£22 million boost for Canterbury city centre
Canterbury will benefit from £22 million in investment that will reboot its position as a global heritage destination and transform the city centre. On Wednesday 18 January, the government announced…
Major refurb begins on ‘tired and rundown’ Canterbury city centre
Photo: Canterbury City Council A major scheme to improve St George’s Street in the heart of the city centre got underway yesterday, Monday 16 January. The project aims to enhance…
Rocking Horse Hospital included in Stephenson Brothers sustainable workshop and museum plans in Ashford
The award-winning architecture practice, Hollaway Studio, has designed a sustainable new workshop and museum for world-renowned rocking horse makers, Stevenson Brothers, replacing a former petrol filling station on a brownfield…
Folkestone and Hythe council throw good money after bad on Princes Parade development
Clearing the land at Princes Parade “Conservative councillors are throwing good money after bad by pursuing the unwanted Princes Parade development in Hythe when all the evidence suggests it won’t…
Folkestone and Hythe council ‘mothball’ controversial Princes Parade project
Folkestone and Hythe District council have announced the controversial Princes Parade housing and leisure project scheme, between Seabrook and Hythe, ‘will be halted until market conditions are more favourable’. Cabinet…
Bike giant sets wheels in motion for revolutionary factory in Ashford
Artist impression of new factory in Ashford Image: ABC Ashford Borough Council has confirmed that a planning application has been received from Brompton for a revolutionary new factory, delivering a…
Proposed £50 million Surf Resort designed for former east Kent colliery
Artist image of the proposed resort Hollaway Studio has designed a pioneering inland surfing space creating Kent’s first surfing “wave lagoon”, alongside a 120-bed luxury spa hotel on land at…
Investigation into £2million Princes Parade development price hike to go ahead despite tory opposition
Princes Parade site hidden from view Mike Blakemore from the Shepway Green Party has claimed that Conservatives on Folkestone & Hythe District Council, including the Leader, have tried unsuccessfully to…
Folkestone College students get the lowdown on Leas Pavilion groundworks
A group of students from Folkestone College have been granted an in-depth view of work being undertaken at Leas Pavilion, work that will see it restored to its former glory…
Kent flood storage scheme will give more protection to 1,400 homes
Library image – Flooding… The Environment Agency scheme to build a flood embankment and pumping station in Hildenborough to improve protection of homes has received planning permission from Tonbridge and…