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A popular cafe that closed last year following a zero-star food hygiene rating is set to reopen after a major revamp – including losing its famous colours. New owner Ozcan Yalcin has taken on the Blue and White Cafe along the A20 Hythe Road in Smeeth, near Ashford, and has spent thousands renovating the building to shake its “dirty” reputation. The venue, which thousands of people drive past every day, shut down in November following the discovery of rat droppings in the kitchen just months after the former owner pledged to clean up the place. Mr Yalcin, 39, who also owns the A20 Grill, a food…

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