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Kent hotel group poised to add Guernsey venue
12 June 2013Hand Picked Hotels, based in Sevenoaks, expected to buy Guernsey hotel.
KCC ditches companies... at £190k loss
12 June 2013The plug has been pulled on a string of trading companies set up to make money for Kent County Council - at a £191,000 loss.
Saga closes in on stock market deal
12 June 2013Public poised to be able to buy shares in Kent firm as owner paves the way for £4bn refinancing package
The world is waiting
11 June 2013The search is on for 100 firms to join the county's exports push
Ratner surprised high-speed rail has not done more for county
11 June 2013Jewellery entrepreneur Gerald Ratner speaks out at B2B 2013, the annual business expo run by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce
Italian market planned for Dover
11 June 2013A four-day Italian market will be held in Dover this summer. It is being planned by the Town Team which already runs a Tuesday market in the town.
First Service helps put catering jobs on menu
11 June 2013A former jobless teenager is cooking up a storm thanks to a scheme that teaches young people on Sheppey kitchen skills.
Special report: If not Lodge Hill where will we build?
11 June 2013Developers are lining up to press the case for controversial housing developments across Medway.
Gravesend 'legal highs' shop boss: Don't judge us
11 June 2013The boss of a 'legal highs' shop in Gravesend says critics shouldn't judge his business until they have visited the store.
170 jobs under threat as US owners plan plant closure
11 June 2013In another blow to employment figures, a Kent packaging factory is expected to close with the loss of up to 170 jobs.
Jobs at risk in proposed closure
11 June 2013Up to 90 jobs could go after Balfour Beatty announced the proposed closure of its construction plant in Dartford.
School staff take off 90,000 working weeks in year
11 June 2013Stressed-up teachers and support staff have contributed to 90,000 days taken off sick in Kent schools in just one year, it's been revealed.
Gold award for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
11 June 2013Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has received an award for its approach to health and safety in the workplace.
Rochester Bridge Trust wins award for schools work
10 June 2013The Rochester Bridge Trust presented with an award by the Institute of Civil Engineers for work with schools
Up to 90 Kent construction jobs at risk
10 June 2013Balfour Beatty is considering closure of its Dartford construction plant affecting between 50 and 90 jobs
Schools chiefs run up £150,000 hotel bills in just a year
10 June 2013Kent taxpayers have been billed more than £150,000 in just a year for hotels used by education officials and teachers for training courses.
Kent's war against illegal waste dumpers
10 June 2013County waste-busting teams have shut down more illegal dumping sites in the past 12 months than any other area in the country, it's been revealed.
Airport commission to visit the Towns
10 June 2013The team looking into the idea of an airport in Medway will visit the Towns on Thursday.
Bertie's Wood Fuel takes county crown
09 June 2013The burning desires of a young Kent entrepreneur have put him in line for a red-hot date with Dragon Deborah Meaden
Gerald Ratner says good came from bad after "cr*p" remark
09 June 2013Gerald Ratner, the jeweller, comes to Kent on June 11 with a message of hope for business people who have made mistakes.
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