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Heating firm wins £3.6m contract

Heating firm wins £3.6m contract

03 April 2014

A Kent company has secured work with a UK housing association for nearly 10 years under a new deal.

Do you have a spare building plot?

Do you have a spare building plot?

03 April 2014

Tonbridge and Malling council has launched a call for sites to fill a perceived housing gap.

Royal visitor unveils Kent's newest hospital

Royal visitor unveils Kent's newest hospital

02 April 2014

Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, cut a ribbon to open the Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery after taking a tour of the new hospital.

Supermarket still on the cards for old pub site

Supermarket still on the cards for old pub site

02 April 2014

A Morrisons superstore, four houses and six flats are to be built on the site of an old pub.

Manston Airport 'buyer' withdraws offer

Manston Airport 'buyer' withdraws offer

02 April 2014

The sale of Manston Airport is off, after the consortium interested in taking over the site withdrew the offer.

Shop flood fails to sink couple’s business dream

Shop flood fails to sink couple’s business dream

02 April 2014

Entrepreneurs who nearly lost everything in flooding have bounced back and opened a new salon.

Port carries £89bn of goods

Port carries £89bn of goods

02 April 2014

The importance of the county's busiest shipping lane has been reinforced by an independent survey.

New seaside service in five years

New seaside service in five years

02 April 2014

New high speed trains will run from London to a coastal town adding a new route for commuters and beach goers.

Gruelling challenge earns award

Gruelling challenge earns award

02 April 2014

A woman who ran and cycled more than 320 miles for charity took home top honours at a business awards.

Sainsbury's pulls out of £70m town centre project

Sainsbury's pulls out of £70m town centre project

01 April 2014

Huge regeneration plans for a town centre have been scrapped after lead developer Sainsbury’s pulled out of the project today.

Charity Bank seeks £190m in deposits from savers

Charity Bank seeks £190m in deposits from savers

01 April 2014

A bank with a social conscience hopes to attract £190m from its savers by the end of 2018 after receiving a big investment.

Flight diverted to troubled airport

Flight diverted to troubled airport

01 April 2014

Campaigners trying to save Manston Airport have pointed to a BA flight which had to land there today because of fog at Heathrow.

Living wage blackspots revealed

Living wage blackspots revealed

01 April 2014

Nearly a third of people in parts of Kent are earning less than the basic cost of living, according to figures released today.

Minister defends "cautious" Royal Mail share price

Minister defends "cautious" Royal Mail share price

01 April 2014

A Kent MP has downplayed findings which say the government's valuation of the Royal Mail could have cost taxpayers £750m.

You'll wish you were there

You'll wish you were there

01 April 2014

Globetrotters can hear from veteran travel broadcaster John Carter at a show attended by 15 holiday companies.

Foreign truckers forced to pay to use our roads

Foreign truckers forced to pay to use our roads

01 April 2014

Non-British truckers are being forced to pay a levy to drive through Kent and into the UK from today.

Butcher voted runner up in the Taste of Kent Awards

Butcher voted runner up in the Taste of Kent Awards

31 March 2014

Chandler and Dunn Ltd have been voted top three in the Kent Butcher of the Year award.

Sainsbury's pulls plug on new city store

Sainsbury's pulls plug on new city store

31 March 2014

Plans for a new supermarket, cinema and restaurants in Canterbury have been shelved after Sainsbury's says the move is not "financially viable".

‘It was like a village – everyone knew everyone’

‘It was like a village – everyone knew everyone’

31 March 2014

Three decades after the last tradesman laid down their tools at Chatham Historic Dockyard, three former workers tell their stories.

Concerns raised at public meeting

Concerns raised at public meeting

31 March 2014

Hundreds of people attended a rally organised by MPs calling for Manston Airport to be saved from closure.

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