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Bluewater signs green print deal
09 March 2023A local company has signed a deal with the owner of the Bluewater shopping centre to help cut its carbon footprint.
Hotel lands top award for college
09 March 2023A hotel, rated among the best in the country on Tripadvisor, has helped land a college group a leading award.
Overbooked restaurant 'turning customers away' launches expansion bid
09 March 2023An overbooked restaurant that regularly has to turn customers away has launched a bid to expand into a former DIY shop.
Bluewater's top attraction to more than double in capacity
08 March 2023Plans have been approved to more than double the yearly visitors to Bluewater's biggest tourist draw.
Residents outline their vision for shopping centre
07 March 2023A skate park and unique shops are among the upgrades residents want to see at a newly-bought village retail centre.
New Home Bargains store to open this week
07 March 2023Big-name budget chain Home Bargains has announced its latest Kent store will open this weekend.
Gym plan for empty Toys R Us still in the pipeline
07 March 2023Plans to open a JD Sports gym in an empty retail park unit have fallen through – but negotiations are under way with another fitness firm.
Is this the best company to work for in Kent?
07 March 2023Could a frozen ready-meal business, that gives its employees their birthday off and free meals, be the best place to work in the county?
Parking nightmare fears as Greggs to open in high street
07 March 2023A town's first Greggs is set to open this week - but the mayor fears it will cause parking chaos in the high street.
International coffee shop chain reveals drive-thru opening date
06 March 2023An international coffee shop chain has revealed the opening date for its second Kent branch.
Chamber CEO announces retirement
06 March 2023A popular and well-known face of Kent business has confirmed she is stepping down.
'We've worked together for 50 years – and been married for as long'
06 March 2023A hairdressing couple who've done 260,000 cuts between them are celebrating half a century of marriage, all while working at the same salon.
Campaigners urge government to pause £10bn Lower Thames Crossing
05 March 2023Protesters are calling for a new link between Kent and Essex to be blocked on the basis it will be a 'smart motorway by stealth'.
Landlords set to leave pub over running costs
05 March 2023Bosses of a landmark Shepherd Neame pub are throwing in the towel amid spiralling overheads.
New plans for popular harbour arm revealed
05 March 2023Bosses have revealed fresh plans for a historic port which would see the creation of a mixed-use development of homes and commercial space.
'Great big hole' in town centre to finally be transformed
05 March 2023Traders have welcomed plans for new homes to replace a "great big hole" which has blighted a town centre for seven years.
Former gasworks site earmarked for housing estate to be sold
04 March 2023A former gasworks site which hasn't been been used in 80 years will go on the market and could be transformed with 80 new homes.
Car park 'permanently' blocked off to tackle antisocial youths
03 March 2023The top floor of a car park has now been completely blocked off to stop youths throwing tin cans and traffic cones at passers-by.
Hotel boss launches luxury Kent to Southend yacht tours
03 March 2023The owner of a guest house has splashed out on a £185k motor yacht so he can run trips across the water to Essex.
Campaigners 'preparing for legal challenge' against £50m development
02 March 2023A campaign group has launched a fundraiser and is prepared to mount a legal challenge against a proposed £50m luxury hotel and surfing lagoon.
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