner takeaway set to open

Roast dinner takeaway set to open

22 November 2022

A couple are launching a new takeaway which will see a full roast dinner piled into a giant Yorkshire pudding.

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MegaGrowth 50: Kent's fastest growing firms revealed

MegaGrowth 50: Kent's fastest growing firms revealed

22 November 2022

The 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

'Entertainment' plans for long-empty Debenhams store

22 November 2022

A 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.

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Summit confirms line-up for 2023 event

Summit confirms line-up for 2023 event

21 November 2022

Organisers 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

Restaurant boss defends bid for 'ludicrous' Champagne café

19 November 2022

A bid to transform a tiny riverside cottage into a two-storey upmarket tearoom has been branded “a form of vandalism” by neighbours.

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Car oil and flies found in one-star takeaway

Car oil and flies found in one-star takeaway

16 November 2022

A Chinese takeaway scored a low hygiene rating after inspectors found chemicals being stored beside food, meat on the floor and dirty containers.

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Town's exclusive AirBnB comes off Heritage at Risk register

Town's exclusive AirBnB comes off Heritage at Risk register

15 November 2022

A former brothel turned AirBnB has been removed from the Heritage at Risk Register after a multi-million pound renovation.

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'I'll lose almost half my restaurant if they make me take it down'

'I'll lose almost half my restaurant if they make me take it down'

15 November 2022

The boss of a popular seafront restaurant has been ordered to remove a glass enclosure built without planning permission to seat outdoor diners.

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Wild new vision revealed for 'Kent's Disneyland'

Wild new vision revealed for 'Kent's Disneyland'

15 November 2022

An alternative vision for a nature site threatened by plans for a multi-billion pound Disneyland-style theme park has been unveiled.

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Looking back at town's lost pubs and clubs

Looking back at town's lost pubs and clubs

14 November 2022

We've looked back how one town's pub and club scene has changed over the decades.

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A taste of Greece coming to empty phone shop

A taste of Greece coming to empty phone shop

13 November 2022

A 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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