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'Merger' to create national ship repair firm
13 October 2015An independent ship repairer has taken over a rival marine engineering company in a deal which will help it fix vessels across the UK.
First-ever Ukip controlled council loses majority
13 October 2015Ukip has lost its overall control of Thanet council after another councillor quit the party over the ongoing Manston airport saga.
Ukip leader denies stall claims
12 October 2015Underlying tension over whether Thanet council will force a buyout of Manston airport has broken into a public row.
Race track owner fears it could become lorry park
12 October 2015If multi-million pound plans to develop a race track are rejected, its owner fears it could be turned into a lorry park.
Wi-fi firm keeps Kent connection
12 October 2015A Swedish company which puts wi-fi on trains and buses has launched its UK headquarters in the county.
Manston negotiations on the rocks
11 October 2015US investor keen to take on airport accuses council leader of 'throwing roadblocks in front of us'.
Solution to Stack will be announced ‘within weeks’ says MP
08 October 2015As lorries park up outside people's houses in east Kent, an MP has promised a solution to Operation Stack 'within weeks'.
Public to meet on port proposals
07 October 2015Taxpayers will have their say on the future of a council-owned port after investors showed interest in plans to bring back passenger services.
Freight crossings up through Stack
06 October 2015P&O Ferries carried its largest amount of haulage in 12 years during three months dogged by Operation Stack and problems in Calais.
Ship firm wins contract
04 October 2015Dover-based Burgess Marine is set to modify Lord Sugar's new super yacht.
Call centre jobs at risk
01 October 2015Workers at a call centre are facing redundancy as bosses look to move towards online customer service.
Kent police chief says using Manston as Op Stack lorry park not viable
01 October 2015Using Manston as an emergency lorry park when Operation Stack in place won't work, Kent chief police says
Coach company's smart move
30 September 2015Commuters have snapped up new Oyster-style travel cards with a bus operator prompting the firm to double orders of its new product.
MP calls urgent meeting on crossing
29 September 2015An urgent meeting of the people involved in managing the Dartford Crossing has been called following the lack of improvement to traffic.
Port of Ramsgate runs up losses of £2.7m
24 September 2015A call has come for Thanet council to close the Port of Ramsgate after it ran up losses of £2.7m in three years
Port revival targets 500,000 passengers
23 September 2015A ferry expert is in talks with operators about setting up passenger services at a Kent port, which he says can attract half million people a year.
‘Don’t leave kiosk owner behind in station move’
23 September 2015Hundreds of customers have rallied round the popular kiosk owner at a railway station after he was given notice to quit.
Strike action cost unveiled
16 September 2015A ferry company has revealed the scale of repairs and lost revenue caused by industrial action in Calais this summer.
'Seize the moment' to end Op Stack
16 September 2015The government must be kept under pressure to find alternatives to Operation Stack, councillors said today.
Uncertainty is costing jobs
15 September 2015A senior politician at Kent County Council says the delay in talks between a council a potential US buyer of the ex-Manston airport is costing jobs.
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