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Office move could save £1.6m

Office move could save £1.6m

17 November 2013

Kent County Council says centralising its staff in one place could save taxpayers money, despite an initial £4.4m outlay to renovate the building.

Decision due on £1.9m job-creation contract

Decision due on £1.9m job-creation contract

12 November 2013

Companies have bid with Kent County Council for the lucrative role of inward investment agency, aimed at attracting companies to set up shop here.

Energy deal blow for airport

Energy deal blow for airport

07 November 2013

A multi-billion pound energy deal has delivered another blow to the prospects of a Thames Estuary airport being built.

Fracking: Our future hope... or hell?

Fracking: Our future hope... or hell?

07 November 2013

Kent is shaping up to be a key battleground in the race to drill for shale gas.

Firm's recruitment drive after contract boost

Firm's recruitment drive after contract boost

05 November 2013

The largest independently-owned heating company in the county is looking for workers after winning a share of £400m of contracts.

Care home to undergo £5m transformation

Care home to undergo £5m transformation

05 November 2013

Investors in an ethical bank will raise money for a social care provider aiming to build a new dementia home.

Fire devastated business rises from the ashes

Fire devastated business rises from the ashes

01 November 2013

Owners of a laundry firm which was gutted by a blaze this summer have been given planning permission to rebuild on the site.

Wind farm test plan rejected

Wind farm test plan rejected

30 October 2013

A small community in the Kent countryside is rejoicing after councillors voted against proposals to see whether the area was suitable for a wind farm.

Water bills hike rejected

Water bills hike rejected

16 October 2013

Regular Ofwat says it plans to block a proposed increase in prices by Thames Water.

Demands for improvements to trouble-hit new hospital transport service

Demands for improvements to trouble-hit new hospital transport service

14 October 2013

Bosses of a trouble-hit hospital transport service have been told to make urgent improvements after complaints about delays and missed appointments.

The one-man bands filling the post-nuclear vacuum

The one-man bands filling the post-nuclear vacuum

09 October 2013

A 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.

Put people on the career ladder

Put people on the career ladder

08 October 2013

Kent Business is launching the Kick Start Kent campaign, showing how companies and workers can benefit from apprenticeships.

Gas and heating firm wins massive UK contract

Gas and heating firm wins massive UK contract

02 October 2013

Swale Heating is set to look after 12,000 homes in the multi-million pound deal.

Kent water firm receives country's highest number of complaints

Kent water firm receives country's highest number of complaints

02 October 2013

Both Southern Water and South East Water have been unveiled as among the worst performers in the industry for customer complaints by a watchdog.

Toilets will not be open until next year after councillors decide to re-advertise tender

Toilets will not be open until next year after councillors decide to re-advertise tender

01 October 2013

Town councillors have today re-advertised the tender for running the toilets and shop concession on Dover seafront.

Embalming bodies...aged just 11

Embalming bodies...aged just 11

20 September 2013

A funeral director who embalmed his first body at 11 believes working it isn't just a job, but a way of life.

Local player with high-tech edge

Local player with high-tech edge

19 September 2013

Over the past 11 years, Amax Estates and Property Services has become an important part of Gravesend’s commercial sector.

Fencing firm moves with the times

Fencing firm moves with the times

18 September 2013

For 85 years, Meopham Fencing Works has maintained a successful business as a fencing contractor and material supplier.

Off: Medway and Darent Valley hospital merger abandoned

Off: Medway and Darent Valley hospital merger abandoned

16 September 2013

A huge merger of Medway and Darent Valley hospital trusts has been called off.

Hospital staff threaten to quit over parking charges

Hospital staff threaten to quit over parking charges

13 September 2013

Members of staff at Ashford’s William Harvey Hospital say they are considering leaving their jobs over huge increases in the cost of parking at work.

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