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Jobs at risk as pub chain on the brink
04 November 2013Staff at five Kent drinking holes are at risk after their parent company tumbled into administration.
Popular attraction closes its doors today
03 November 2013A much-loved family farm that has been running for 25 years is shutting up shop today.
Flights with added bite
29 October 2013Crisps from Kent will be served to passengers flying with British Airways.
Dream come true as gates re-open after seven years
28 October 2013The public will be able to take a look inside Dreamland for the first time since 2006.
Micropub hopes for stamp of approval
26 October 2013An application has been submitted for Sheppey’s first ever micropub on the site of a recently closed post office.
Sad to see another pub go
24 October 2013Work started last week on the demolition of a former pub to make way for a crazy golf course and catering units.
Margate hits the headlines in New York
22 October 2013The regeneration and slow but sure transformation of Margate has hit the headlines in New York.
Tourism firms urged to sign up for Kent Big Weekend 2014
22 October 2013Kent Big Weekend 2014 in March will offer residents free tickets to tourism attractions. Businesses are encouraged to sign up.
Hop Farm festival set for encore
21 October 2013The three-day Hop Farm Music Festival is set to return next year with a new promoter.
Ebbsfleet owners back Paramount Park
18 October 2013A company that rescued Ebbsfleet United from financial ruin has made a multi-million pound investment in a scheme to open a huge theme park in Kent.
August surge in visitor numbers in Kent
18 October 2013The tourism received a welcome boost in August as the number of people visiting attractions grew for the fifth consecutive month.
Restaurant for sale after owner’s sudden death
18 October 2013A fine dining venue is to go up for auction just two weeks after it closed, following its owner's death.
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.
Eight in 10 want more places to eat and shop
09 October 2013Some 82% of people want more food, drink and retail outlets in a Kent town centre.
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.
New blogger focus as brewer pulls out of Kent Media Awards
02 October 2013Shepherd Neame has decided not to sponsor the county's top journalism ceremony after 25 years, saying it wants to concentrate investment on bloggers.
Banking on a new future for building
30 September 2013Former Maidstone NatWest bank set to reopen as a pub before Christmmas.
Brewery announces dip in profits
25 September 2013One of Kent's best-known firms saw a fall of £2m in its bottom line, putting it down to a reorganisation within the business.
Wetherspoon’s planned on site of old electrical shop
25 September 2013National pub chain Wetherspoon has confirmed it has bought an empty shop in Sheerness and hopes to create 40 jobs in the town.
For 37 years it’s been my life, says centre manager
19 September 2013People have been sharing their memories of a popular leisure centre which closed suddenly leaving customers devastated and 19 people unemployed.
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