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Office move could save £1.6m
17 November 2013Kent 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
12 November 2013Companies 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
07 November 2013A 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?
07 November 2013Kent is shaping up to be a key battleground in the race to drill for shale gas.
Firm's recruitment drive after contract boost
05 November 2013The 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
05 November 2013Investors 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
01 November 2013Owners 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
30 October 2013A 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
16 October 2013Regular Ofwat says it plans to block a proposed increase in prices by Thames Water.
Demands for improvements to trouble-hit new hospital transport service
14 October 2013Bosses 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
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.
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.
Gas and heating firm wins massive UK contract
02 October 2013Swale 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
02 October 2013Both 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
01 October 2013Town councillors have today re-advertised the tender for running the toilets and shop concession on Dover seafront.
Embalming bodies...aged just 11
20 September 2013A 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
19 September 2013Over 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
18 September 2013For 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
16 September 2013A huge merger of Medway and Darent Valley hospital trusts has been called off.
Hospital staff threaten to quit over parking charges
13 September 2013Members 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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