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Fashion giant could shut all stores

Fashion giant could shut all stores

Ted Baker, once hugely popular, could close all of its shops amid reports that staff have been handed three-week’s notice.

Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

Bin workers could vote to strike over pay just days after it was revealed there have been 36,000 complaints about their company’s performance.

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‘Our pubs have joined forces - it’s the only way for us to thrive’

‘Our pubs have joined forces - it’s the only way for us to thrive’

Four tavern bosses are helping each other with pulling pints, co-ordinating events and more, as they’re determined to succeed in a tough industry.

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Former job centre smashes guide price at auction

Former job centre smashes guide price at auction

A former job centre has sold at auction for well above its guide price.

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Ex-copper’s new app helps people speak up

Ex-copper’s new app helps people speak up

A former policeman has designed an app to help people speak up against wrong-doing.

Funding to fuel 1.4m bags of salad a week

Funding to fuel 1.4m bags of salad a week

A vertical farm in the county has secured a major investment which will see it grow salad crops on an industrial scale in the county.

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Long-standing KFC restaurant saved from closure

Long-standing KFC restaurant saved from closure

A fast-food giant has dispelled rumours one of its Kent restaurants is to shut, after administrators were appointed.

The five Kent restaurants included in UK top 100 list

The five Kent restaurants included in UK top 100 list

Five Kent restaurants have secured spots in this year’s Good Food Guide, including places specialising in Japanese comfort food and tapas.

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Children’s charity shop shut after fire

Children’s charity shop shut after fire

A high street charity shop remains closed indefinitely following a fire earlier this week.

Strawberry growers warn of being squeezed out of business

Strawberry growers warn of being squeezed out of business

A squeeze of margins by big supermarkets is threatening up to 40% of berry farmers who warn they could go out of business within two years.

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Dealership unveils £1m new showroom

Dealership unveils £1m new showroom

One of the nation’s biggest car dealerships has opened a new showroom - creating 40 jobs in the process.

Skip hire firm sold in multi-million-pound deal

Skip hire firm sold in multi-million-pound deal

A domestic and commercial waste removal firm has been acquired in a multi-million-pound deal.

‘Car-free’ village and multiplex cinema to add ‘renewed interest’ to town

‘Car-free’ village and multiplex cinema to add ‘renewed interest’ to town

A derelict department store which has sat empty for more than 15 years could soon be transformed into new homes and multiscreen cinema complex.

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Another major winemaker ponders a sale

Another major winemaker ponders a sale

Just weeks after Chapel Down announced it was open to a sale, another major Kent vineyard has confirmed it could be heading down the same path.

Full list of Carpetright stores in Kent to close

Full list of Carpetright stores in Kent to close

Carpetright bosses are set to shut more than 200 stores – including 10 in Kent - after the firm appointed administrators.

Couple open ‘village’s first’ coffee shop

Couple open ‘village’s first’ coffee shop

A couple who recently returned from running a cafe in Spain believe they are opening a village’s first coffee shop.

‘It’s the end of an era’: Sadness as store to close after nearly 100 years

‘It’s the end of an era’: Sadness as store to close after nearly 100 years

A family-owned furniture store is calling it quits in a town and is hosting a huge closing down sale.

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Coffee shop and florist to take on unit empty for more than a decade

Coffee shop and florist to take on unit empty for more than a decade

Plans are in motion to turn a shop – which has sat empty for more than a decade – into a town centre florist and cafe.

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The building company that changed the face of Kent

The building company that changed the face of Kent

We take a look at how a carpenter went from working in his parent’s garden to creating a company that would last more than 100 years.

‘No area has this many closures’: Is this Kent's most gridlocked town?

‘No area has this many closures’: Is this Kent's most gridlocked town?

Irritated motorists say their journeys are taking three times longer and closures seem to be down every turn, as they face a summer of roadworks.

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Popular bakery set for return to town

Popular bakery set for return to town

An artisan bakery will return to a seaside town after two years away.

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Pub land for sale could be turned into homes

Pub land for sale could be turned into homes

A patch of land belonging to a pub has been put up for sale, despite bosses saying they’d have liked to expand the beer garden.

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One of Kent's oldest pubs goes up for sale

One of Kent's oldest pubs goes up for sale

A 600-year-old pub which was once one of Kent’s longest-running establishments has gone up for sale.

Delight as 700-year-old market finally returns to high street

Delight as 700-year-old market finally returns to high street

A 700-year-old market’s long anticipated return to Kent following an arduous two-year battle has been labelled a “win-win”.

Collapsed construction firm’s former owner pays £2.2m on final legacy project

Collapsed construction firm’s former owner pays £2.2m on final legacy project

The former owners of an award-winning construction firm which went into administration has paid £2.2m to exit its final legacy project.

Family-run care home is sold

Family-run care home is sold

A care home, first opened in 1983, has been sold as its owners look to retire.

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Travel agents wins the double at awards

Travel agents wins the double at awards

A leading travel agent in the county has won two prestigious awards at a glitzy ceremony in London.

‘Cost of doing business remains a major issue’

‘Cost of doing business remains a major issue’

Businesses across the county are continuing to feel the pinch according to the latest economic survey as confidence stagnates.

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Empty village pub up for sale

Empty village pub up for sale

A former pub is up for sale and could be bought by the community to get it up and running again.

Pub bosses fear trade will plummet as road to close ALL summer

Pub bosses fear trade will plummet as road to close ALL summer

Pub landlords fear trade will plummet this summer after it emerged a busy road will shut for repairs.

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