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Food bank demand in Kent increases to record levels
15 April 2016The number of people in Kent turning to food banks has leapt to record levels, as a charity warns urgent action must be taken to ease the crisis.
Look who’s investing in drugs firms
14 April 2016Kent County Council is trying to make money by taking a share in growing science businesses.
Nuclear power station bosses on their guard against 'madmen'
09 April 2016Bosses at Kent's nuclear power station say they are on their guard against “madmen” unleashing nuclear terrorism.
£9m project to reveal 'untold' chapter of British Naval History
07 April 2016A £9m project at Chatham’s Historic Dockyard is set to open next month using interactive screens to bring the age of sail to life.
The secret’s out... BBC captures the beauty of marshes
06 April 2016One of Kent's hidden beauty spots will be featured on the second episode of television series Secret Britain tonight.
What if police could detect crime before it happened?
05 April 2016The 2002 film Minority Report imagines a world where crime can be foreseen before it has happened. But in Kent, this isn't just science fiction.
Anniversary of massive explosion that killed 109
02 April 2016On April 2, 1916, an explosion at Uplees Gunpowder works killed 109 men and boys - the grandson of one of the victims still has unanswered questions.
Kent walk first in UK to be captured on Google Trekker
25 March 2016People can now enjoy this famous Kent trail virtually as it becomes the UK's first to be captured using Google's Street View-style Trekker.
Takeover that’s hoping to bear fruit
16 March 2016Economies of scale will save a crop research institute from future threats of closure but its new owner admits there will be short-term job losses.
Pirates of the Caribbean star voices bomb ship documentary
16 March 2016A new film about the bomb-laden wreck of the Richard Montgomery is being voiced by this Pirates of the Caribbean star.
Kent produces UK's first strawberrries of the year
13 March 2016A Kent farm is the first in the UK to produce strawberries this year.
Midwife struck off after ‘risk of harm to patients’
10 March 2016A midwife who carried out medical procedures she was not trained to perform has been struck off.
'I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry'
08 March 2016Once that washing machine door is closed, there's no getting it open again... even if your £400 iPhone is trapped inside.
Firm's 10-year commitment
08 March 2016A drug discovery company has extended its lease at a business estate for another decade.
Just what the doctor ordered
03 March 2016A medical instrument manufacturer has sold a subsidiary business to a US company with sales of $11 billion.
Job cuts confirmed at research site
26 February 2016The new boss of a crop study business has said staff numbers will be reduced over the next year under its new owners.
Night of the living LED...
15 February 2016Plans to replace Kent's street lamps with LEDS have come under fire from critics who claim the pale blue light will make them look like zombies.
Firm makes just what the doctor ordered
10 February 2016Medical companies around the world turn to Integrated Technologies Limited to make their ideas become reality.
'No question mark hangs over the site’
10 February 2016Kent Science Park’s future is secure after its multi-million pound takeover by US investors this month, according to its retiring site director.
Research centre rescued in takeover
09 February 2016A crop research company which made losses of more than £1.5 million last year has been saved from potential administration by another scientific body.
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