Ten new businesses and two pop-up shops are opening in a town centre.

The Creative Quarter in Folkestone will become home to another four coffee shops, three fashion stores, two art shops plus an interiors store, convenience store, and hair salon.

The area around the Old High Street and Tontine Street has become a tourist attraction through the campaigning of the Creative Foundation charity, with the aim of regenerating the town using the arts.

The new additions have all opened this month in time for the Christmas season.

Steep Street Coffee House, the Congo Coffee Shop and the Café Collective have all opened on the Old High Street.

Meanwhile in Tontine Street, the Lime Bar has will service coffee alongside good beers, wines and classically-inspired food, in the style of European cafes.

Fashion lovers can look round British womenswear brand Suzie Abbott, a pop-up shop by London-born designer Jean Macdonald and clothing, jewellery, bags and photographic store Concept.

The Old High Street has also become home to interiors and accessories brand Kitty McCall and hair salon Iris and Isaac, whose owner Toby Covill has been cutting and colouring locally for much of his 20 year career.

The Creative Quarters has also launched its first convenience store on the Old High Street. Vegas is a grab-and-go delicatessen selling stylish sandwiches, pre-packed meals, diet and vegetarian options. It will also run a lunchtime delivery service for shop staff and residents in the town centre.

The second pop-up is the Folkestone Model Shop in Tontine Street, stocking a range of remote controlled models plus kits, paints and accessories.

Creative Quarter artist and frame-maker Wayne Reeves has moved from his studio on Tontine Street to launch his own shop and gallery space on the Old High Street.

Creative Foundation chief executive Alastair Upton said: “The Creative Quarter continues to progress in leaps and bounds and we are absolutely delighted to welcome ten new shops and two pop up shops to the ever-growing creative community.”