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Buy your trainers to the sound of fans

Buy your trainers to the sound of fans

10 April 2014

A new concept sports shop based on the sights and sounds of a football stadium has opened it doors.

Update: Rice firm in court

Update: Rice firm in court

08 April 2014

A rice company has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws after a worker crushed his fingers at its factory.

Model maker forecasts £1.2m loss

Model maker forecasts £1.2m loss

08 April 2014

Losses on the foreign exchange have left a toy train manufacturer expecting a big loss on the financial year.

Retailer closes four Kent stores

Retailer closes four Kent stores

07 April 2014

More than 30 people are facing redundancy in the county after home furnishings chain Paul Simon announced a series of closures.

Supermarket undergoes major revamp

Supermarket undergoes major revamp

07 April 2014

Lidl store closed for big refurbishment.

Jobs at risk as Paul Simon stores plunge into administration

Jobs at risk as Paul Simon stores plunge into administration

03 April 2014

Dozens of Kent jobs are at risk at Paul Simon as the home furnishing retailer announced it is calling in administrators.

Homeware store closes its doors

Homeware store closes its doors

03 April 2014

Two prominent town centre shops have closed down.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New £1 could cost hundreds

New £1 could cost hundreds

28 March 2014

Amusement arcade boss says new £1 coin will cause havoc with her machines and cost her hundreds in modifications.

Pawnbroker calls in administrators

Pawnbroker calls in administrators

25 March 2014

Dozens of jobs are under threat at four Kent stores owned by troubled lender Albemarle & Bond.

Shopping centre manager takes early retirement

Shopping centre manager takes early retirement

20 March 2014

The man in charge of a retail arcade - who infamously clashed with Paolo Di Canio when he was a Premiership referee - is to step down after 17 years.

Manufacturer plans stock market float

Manufacturer plans stock market float

18 March 2014

The UK's largest piping maker - with turnover above £300m - intends to join the London Stock Exchange.

Exclusive: Alcohol still on sale at Superdrug despite company's claim

Exclusive: Alcohol still on sale at Superdrug despite company's claim

17 March 2014

Alcohol can still be bought at Superdrug in Chatham after the health and beauty chain claimed it had taken it off sale.

Market move date unveiled

Market move date unveiled

17 March 2014

Council bosses have revealed when the new market in a seaside town will be launched.

Couple renew vows... in HMV

Couple renew vows... in HMV

17 March 2014

When a couple met at HMV it was sweet music... now they've renewed their wedding vows there.

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