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12 hours ago
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Landlord 'overwhelmed' by support after car crash
The owner of a Kent pub damaged when a car crashed into it has described the help he has received in rebuilding it as "totally amazing". The Pilot Inn in Dungeness was hit by a vehicle in the early hours of 10 August. The pub has been able to stay partially open but has been fully restored in time for the August bank holiday weekend. A man has been charged with drink driving and driving while unfit and is due to appear in court next week. Owner Niko Miaoulis said: "A huge thank you to all of our staff, customers, friends, family, that have helped, even just through good wishes in the past couple of weeks, it's totally amazing. "I'm overwhelmed by the generosity and the goodness in people. Even this morning we ran out of varnish, and we went to the manufacturers in New Romney, they took us into the factory and gave us it for free." He added that he initially feared for the future of the pub. "We thought, 'oh my God, how are we ever going to fulfil the business that we need to?'. "This is our busiest period to carry us through the winter. How can we possibly get this back up and running again? And we did, 10 days and it's back up and running." Joiner and family friend Bradley Sullivan, from Folkestone, has been working on the restoration. "We've been doing 16-hour days, and we've had to tie that in with the running of the restaurant, so it's been very tricky," he said. "I've known the Miaoulis family for 30 years and I really felt for them because this is their passion. They've put so much effort into it, it was horrible to see what happened. "There's a good community around here, we've had some great help." Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. More on this story Man charged after car crashes through pub wall Related internet links The Pilot Inn Kent Police
BBC News
13 hours ago
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- BBC News
Dungeness landlod 'overwhelmed' by support after car damages pub
The owner of a Kent pub damaged when a car crashed into it has described the help he has received in rebuilding it as "totally amazing".The Pilot Inn in Dungeness was hit by a vehicle in the early hours of 10 pub has been able to stay partially open but has been fully restored in time for the August bank holiday weekend.A man has been charged with drink driving and driving while unfit and is due to appear in court next week. Owner Niko Miaoulis said: "A huge thank you to all of our staff, customers, friends, family, that have helped, even just through good wishes in the past couple of weeks, it's totally amazing."I'm overwhelmed by the generosity and the goodness in people. Even this morning we ran out of varnish, and we went to the manufacturers in New Romney, they took us into the factory and gave us it for free." He added that he initially feared for the future of the pub."We thought, 'oh my God, how are we ever going to fulfil the business that we need to?'."This is our busiest period to carry us through the winter. How can we possibly get this back up and running again? And we did, 10 days and it's back up and running."Joiner and family friend Bradley Sullivan, from Folkestone, has been working on the restoration."We've been doing 16-hour days, and we've had to tie that in with the running of the restaurant, so it's been very tricky," he said."I've known the Miaoulis family for 30 years and I really felt for them because this is their passion. They've put so much effort into it, it was horrible to see what happened."There's a good community around here, we've had some great help."
BBC News
11-08-2025
- BBC News
Man charged after car crashes into wall of The Pilot Inn in Kent
A man has been charged with driving offences after a car crashed through the side of a pub, police have Pilot Inn, in Lydd-on-Sea, thanked neighbours for helping it reopen on Sunday afternoon after the incident occurred shortly after later charged Howard Sargeant, of Coat Drive in Romney Marsh, with drink driving and driving whilst unfit, Kent Police 52-year-old, now on bail, is due before Folkestone Magistrates' Court on 27 August. The pub's owner Rachel Miaoulis told the BBC several staff members and locals helped clear the debris overnight following Sunday's crash."I can't believe how people, when we needed them, actually put their full heart into it, helping us out so we could open," she said. According to Ms Miaoulis, the damaged section of the premises has been isolated and boarded up since the crash."The damage that it caused is just crazy," she venue "can't afford to close" in summer, she added, as it is the business's busiest time of year. In 2021, a police van overturned after crashing into a telegraph pole and the pub's signpost.
