The head of a district’s coastal town regeneration vision says they need to think differently compared to other Kent rivals to create “a distinctive offer”.

Cllr Chris Cornell says Whitstable and Herne Bay have “different characters” and stressed emerging proposals do “not necessarily” have to follow the same path as Folkestone and Margate to help them stand out.

The Labour cabinet member for coastal regeneration was speaking following the publication of Canterbury City Council’s draft proposals for its emerging “town centre strategies”.

Cllr Cornell told KentOnline: “It’s easy to say every coastal town wants to be like Margate or Folkestone with the amount of money they've had invested in them, but that’s not necessarily what we want to bring forward.

“Herne Bay and Whitstable have di

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