yf( [{"guid":"8073","link":"http:\/\/www.folkestonegerald.com\/m\/8073\/As+one+store+closes...","title":"As one store closes...","description":"So, we're getting a Starbucks in Folkestone within the next two weeks, according to a small news piece in the Herald. You may think these chain coffee stores are the enemy, but they're surely a sign of regeneration, which is a good thing. AND, they d... ","category":{"1":"folkestone"}},{"guid":"8074","link":"http:\/\/www.folkestonegerald.com\/m\/8074\/RE:+As+one+store+closes...","title":"RE: As one store closes...","description":"Having a Starbucks is not a good thing, what will happen to all those little cafes on our street corners, particularly the fabulous Chambers?  Starbucks will not provide healthy competition as some people might think,they are a multinational company ... "},{"guid":"8075","link":"http:\/\/www.folkestonegerald.com\/m\/8075\/RE:+As+one+store+closes...","title":"RE: As one store closes...","description":"Starbucks \"Only in it for the money\" - no sh*t! Folkestone need companies like this to help bring it back to life. ","category":{"1":"folkestone"}},{"guid":"8093","link":"http:\/\/www.folkestonegerald.com\/m\/8093\/RE:+As+one+store+closes...","title":"RE: As one store closes...","description":"Getting a Starbucks is not a sign of regeneration... They are everywhere. They're just expanding their presence. They just don't have one here yet. Simple as that.A sushi bar opening up in Folkestone - that would be a sign of regeneration... and of m... ","category":{"1":"folkestone"}},{"guid":"8170","link":"http:\/\/www.folkestonegerald.com\/m\/8170\/RE:+As+one+store+closes...","title":"RE: As one store closes...","description":"An old property investment adage has it that a good place to invest is somewhere that has a Blockbuster, but not yet a Starbucks. So Folkestone must be on the up.Dunno what the denizens of Folkestone would make of Fresh & Wild; probably think it was ... ","category":{"1":"folkestone"}}] )