Plans to close parts of a critical road for two months will keep tourists away from two seaside towns in Kent, business owners fear. The two carriageways along the A299 New Thanet Way between Whitstable and Herne Bay will be closed in turn for four weeks from the start of April. Parts of the A299 … Read more
An Indian restaurant owner has stepped up the cleanliness of his business after discovering uncovered food was kept in a ‘dirty’ shed riddled with cobwebs. Tandoori Nite in Station Road, Birchington, received a damning inspection report from an Environmental Health Officer (EHO) after concerns were raised about hygiene. Tandoori Nite at Station Road, Birchington. Image: … Read more
A major supplier to the Kent rail industry which has been repeatedly flooded is just one bout of heavy rain away from permanent closure, its boss has said. For more than five years, refrigerators, tires and other large objects dumped in roadside ditches near the River Darent caused flooding that disrupted work at Dartford Composites … Read more
A McDonald’s, B&M and Food Warehouse drive-thru is about to launch on the outskirts of a Kent town. Kitewood Estates revealed this week that the major chains will be added to the Altira business park in Broomfield, Herne Bay, as it moves forward with plans to expand the shopping complex and build 67 homes nearby … Read more
A McDonald’s, B&M and Food Warehouse drive-thru is about to launch on the outskirts of a Kent town. Kitewood Estates revealed this week that the major chains will be added to the Altira business park in Broomfield, Herne Bay, as it moves forward with plans to expand the shopping complex and build 67 homes nearby … Read more
Self-made millionaire businessman Tom Allsworth, who left school aged 16, is spending £18m to set up Sheppey’s first business centre. The six-acre Walbrook Business Park is being built in a field alongside the A249 opposite Neats Court by his Queenborough-based company Medichem Properties. The scheme, unveiled on Friday by Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Gordon Henderson, … Read more
An economics expert has warned households will face ‘incredibly difficult times’ following the Chancellor’s dramatic reversal of the mini-budget last month. Earlier today Jeremy Hunt announced he was reversing numerous announcements made by his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng just three and a half weeks ago. This included planned income tax cuts and the reduction of the … Read more
A business owner says he is losing up to £400 a day due to delays caused by road closures. David Warren, whose business is based at Sittingbourne’s Eurolink business park, is asking council to delay all non-essential roadwork until the M2 Junction 5 slip roads have reopened. The Director of Astar Maintenance Contractors said: “We … Read more