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Borough has fastest house price growth in UK

Borough has fastest house price growth in UK

12 December 2017

Property owners in part of Kent have enjoyed the fastest annual growth in house prices in the UK, new official figures show.

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Burger chain returns to town

Burger chain returns to town

12 December 2017

Burger lovers will not have long to wait for Wimpy to re-open in Sittingbourne with the restaurant due to open its doors in the High Street next week.

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Scaffold in bacteria could be biofuel breakthrough

Scaffold in bacteria could be biofuel breakthrough

12 December 2017

Scientists in Kent believe they could reduce reliance on fossil fuels after finding a way to increase productivity in cells used to make biofuels.

Cinema opens four new auditoriums in time for Star Wars film

Cinema opens four new auditoriums in time for Star Wars film

12 December 2017

An auditorium expansion has made a Kent cinema the largest in the South East.

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Academy to fire up lukewarm numbers of boiler firm trainees

Academy to fire up lukewarm numbers of boiler firm trainees

12 December 2017

A new £100,000 training centre will help tackle a skills shortage in the gas and heating industries.

Turnover record for comms supplier

Turnover record for comms supplier

12 December 2017

An IT and telecoms firm broke the £1 million sales barrier for the first time in the third quarter of the year.

Core! Kent farmers produce bumper Braeburns

Core! Kent farmers produce bumper Braeburns

11 December 2017

Orchards across Kent are producing bumper crops, with some of the biggest apples ever seen by some farmers in the county.

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Railway station reopens after £2.6m refurb

Railway station reopens after £2.6m refurb

11 December 2017

Builders have been upgrading a station over the last nine months and it has reopened today.

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Dating app hopes to pick up £100k

Dating app hopes to pick up £100k

11 December 2017

An online singles company designed to combat the “click-and-collect” culture of rivals is looking for £100,000 of investment.

Teacher takeover for nursery

Teacher takeover for nursery

11 December 2017

A day nursery and pre-school has been bought for an undisclosed sum by a teacher taking her first venture into business.

End of an era for high street shop

End of an era for high street shop

11 December 2017

A Victorian building in the heart of a town is up for sale for the first time since the mid 1800s.

She Who Bakes' tips for building a baking empire

She Who Bakes' tips for building a baking empire

11 December 2017

Baking guru Britt Whyatt has published her first book - and it's the one she wishes she'd had when she started out in business.

Toilet bar promising glamour

Toilet bar promising glamour

11 December 2017

A bar, which has been fashioned from an old toilet block, is to be transformed into one of Kent's hottest new nightspots.

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Manager who stole £250,000 ordered to repay £1

Manager who stole £250,000 ordered to repay £1

10 December 2017

A woman who siphoned off money from workplace to pay for her lifestyle will only pay back a nominal fee because she has no sellable assets.

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£600m tram plan stops revealed

£600m tram plan stops revealed

09 December 2017

Plans for a tram route linking north Kent and Essex took a step forward this week as project bosses released a map charting its proposed stops.

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Loss of office space could cost jobs

Loss of office space could cost jobs

09 December 2017

Changes to planning rules allowing offices to be converted into flats are forcing businesses to look elsewhere to set up shop.

Making women feel comfortable in the work place

Making women feel comfortable in the work place

09 December 2017

Bosses in the county need to wake up to the impact of the menopause at work or face legal action, a leading lawyer on the condition has warned.

Man behind a great day out

Man behind a great day out

09 December 2017

With the help of some sporting legends, an entrepreneur has made his firm the UK's fastest-growing independent corporate events company.

Grand events venue could be sold by council

Grand events venue could be sold by council

08 December 2017

A popular entertainment venue in council ownership for more than 100 years may be sold to save money.

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Santander to close High Street branch

Santander to close High Street branch

08 December 2017

The bank is closing 22 branches across the country.

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