The battle over a huge housing scheme rages on, a councillor has said, as a developer plans to fight back.

The South East's largest event for the construction industry has become the latest victim of the pandemic.

Long-held plans to upgrade a run down bus station have been given the go-ahead as councillors met to discuss the next stage of development.

The county's inward investment agency has launched a service to help firms bounce back after the ravages of the lockdown.

Plans for another 180 homes come months after a controversial estate, with 700 homes, was approved for the same village.

A decision on a town’s largest development has been pushed back after the firm behind the plans was accused of “putting profits before residents”.

A legal expert has urged business owners to take all necessary steps to keep staff and visitors safe in the workplace - or risk prosecution.

A leading business figure in the county says many firms cannot afford to bring furloughed staff back - despite Rishi Sunak's £1,000 incentive.

A parish councillor is calling for more people to share their views on plans to demolish parts of the vicar's back garden to make way for new homes.

Property experts have welcomed the Chancellor's announcement of a stamp duty cut until next March.

Business figures in Kent say new measures to get young people into work are well intentioned but may prove a challenge in reality.

The new owner of a former newsprint site has pledged to invest £180m into transforming it - with the hope of creating thousands of jobs.

One of the county's major building, civil engineering and plant hire firms has seen changes at the top after a management buy-out.

A pub which can be traced back to 1897 is to be demolished despite a councillor's last-ditch plea.

A car showroom will be demolished to make way for a 75-bed nursing home.

The decision as to whether a huge 1930s building in a town centre can be converted into flats has been deferred.

More than half of firms surveyed in a recent poll said Covid-19 had forced them to cancel or delay international trading plans.

A stretch of greenbelt land has been protected from development following a decade-long campaign to fight off controversial plans for a health centre.

A 150-acre site could become home to hundreds of properties, a retirement village and business park.

As protests continue, business leaders are being urged to look at their own company values to ensure equality.