Kent is the fifth worst county for rural crime, with organised gangs of sheep rustlers and tractor thieves costing farmers thousands.

A popular fruit and vegetable trader and his customers have been left disappointed after he was told to shut up shop.

The county's inward investment agency has unveiled summer courses for business leaders to help them plot a route to success post-lockdown.

The shopping and leisure centre is running a competition to help one small business take the next step.

A dairy farm has asked customers to pour away its milk immediately over health fears.

The first harvest of a new type of blackcurrant that can withstand changes in the earth's climate is grown here in Kent.

A town centre tavern is welcoming customers back after closing for a major refurbishment just before lockdown.

The county's inward investment agency has launched a service to help firms bounce back after the ravages of the lockdown.

Shopping centre bosses are extending the opening hours at Ashford's Designer Outlet, but not all stores have reopened after lockdown.

A legal expert has urged business owners to take all necessary steps to keep staff and visitors safe in the workplace - or risk prosecution.

A leading business figure in the county says many firms cannot afford to bring furloughed staff back - despite Rishi Sunak's £1,000 incentive.

A couple are planning to expand their own special brand of coffee cafes across the county.

Business figures in Kent say new measures to get young people into work are well intentioned but may prove a challenge in reality.

As another chain announces closures and job losses post Covid-19, high streets in Kent have this time avoided more vacant buildings.

A question mark hangs over the future of a string of Kent stores after its owners called in the administrators.

The new owner of a former newsprint site has pledged to invest £180m into transforming it - with the hope of creating thousands of jobs.

More than half of firms surveyed in a recent poll said Covid-19 had forced them to cancel or delay international trading plans.

One of the county's biggest employers has taken advantage of a government scheme to ease the financial pain of the lockdown.

One of the nation's favourite supermarkets hopes to open more than a dozen Kent branches.

Retail bosses have indicated turning empty shops into restaurants will help revitalise a city centre during the incredibly tough economic climate.