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COUNTING DOWN TO KEiBA

COUNTING DOWN TO KEiBA

27 June 2013

And the winners are... 300 firms from across the county set to find out if they have won Kent's leading business award

Kent Reliance adds 30 jobs in past year

Kent Reliance adds 30 jobs in past year

26 June 2013

Growing Kent Reliance financial business has added more than 30 jobs to its workforce

Luxury watch specialist in running for top retailer award

Luxury watch specialist in running for top retailer award

26 June 2013

Watchfinder & Co, a specialist in pre-owned luxury watches, has been shortlisted for UK Jewellery Award

Hundreds of staff hired at chaos-hit NHS phone line

Hundreds of staff hired at chaos-hit NHS phone line

26 June 2013

Catastrophic failures of the 111 NHS line in Kent have led to 200 extra staff taken on to cope with the huge demand, it's been revealed.

Refunds now offered over airshow chaos

Refunds now offered over airshow chaos

26 June 2013

Organisers of the South East Airshow have done an apparent u-turn by offering refunds to anyone who didn't make it to the show due to traffic chaos.

Poor or no broadband reception hitting job creation

Poor or no broadband reception hitting job creation

26 June 2013

Survey by South East Local Enterprise Partnership finds that poor or no broadband reception is costing jobs, contracts and business efficiency

Risk on ferry firm ‘not weighed up’

Risk on ferry firm ‘not weighed up’

26 June 2013

Council spending watchdog set to examine Transeuropa deal that cost taxpayers £3.3 million

Kent's top university schools revealed

Kent's top university schools revealed

26 June 2013

Fewer than half of Kent students go on to higher education - and no county schools are among the best for university take-up, new figures reveal.

Companies remain committed to Chatham Docks project

Companies remain committed to Chatham Docks project

26 June 2013

The two companies key to delivering 3,500 jobs at Chatham Docks have said they remain committed to the project, despite it receiving a setback.

Print business sweeps the board

Print business sweeps the board

25 June 2013

Balreed print specialist business wins outstanding dealer award

Animals are not inspected at port, Dover MP told

Animals are not inspected at port, Dover MP told

25 June 2013

No inspections of animals are undertaken at the port of Dover before they are shipped to France for slaughter, it has been revealed.

The art of regeneration

The art of regeneration

25 June 2013

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman full of praise for multi-million pound art gallery ahead of Kent visit

Beadles adds Vauxhall dealership to its vehicle line-up

Beadles adds Vauxhall dealership to its vehicle line-up

24 June 2013

Beadles in Aylesford is the first vehicle dealership in the group to feature the Vauxhall brand

Farm workers wages scheme being scrapped in October

Farm workers wages scheme being scrapped in October

24 June 2013

Employers of staff governed by the Agricultural Wages Order told to check contracts before minimum wage replaces it.

Cold and wet weather helps drysuit firm grow

Cold and wet weather helps drysuit firm grow

24 June 2013

Hammond Drysuits expands to meet growing demand

Blessed be the new tourism bus

Blessed be the new tourism bus

24 June 2013

Flamboyant actor Brian Blessed has launched a new tourist bus of Medway - complete with his booming voice to guide visitors.

Government rejects Medway's housing strategy

Government rejects Medway's housing strategy

24 June 2013

An inspector has said Medway's strategy for all housing over the next 13 years should be torn up and written again - thanks to rare nightingales.

Council leader asks residents to vote option C

Council leader asks residents to vote option C

24 June 2013

Dartford council leader Jeremy Kite urges people to vote for option C, a new Thames crossing east of Gravesend...

Apprentices receive praise

Apprentices receive praise

24 June 2013

Young apprentices have been working to clean up part of Gravesend while learning new skills.

Tesco store plans under threat

Tesco store plans under threat

24 June 2013

Doubts have been cast over plans for a Tesco on the outskirts of a Kent seaside town after developers stalled a planning application.

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