A new supermarket on the site of a former drinks factory will become the city’s first Aldi, its directors have confirmed. KentOnline revealed last week how revised proposals to transform the 11-hectare former Silver Spring Mineral Water Company in Folkestone were waved through by councillors. Aldi has confirmed it will move into the new supermarket … Read more
A seaside promenade was left looking like a ‘bomb site’ after thousands of people flocked to the coast this weekend. With the sun finally shining on Kent, the beach in Folkestone was full. The Folkestone coast has been branded a “bomb site” due to piles of rubbish left behind after warm weather. Photo: Liam Godfrey … Read more
A seaside promenade was left looking like a ‘bomb site’ after thousands of people flocked to the coast this weekend. With the sun finally shining on Kent, the beach in Folkestone was full. The Folkestone coast has been branded a “bomb site” due to piles of rubbish left behind after warm weather. Photo: Liam Godfrey … Read more
Two stores set to close in a shopping center have sparked rumors that a popular retailer may be coming to town. Homeland Furniture and Mooch in Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells, have commenced a closing sale. Homeland Furniture in Tunbridge Wells is closing. Photo: Edith Muurwerk Homeland takes over the unit previously home to BHS, … Read more
Two stores set to close in a shopping center have sparked rumors that a popular retailer may be coming to town. Homeland Furniture and Mooch in Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells, have commenced a closing sale. Homeland Furniture in Tunbridge Wells is closing. Photo: Edith Muurwerk Homeland takes over the unit previously home to BHS, … Read more
New images have been revealed showing plans for a scaled-down estate on farmland. Vistry Homes has released new details showing what the proposal on the edge of Tenterden could look like after a larger scheme failed to gain permission four years ago. New details have been submitted for a 141-home development in Tenterden. Photo: Vistry … Read more
New images have been revealed showing plans for a scaled-down estate on farmland. Vistry Homes has released new details showing what the proposal on the edge of Tenterden could look like after a larger scheme failed to gain permission four years ago. New details have been submitted for a 141-home development in Tenterden. Photo: Vistry … Read more
A bed shop boss has blamed traffic congestion and new EU border rules for the closure of his store after just two years of trading. Steve Pickering opened Sussex Beds on St James Retail Park in Dover after identifying the site’s “great potential”. Steve Pickering, CEO of Sussex Beds, says he has made the “difficult … Read more
The manager of a village shop says she is ‘devastated’ after Evri unexpectedly withdrew her services from the store. Sevie Ashby, who runs Cobham Community Stores in Cobham, near Gravesend, says she only found out the store had been decommissioned when customers told her last month. Sevie Ashby, manager of Cobham Community Stores Last April, … Read more
In a bustling seaside resort lies an abandoned shopping center, lost in time. Once vibrant and thriving with colorful shops and eclectic items, weeds have now encroached on the asphalt and every building stands empty. Arlington Arcade sits beneath one of Kent’s most iconic buildings: a 1960s brutalist tower block on Margate’s seafront. While almost … Read more