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Leisure and tourism boost in tough financial climate
17 October 2013A report released today finds the tourism industry contributed £3.4 billion to the county's economy in a tough year for parts of the property sector.
Where discoveries are made
10 October 2013Dozens of businesses are making scientific breakthroughs which change lives behind the high-level security at Kent Science Park
Fracking campaign group reveals drill firm's 'staged approach'
10 October 2013Freedom of Information request has revealed that Kent County Council was aware of plans for three exploratory bore holes since May 2012.
The one-man bands filling the post-nuclear vacuum
09 October 2013A grant scheme aimed at micro-businesses is aiming to fill the void left by the decline in part of Kent's once thriving nuclear industry.
Work on Deal beach will boost sea defences
09 October 2013Crowds have been watching the work on Deal beach.
Killer ash disease spreads through Kent
07 October 2013Cases of the killer tree disease ash dieback have risen nearly fivefold in Kent in a matter of months.
MP pledges to raise fracking issue with ministers
04 October 2013MP Charlie Elphicke has opposed the applications for exploratory drilling in East Kent and says he will raise the issue with Ministers.
Supermarket set for Discovery Park
02 October 2013Details have emerged of a new store set for the former Pfizer site, which has been dubbed "near imperative" for scientific work to continue there.
Surge in crime at beauty spot over summer months
19 September 2013The Warren, one of Folkestone's most idyllic settings, has been littered with crime during the summer.
'Flying saucer' lands in Kent
04 September 2013A pair of Frenchmen made aviation history today after completing the world's first cross-channel electric air balloon flight.
New hope in fight for wood
02 September 2013Oaken Wood near Barming is off to be discussed at the High Court
Sea given all clear after sewage spill
21 August 2013Warnings against going into the water off a seaside town have been taken down after pollution tests finally came back all clear.
University kills hundreds of animals in experiments
16 August 2013More than 200 mice have been killed in the last three years as a result of experiments carried out by the University of Kent, it's been revealed.
The day the government planned to blow up Kent
01 August 2013Confidential documents released from 1982 reveal the government considered an option to flood parts of Kent to save London.
Final Goodbye: Walmer School
22 July 2013A day of celebrations marked the 55 year history of Walmer Science College when it closed on Friday. See The Mercury's four-page souvenir special.
Have your say on Richborough energy connector
17 July 2013Your views are needed on plans to build pylons for an energy connector from Richborough to Canterbury.
Power cut hits more than 1,000 village homes
15 July 2013Villagers are without power hours after an outage in Cuxton and Halling today.
Survey into sunken WWII explosives ship Montgomery released
10 July 2013Results of a survey into a ship which sank off the coast of Kent - carrying thousands of tonnes of explosives - have been released.
Solar power farm idea for 74-acre site
28 June 2013A massive solar farm could be set for a Sittingbourne area village site.
Fears raised about solar farm in Thurnham
28 June 2013Concerns have been raised about a proposal to build a solar farm on a field in Thurnham.
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