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Business chief calls for more Brexit financial support

Business chief calls for more Brexit financial support

01 February 2019

Panel discussion saw Kent SMEs discuss preparations for the split with the EU at the end of March.

Logistics firm embarks on Brexit recruitment drive

Logistics firm embarks on Brexit recruitment drive

31 January 2019

Customs clearance staff will be hired by the firm ahead of March 29 - the day the UK formally leaves the EU.

Minister fails to answer Kent ferry service questions

Minister fails to answer Kent ferry service questions

30 January 2019

A minister has been accused of swerving 22 questions about how a £13.8m contract was awarded.

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Time almost up for port deal

Time almost up for port deal

30 January 2019

The clock is ticking down on agreeing a deal between a ferry operator and council to prevent funding from being slashed.

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Train fares too expensive say 40% of passengers

Train fares too expensive say 40% of passengers

29 January 2019

Four in 10 passengers who use Southeastern trains do not feel they get value for money, while nearly the same amount are happy with what they pay.

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Authority to increase number of electric vehicle charging points

Authority to increase number of electric vehicle charging points

25 January 2019

Boost for owners of electric powered cars as authority signals increase in charge points.

Government advised councils how to avoid revealing Brexit info

Government advised councils how to avoid revealing Brexit info

24 January 2019

Organisations in Kent preparing contingency plans for Brexit were advised by the government on how to resist releasing information about their work.

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Airport revamp gets the all-clear

Airport revamp gets the all-clear

23 January 2019

One of the county's airports is finally due to get a long-awaited upgrade after a final objection to plans for a £4.4 million revamp was lifted.

Government to allow extra 2,000 lorries to park at ex-airport

Government to allow extra 2,000 lorries to park at ex-airport

23 January 2019

The government is to extend the capacity of the former Manston airport as an emergency lorry park to accommodate up to 6,000 HGVs.

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Cross-Channel operator reports record revenues for 2018

Cross-Channel operator reports record revenues for 2018

22 January 2019

Increases across the board for tunnel operator as it prepares for Brexit.

Surge in electric car sales

Surge in electric car sales

22 January 2019

Registrations of plug-in vehicles are up by more than 40%, the latest figures show.

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Gritters to head out as temperatures plummet

Gritters to head out as temperatures plummet

19 January 2019

Road surface temperatures across the county are set to fall below freezing, kicking the county's gritter lorries into action.

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Ferry protest planned as government 'hasn't guaranteed' UK jobs

Ferry protest planned as government 'hasn't guaranteed' UK jobs

19 January 2019

Union members will call for guarantees the government will provide jobs for UK seafarers on a ferry route being set up in case of a no-deal Brexit.

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'Let's turn park-and-ride into overnight lorry park'

'Let's turn park-and-ride into overnight lorry park'

19 January 2019

A handyman fed-up with lorries clogging up an industrial estate believes a park-and-ride site should be transformed into a night-time lorry park.

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Is this the solution to preventing post-Brexit gridlock on our roads?

Is this the solution to preventing post-Brexit gridlock on our roads?

17 January 2019

Innovative system could help ease pressure on Kent's roads if delays develop at Dover or Eurotunnel.

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"Uncertainty is continuing, but we are prepared"

"Uncertainty is continuing, but we are prepared"

17 January 2019

The Port of Dover says it is prepared as uncertainly over Brexit continues - but lorries firms must be told what documentation they need

Belgian mayor wants 'financial guarantees' on ferry plans

Belgian mayor wants 'financial guarantees' on ferry plans

16 January 2019

Plans for a new ferry service from a Kent port have been questioned by the mayor of a Belgium town after a fact finding visit to the county.

Hundreds attend 2019's first major business event

Hundreds attend 2019's first major business event

14 January 2019

Summit proves another successful event as hundreds of delegates attend.

Council's ferry service threat

Council's ferry service threat

13 January 2019

A port could lose investment totalling £500,000 if the deal for a ferry service to Belgium collapses.

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Cinema and restaurants building work underway

Cinema and restaurants building work underway

11 January 2019

Work on Sittingbourne’s new leisure quarter is well underway.

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