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Food and drinkLeisureShareA new KFC restaurant in Headington looks ready to open soon.Signs for the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain have now gone up at the Windmill Road site and residents are discussing the new diner.The chain confirmed in April that 30 new jobs were being created.READ MORE: Gourmet burger restaurant opening in Cornmarket&nbsp;Planning permission was granted by Oxford City Council on April 12 to convert the building into a takeaway restaurant.A KFC spokesperson said at the time: “The Colonel’s team has been working hard behind the scenes and we’ve got a shiny new coop coming to Headington soon – watch this space.“We can’t wait to bring you our delicious fried chicken and 30 new jobs to the local area too.”1-3 Windmill Road&nbsp;used to be occupied by the Oxford Fine Food Store.The shop opened at the beginning of last year but closed soon afterwards due to high running costs including utility bills.READ MORE: Fire engines tackle blaze in Blackbird Leys&nbsp;KFC has been granted permission to operate at the premises between the hours of 11am and 11pm.The chain was also given permission to&nbsp;make alterations to the shop front.There are currently KFC branches in Cowley Road, Cornmarket and at Templars&nbsp;retail park in Cowley.In 2019, before the pandemic,&nbsp;KFC said it wanted&nbsp;to open at least nine new outlets in Oxfordshire.The targeted areas were Summertown, Didcot,&nbsp;Abingdon&nbsp;and at the Sainsbury’s in Littlemore.Most of the branches KFC wanted&nbsp;to open are drive-thrus, but a sit-down restaurant in Summertown was also planned.It is understood that contractors at the Windmill Road site will be ready to complete their work next week but the chain has not yet confirmed an opening date.KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, who died in 1980.He was an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.Help support trusted local news&nbsp;Sign up for a digital subscription now: oxfordmail.co.uk/subscribe&nbsp;As a digital subscriber you will get:&nbsp;About the author&nbsp;Andy&nbsp;is the Trade and Tourism reporter for the Oxford Mail and you can sign up to his newsletters for free here.&nbsp;He&nbsp;joined&nbsp;the team more than 20 years ago and he covers community news across Oxfordshire.His Trade and Tourism newsletter is released every Saturday morning.&nbsp;You can also read his weekly Traffic and Transport newsletter.Food and drinkLeisureShareWe want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.Please report any comments that break our rules.Read the rules herePlease sign in or register to comment.Send your news &amp; photosLoading...Loading...Automatically injected HTML goes herePiano meter debuggerData returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event.As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles.Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services.These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.

Food and drinkLeisureShareA new KFC restaurant in Headington looks ready to open soon.Signs for the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain have now gone up at the Windmill Road site and residents are discussing the new diner.The chain confirmed in April that 30 new jobs were being created.READ MORE: Gourmet burger restaurant opening in Cornmarket&nbsp;Planning permission was granted by Oxford City Council on April 12 to convert the building into a takeaway restaurant.A KFC spokesperson said at the time: “The Colonel’s team has been working hard behind the scenes and we’ve got a shiny new coop coming...

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