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Quay car park closure could cripple Sandwich trade
09 October 2013Traders fear their businesses could face losses as disruptive works to reduce flood risks begin on the Quay in Sandwich.
Put people on the career ladder
08 October 2013Kent Business is launching the Kick Start Kent campaign, showing how companies and workers can benefit from apprenticeships.
Where to find coffee, beer, clothes and planes?
08 October 2013Four new businesses are opening on the same street this month.
Aldi to open new store in Herne Bay
03 October 2013The budget chain will build a supermarket on the Kings Road car park site next to rivals Morrisons
New blogger focus as brewer pulls out of Kent Media Awards
02 October 2013Shepherd Neame has decided not to sponsor the county's top journalism ceremony after 25 years, saying it wants to concentrate investment on bloggers.
First look at new John Lewis store
01 October 2013Reporters were given a sneak peek inside a new £7m outlet due to open next month.
School uniform sales are a rip-off says shopkeeper
28 September 2013Shop puts up large banner saying “RIP OFF School Uniform Campaign” and plans to display the name of a different school every two weeks.
We’ve lost our business, our savings and our home
27 September 2013Michael Savell, 64, and his wife Maureen, 61, ran the Balloon Workshop in Gravesend but a lack of trade has finally forced them to close.
Lonely beginning led to creation of busy portfolio
21 September 2013Meet the latest entry to the Dartford and Gravesham Business Awards...
On faster track for physiotherapy
20 September 2013Meet the latest entry to the Dartford and Gravesham Business Awards...
Illegal tobacco fear over move to plain packaging
18 September 2013A retailer from Dartford says the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes could lead to a rise in illegal and counterfeit smoking products.
Kent shops in schoolgirl fashion row
18 September 2013A fashion retailer with several stores in Kent is being criticised for selling revealing clothing to girls as young as eight.
Fencing firm moves with the times
18 September 2013For 85 years, Meopham Fencing Works has maintained a successful business as a fencing contractor and material supplier.
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.
Model shop closes as firm folds
13 September 2013Another blow for the High Street as Medway shop The Signal Box reaches the end of the line.
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
Celebrating 100 years of town centre trading
07 September 2013A familiar landmark in Gravesend town centre marks its centenary in a three-day extravaganza.
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.
Town centre plans get go-ahead... after just 11 years!
06 September 2013Tesco's dreams of transforming the centre of Dartford have finally got off the drawing board... more than a decade after the first application.
Pop-up culture brings boost hope for shops
23 August 2013PopUp Britain, a scheme to give new online businesses a high street presence, is coming to Ashford's Park Mall.
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Terrorists who planned to bomb Bluewater are freed from prison
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Large chunk of M20 shut due to ‘police incident’
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‘Big dog’ brings motorway traffic to a halt
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‘This rat-run bridge isn’t wide enough - someone will be killed soon’
