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Old Town given boost with £1.3m lottery funding
26 September 2013The Old Town in Folkestone has been awarded £1.3m by the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore old buildings for community use.
Brewery announces dip in profits
25 September 2013One of Kent's best-known firms saw a fall of £2m in its bottom line, putting it down to a reorganisation within the business.
Plans submitted for controversial shop
25 September 2013Proposals have been submitted to turn a fire damaged ironmongers, in Lenham, Maidstone, into a Southern Co-operative
No accident that company is on the road to success
23 September 2013The judges have been visiting this year’s nominees ahead of making their final decision...
New drugs plant launched to tackle well-known illness
19 September 2013The opening of a 10,000 square metre site will see medication for one of the world's most common diseases manufactured there.
Bathroom firm seeks HQ move
16 September 2013Crosswater Holdings and developer Prologis submitted a planning application to Dartford council for a new headquarters at The Bridge business park.
Kent businesses invited to attend new Christmas event
10 September 2013Margate's Turner Contemporary is calling for Kent artists and makers to sell their work at festive retail event Made Contemporary
85 jobs if Dunelm Mill store given the go-ahead
06 September 2013The interiors retailer has applied for planning permission to convert a former Comet.
£30m to be ploughed in to dilapidated town centre building
16 August 2013The rundown Powerhub building in Maidstone is set for a facelift as part of a major £30m scheme that could bring 350 jobs plus a supermarket.
New County Town development celebrates major milestone
02 August 2013Developers Redrow Homes have welcomed the 300th home owner to new Maidstone development The Grange
Shopkeepers in limbo as Tesco thinks again
25 July 2013Business owners affected by Tesco’s delayed plans for Lowfield Street have complained they are being kept in the dark.
Developers to announce £500,000 town centre investment
22 July 2013The company behind plans for a Sainsbury's on the outskirts of a Kent town are expected to announce a major investment for the next three years
Car buyers in line for a date with JLS
10 July 2013Haywards Motor Group is offering car and van purchasers tickets to meet top boy band JLS
Steel mill dispute resolved, but still no word on future
07 July 2013A long-running legal dispute concerning the future of Thamesteel has come to an end, but there is still no news about what happens next.
SPECIAL REPORT: Still moving forward after 150 years
04 July 2013Beck & Pollitzer Engineering, the Dartford-based machinery moving and installation specialist firm, celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.
New berth sails into place
02 July 2013Sections of the new berth, which have been under construction at the former hoverport, have been lifted and transported across Dover Harbour.
Bookshop's next chapter as a restaurant
30 June 2013All change in Maidstone as Waterstones closes down branch with DIY giant Homebase set to follow suit
Companies remain committed to Chatham Docks project
26 June 2013The two companies key to delivering 3,500 jobs at Chatham Docks have said they remain committed to the project, despite it receiving a setback.
Beadles adds Vauxhall dealership to its vehicle line-up
24 June 2013Beadles in Aylesford is the first vehicle dealership in the group to feature the Vauxhall brand
Houses emerge from the rubble of KM Group's headquarters
21 June 2013Making the headlines... Redrow gets set to unveil its show homes on former newspaper site
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