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A huge former Debenhams department store could reopen as a medical centre as soon as next year, NHS documents reveal. Plans for doctors to treat patients in the currently empty building on Folkestone high street are now in the design phase – and are estimated to be completed in 2025 if approved. The so-called Folca site in Sandgate Road is owned by Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) and is at the heart of regeneration plans for the town centre. More than £2 million is earmarked for the building’s refurbishment – with funding taken from a £20 million pot of “levelling up” cash granted b…

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