Canterbury business news

Jobs Canterbury Under-25 Claimants Hit 810, Highest Since 2021 810 people aged 16 to 24 claimed unemployment benefits in the Canterbury district in September, the most since 2021. The total rose 90 in a month to 3,235. 5 November 2026 · 2 min read Business Barclays Canterbury Shut Until 16 November: Nearest Help Barclays on St George's Street is shut for a refurbishment until Monday 16 November. Its staff are in Ashford; the nearest cash is a few doors along. 3 November 2026 · 1 min read Whitstable Farm & Harper Whitstable in Liquidation: Who to Contact The company behind Farm & Harper on Whitstable High Street went into creditors' voluntary liquidation on 13 October. What the notices say and who to contact. 20 October 2026 · 2 min read Whitstable Whitstable's Old Prezzo to Reopen as Jimmy Beez Restaurant Plans would reopen the empty former Prezzo in the listed Bear and Key, 1-3 High Street, Whitstable, as a restaurant called Jimmy Beez. Comments by 13 November. 10 October 2026 · 3 min read Food hygiene Whitstable Tesco Cafe Hygiene Rating Goes From 2 to 5 The Tesco cafe at Whitstable, rated 2 in August, was re-rated 5 on 30 September. Plus the latest Canterbury district 5s and early September's lower scores. 10 October 2026 · 3 min read Business New Canterbury Companies: 122 Registered in September 122 new firms registered in the Canterbury district in September, up from 84 in August. Herne Bay more than doubled; five are community interest companies. 6 October 2026 · 5 min read Planning Eight Bells Canterbury: Plan to Turn the Pub Into a Shop The London Road pub, shut since its landlady retired in 2025, could become a shop. Comments on the change of use close on Friday 9 October 2026. 27 September 2026 · 3 min read Business New Canterbury Businesses: 37 Firms Registered in a Month Five food and takeaway firms, two salons and a new theatre company lead 37 Canterbury district registrations since 21 August, plus three closures. 25 September 2026 · 4 min read Food hygiene Canterbury Food Hygiene: Late August Ratings Add Two 2s Ratings below 5 reach the register weeks late. August's full list now has two 2s, at a Herne Bay grill and a Whitstable Tesco cafe, plus eight 3s. 25 September 2026 · 4 min read Jobs Canterbury Claimant Count Up 15 in August, Under-25s Up 40 3,200 people in the Canterbury district claimed in August, up 15 on a revised July. Under-25 claimants rose 40 to 785, joint highest since September 2021. 17 September 2026 · 5 min read Canterbury Canterbury Mobile Signal Boost: Four Small Cells, O2 Only Four 4G and 5G small cells are live at Clocktower Square and Whitefriars in Canterbury. Only O2 customers benefit, and no coverage figures are published. 10 September 2026 · 3 min read Business Visit Kent: Canterbury company wound up on 25 August Visit Kent Limited, which traded from Best Lane in Canterbury, went into liquidation on 25 August 2026. It is the second Visit Kent company wound up in a year. 1 September 2026 · 5 min read Food hygiene Canterbury hygiene ratings: all 30 in August scored 5 All 30 Canterbury district food hygiene inspections rated in August 2026 scored the top mark of 5, from Whitstable Harbour huts to a Herne village pub. 1 September 2026 · 4 min read Canterbury Bemix in Administration: 73 Staff at Canterbury Charity Administrators were appointed to Bemix on 14 August. The Canterbury learning disability charity spent £194k more than it earned in its last filed year. 27 August 2026 · 4 min read Whitstable Toby Carvery Signs Approved at Long Reach Tavern, Whitstable Canterbury granted seven Toby Carvery signs at the Thanet Way restaurant on 6 August. The register shows no change of use was needed, and nobody objected. 27 August 2026 · 3 min read Jobs Canterbury Claimant Count Up 100 in July, the Most in Kent 3,250 people in the Canterbury district claimed unemployment benefits in July, up 100 on June and the largest rise in Kent. Half of that increase was under-25s. 20 August 2026 · 5 min read Business The Plough Swalecliffe: pub company enters liquidation The Plough Swalecliffe Ltd went into creditors' voluntary liquidation on 29 July 2026. Who the liquidators are, and how creditors claim a deposit or voucher. 11 August 2026 · 2 min read Food hygiene Canterbury district food hygiene ratings, July 2026: 33 top scores and a clean sweep for the city centre, with one Herne Bay butcher below the top mark 34 Canterbury district food hygiene inspections were rated in July 2026. 33 scored the top mark of 5, from Burgate restaurants to the Herne Bay pier huts. Broadway Butchers in Herne Bay was the only business rated below the top, with a 3. 6 August 2026 · 4 min read Business Company behind Chimera Climbing Canterbury goes into liquidation, third of the group's Kent climbing companies to wind up in a month South East Climbing - Canterbury Limited, which ran the Chimera bouldering centre on Wincheap Industrial Estate, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 29 July. The centre is still advertised as open, now under a community interest company. 6 August 2026 · 3 min read