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Jobless figures creep up across county

12 March 2024
Jobless figures creep up across county

The latest unemployment figures show a rise across Kent and Medway – but four districts are bucking the trend.

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The ‘astonishing’ drop in private school pupils getting into Kent grammars

11 March 2024
The ‘astonishing’ drop in private school pupils getting into Kent grammars

The percentage of children attending private schools passing the Kent Test has plummeted since before the pandemic, new figures reveal.

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‘The locals won’t want to share this place with DFLs’

10 March 2024
‘The locals won’t want to share this place with DFLs’

Restaurant leaves famous food critic purring with delight – and waxing lyrical over its colourful bathroom.

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‘The Oscars is an annual event of distasteful excess and toe-curling fawning’

09 March 2024
‘The Oscars is an annual event of distasteful excess and toe-curling fawning’

Our columnist won’t be tuning into the Academy Awards this weekend as he braces himself for fawning on the red carpet on UK breakfast TV shows.

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‘This will help grow our £5.9 billion economy’

06 March 2024
‘This will help grow our £5.9 billion economy’

A major new business event will debut in April – with a big turnout expected to attend the free showcase.

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Warning ahead of major change in our landlines

06 March 2024
Warning ahead of major change in our landlines

Businesses are being urged to act this year ahead of a major change in landlines which will impact households too.

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Ewe’ll not want to miss this branding opportunity

06 March 2024
Ewe’ll not want to miss this branding opportunity

Organisers of an art trail in one Kent town are making a last call for firms to sponsor a herd of colourful sheep.

‘Empty shops should be seen as opportunities, rather than mortal blows’

06 March 2024
‘Empty shops should be seen as opportunities, rather than mortal blows’

The town centres which see the big empty department stores as opportunities rather than mortal blows will be the ones to survive.

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‘Is it time we stop marking war-time anniversaries?’

02 March 2024
‘Is it time we stop marking war-time anniversaries?’

The lessons of the world wars seem to have been forgotten – so is it time we stop marking key anniversaries in the conflicts?

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Billionaire Mike Ashley invests in Hornby

28 February 2024
Billionaire Mike Ashley invests in Hornby

Mike Ashley, the Sports Direct founder and former owner of Newcastle United has seen his firm acquire a chunk of one of Kent’s most iconic brands.

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‘We need certainty over key Kent transport projects’

28 February 2024
‘We need certainty over key Kent transport projects’

Business chiefs in the county are calling on Jeremy Hunt to help firms – while also calling on certainty over key Kent transport projects.

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Raising a glass to creation of ‘super hops’

28 February 2024
Raising a glass to creation of ‘super hops’

A £574,000 funding boost will help researchers attempt to create varieties of ‘super hops’ which can withstand climate change threats.

‘Imagine if Lower Thames Crossing, Manston Airport and London Resort were all delivered’

28 February 2024
‘Imagine if Lower Thames Crossing, Manston Airport and London Resort were all delivered’

Kent was promised millions of pounds, thousands of jobs and better transport links – but having been sold a dream are we all waking up to nothing?

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‘Our reimagined seaside sites were born from flames of disaster’

24 February 2024
‘Our reimagined seaside sites were born from flames of disaster’

When fires ravaged sites in two seaside towns it was hard to see a way back – but they have conformed to modern requirements and prospered.

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Mayo in a milk bottle and an £8.50 Moretti – but it’s still well worth a visit!

22 February 2024
Mayo in a milk bottle and an £8.50 Moretti – but it’s still well worth a visit!

Burgers and good solid branding make this restaurant stand out from the herd – but is it a case of style over substance? We went to find out.

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Port’s call to help with long-term strategy

21 February 2024
Port’s call to help with long-term strategy

The Port of Dover has opened a six-week public engagement exercise to help formulate a route to future prosperity.

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Care home and supermarket site sold for £2.88m

21 February 2024
Care home and supermarket site sold for £2.88m

The site of a proposed care home and the lease of the site of a new supermarket has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal.

Warning over dangers of livestock farming

21 February 2024
Warning over dangers of livestock farming

A campaign has relaunched this week urging farm workers to reduce the risk their profession can bring.

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‘If airport fails to take off, will we be left asking “what if?”’

21 February 2024
‘If airport fails to take off, will we be left asking “what if?”’

The future of Manston Airport remains in limbo, but will it eventually emerge as a commercial powerhouse or sprawling housing estate?

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Why YouTube ‘auditors’ targeting Kent firms are going viral

21 February 2024
Why YouTube ‘auditors’ targeting Kent firms are going viral

So-called ‘auditors’ are a big hit on YouTube – frequently antagonising security guards and police – and we spoke to one to find out why they do it.

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