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Five deep at bar? Phone in your round with new mobile app
25 August 2014A nightclub has launched its own mobile phone app allowing revellers to order and pay for drinks without having to queue.
Jellyfish found all washed up
25 August 2014A young family out walking on a Kent beach over the Bank Holiday weekend were surprised to find the strange looking creature.
MP Laura Sandys welcomes Discovery boost
07 August 2014MP Laura Sandys has welcomed a £4.6m boost to the Discovery Park in Sandwich.
Betteshanger project begins working with Discovery Park
25 July 2014Bosses at Hadlow College say their plans to revive the Betteshanger Colliery site will not duplicate Discovery Park but work alongside it.
Arriva invests £1.7 million in eco-friendly buses
17 July 2014More than £1.7 million has been invested in Arriva's new eco-friendly bus fleet in and around Medway, with hopes of improving the area's air quality.
Kent's early flying ant invasion... and you can blame weather
16 July 2014The annual phenomenon known as flying ant day is getting earlier thanks to warm weather... and it might not be just for a single day this year.
Project to construct world's largest structure gets under way
09 July 2014A team from Royal British Legion Industries in Aylesford have started construction on the world's largest structure...out of K'NEX.
Albino spider spotted in Kent
07 July 2014First there were albino squirrels, now Kent can lay claim to an all-white spider spotted in a garden - question is, is it rare?
Sandwich pupils receive award for flood prevention design
07 July 2014Pupils from Sandwich Technology School reached the top spot in the TeenTech awards judged by Stephen Fry, James May and Maggie Philbin.
Safety ease at Dungeness B approved
27 June 2014Nuclear regulators approve relaxation of a restriction at Marsh power plant.
Drugs research gains investment
17 June 2014A German pharmaceutical firm has given hundreds of thousands of pounds to a university to develop pain relief drugs.
Cheering news for those opposed to giant solar farms
15 June 2014Two Government appeal decisions may toll the death knell for the solar farms on agricultural land.
Safety measure at Dungeness B could be relaxed
04 June 2014Bosses at a Kent nuclear power station say the public will not be put at risk by plans to relax a safety restriction.
Eureka! College moves to science park
04 June 2014College staff and students will use labs formerly run by Pfizer after signing a deal to partially relocate to Discovery Park.
AstraZeneca rejects £69bn Pfizer bid
19 May 2014A “fourth and final” offer from Pfizer has been rejected by AstraZeneca due to fears over job security.
Sci-fi stars in line for Geek Fest
17 April 2014Stars from Sci-fi will be special guests at this year's Geek Fest in Folkestone next month
Kent is 'air pollution capital' of South East
16 April 2014The county has more deaths from pollution than anywhere else in the South East, latest figures show.
Discovery Park confirms Sainsbury's application
14 April 2014A business hub has confirmed plans for a Sainsbury’s supermarket and petrol station have been submitted to the council.
Betteshanger Sustainable Parks development plans take shape
09 April 2014Plans have been submitted for a new visitor centre at Fowlmead Country Park, as part of the wider Betteshanger Colliery development.
Help for flood-threatened army ranges
26 March 2014More than £400,000 is being provided to protect the flood-prone Lydd and Hythe Ranges.
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