Commuters can look forward to a wetting their whistles with a morning drink from the largest coffeehouse company in the world.

Starbucks is due to open within Chatham railway station in the next couple of months, replacing Whistlestop newsagents.

The move into Chatham comes after news that Tesco in The Brook is to close, with the loss of 120 jobs, as well as WHSmith in the Pentagon Centre.

Set to join Starbucks in opening this year are vintage tea room As Time Goes By, Brettingtons Steak and Lobster House and Crepe and Co Pancake Parlour, all in Rochester High Street.