Finally, Faversham is the town that got it right

It was almost as thrilling to walk through Faversham recently as it was when I first enjoyed it 30 years ago.

The great thing here is that one of the most beautiful medieval streets in the south of England was almost demolished, but was saved by some determined local people.

The crisis for historic Faversham came when the 85-year-old owner of Arden's House in Abbey Street gave notice of his intention to demolish the property unless he could ...