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Southcliffe: Tourism bosses plan tour
11 August 2013As the final episodes of Southcliffe are set to air on TV, tourism bosses are considering starting a tour to capitalise on the county's starring role.
Village banks on using persuasion to lure in Austen fans
11 August 2013A Kent village where Jane Austen's brother lived is hoping to cash in on its connections ahead of the release of a banknote bearing her image.
Go-ahead for technical college
09 August 2013Plans for a multi-million pound technical college for up to 600 students in north Kent has been been approved.
Work set to begin on 6,000-home site
09 August 2013A long-awaited development to bring more than 6,000 homes is set to get under way soon after planning approval last night.
Petition gains 1,200 signatures
09 August 2013A petition objecting to an asbestos depot in Lordswood has been handed to Medway Council.
Confident manufacturer expands capacity
09 August 2013Kent firm installs new equipment to meet growing demand
Equal rights activists in lather over car wash's 'sexist' offer
09 August 2013A car wash has landed in hot water amid claims it's sexist for offering discounts to women only.
Could Kent's hub airport be ruled out by December?
09 August 2013Kent is just months away from finding out its role in the future of the UK's airport capacity.
Council leader: 'We might never get back £3.3m'
08 August 2013A council leader has admitted he is not optimistic about recouping the £3.3million owed by the collapsed ferry company Transeuropa.
New homes to be built on wasteland
08 August 2013New life is set to be breathed into the former A2 Tyres depot in Sittingbourne.
New homes on Gravesend green space
08 August 2013Housing giant Persimmon and Bovis Homes is considering building hundreds of homes in Gravesend.
Mixed reception for Bank's interest rate policy switch
08 August 2013The Bank of England's decision to link interest rate rises with unemployment given mixed reception
You're hired! Firmin launches recruitment business
08 August 2013Alan Firmin, the logistics firm, has moved into hiring staff for others
The number of new homes being built reaches a five-year high
08 August 2013On the up: Private sector housing registrations hit their highest level since 2008 and the start of the economic downturn.
New boss for waste management firm
07 August 2013Viridor, the waste management and recycling firm, is to have a new chief executive.
Councillors to run seafront toilets themselves while new bids are sought
07 August 2013Town councillors have decided to re-advertise the tender for running Dover's seafront toilets, and to operate the facility themselves in the meantime.
Fracking 'too risky'
07 August 2013Fracking would be more dangerous in east Kent, says Rosemary Rechter, of environmental group Deal With It.
Gallery's one millionth visitor will have a special reason to celebrate...
07 August 2013The man or woman who claims the title of the millionth visitor through the Turner Contemporary's doors will be well set to celebrate.
Doug Richard to help Kent become "UK creative business hub"
06 August 2013Creative entrepreneurs could get their businesses off the ground with help from Doug Richard and Kent County Council
Bank funds charity's new moves
06 August 2013Charity Bank has loaned the Royal Society for Blind People £750,000 to help with major change
