Plans to revamp west Kent's largest shopping centre have received a warm welcome after being displayed at a public exhibition.

BAE Systems has some of the highest standards in the world when it comes to selecting suppliers for its multi-billion pound defence projects.

Supermarkets are killing off the art of butchery according to a trader who is shutting a shop which has served customers for 68 years.

Clothes and homeware retailer Next has opened an expanded outlet in a shopping centre as a new location for Swiss watchmaker Breitling opens.

Rice supplier Veetee continues to find new recipes for success after increasing sales and customers around the world.

A printing company which has just been bought by a rival attracted its suitor after a year of surging revenues, it can be revealed.

A family-owned car dealership negotiated a series of tight bends on its way to nearly doubling its pre-tax profits.

A paper merchant is expecting good times after the demise of one of its competitors and an increase in turnover despite declining European demand.

A power tools distributor persuaded private equity investors to invest millions after it showed its huge online expansion.

A supplier and designer of ventilation and air-conditioning systems for the nuclear, oil and gas industries has reported glowing profits.

A group of craftsmen got a surprise call from the set designers of the new Bond film Spectre looking for some furniture.

A phone accessories firm with stores across Kent has been handed a fine of more than £8,000 for stocking and selling counterfeit goods.

Business groups in the county say they want an extra hour of daylight in the afternoon to boost tourism and trade.

Staff at a popular pulled pork takeaway have been branded murderers, butchers and psychopaths.

Investors are being offered shares in a winemaker's beer and cider business as it tries to raise £1 million to build a town-centre brewery.

Claims that fruit farm workers are being exploited have been denied by an employment agency.

A town is trying to boost trade with free evening parking during the festive season.

Traders in Deal are opposing a licensing application for a burger van along the seafront.

McDonald's still may appeal a decision from planning officers turning down their application for a new restaurant and drive-thru.

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