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Plea to new PM to give green light to Lower Thames Crossing

10 July 2024
Plea to new PM to give green light to Lower Thames Crossing

A leading business organisation has called on the Prime Minister to ensure the Lower Thames Crossing gets the go-ahead.

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Care home changes hands for first time in 36 years

10 July 2024
Care home changes hands for first time in 36 years

A care home, which caters for patients with dementia, has changed hands after the previous owners retired.

‘Don’t be fooled - they’re vicious killers’

06 July 2024
‘Don’t be fooled - they’re vicious killers’

Our columnist reflects on finding his pets mauled to death by a regular visitor to our gardens.

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Toy company buys up jigsaw brand

03 July 2024
Toy company buys up jigsaw brand

A leading toy company in the county has snapped up a top jigsaw puzzle firm.

Firm reports ‘exceptional’ start to the year

03 July 2024
Firm reports ‘exceptional’ start to the year

One of the county’s big employers has reported a strong start to the year with bookings for its travel division rocketing.

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Popular chain to open yet another venue next week

03 July 2024
Popular chain to open yet another venue next week

A fast-growing chain is set to open another branch in Kent.

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‘We need to renegotiate the Brexit deal’

01 July 2024
‘We need to renegotiate the Brexit deal’

From Brexit to jobs and our high streets - we look at how the main parties will tackle the key business issues impacting Kent.

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‘Litter makes our seaside towns resemble the aftermath of Glastonbury’

29 June 2024
‘Litter makes our seaside towns resemble the aftermath of Glastonbury’

As the sun shines, our coastal towns are bracing for another wave of rubbish to be left - but are we forgetting one significant culprit?

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Is this the end? London Resort site now up for sale

27 June 2024
Is this the end? London Resort site now up for sale

The company which owns the land earmarked for a multi-billion pound theme park is up for sale - so is this the final nail in its coffin?

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Investment firm ups Bluewater stake after £120m deal

26 June 2024
Investment firm ups Bluewater stake after £120m deal

A company has increased in ownership in shopping complex Bluewater after agreeing a £120m deal.

London football team unveil new Kent beer signing

26 June 2024
London football team unveil new Kent beer signing

A Kent brewer has penned a multi-year partnership deal with a London football club.

Law firm wins top national gong

26 June 2024
Law firm wins top national gong

A law firm headquartered in the county has emerged triumphant at one of the legal profession’s top award nights.

Buy-to-rent apartments acquired by property group

26 June 2024
Buy-to-rent apartments acquired by property group

A major Canadian real estate investment group has snapped up a site being built in a town centre.

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Leading winemaker could put itself up for sale

25 June 2024
Leading winemaker could put itself up for sale

One of Kent’s most successful winemakers says it is considering putting itself up for sale.

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‘Imagine if he’d died here - our quiet road would have become a shrine’

25 June 2024
‘Imagine if he’d died here - our quiet road would have become a shrine’

Fifteen years ago, Michael Jackson was planning to move onto our doorstep - but fate would intervene for the family renting their property to him.

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‘Whoever wins has the most monumental task ahead’

24 June 2024
‘Whoever wins has the most monumental task ahead’

Education in Kent is facing a crisis on a number of fronts - but how is each party promising to solve it at the general election?

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‘With palm trees and sandy beaches, this trumps Whitstable’

22 June 2024
‘With palm trees and sandy beaches, this trumps Whitstable’

In a rare bit of positivity, our columnist takes a jaunt to one seaside town and declares it a potential Whitstable-beater.

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‘It’s great to be back in sunny Margate’

21 June 2024
‘It’s great to be back in sunny Margate’

We review a Scottish double-header as Simple Minds and Del Amitri cheer up a crowd deflated by England’s lacklustre Euro 2024 performance.

Scallops were great - but chips in this tiny tub could be priciest in Kent

20 June 2024
Scallops were great - but chips in this tiny tub could be priciest in Kent

Our reviewer headed to the coast, didn’t read the menu properly and paid a steep price for a modest pot of chips.

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Top chef’s culinary tour of east Kent with a £2,460 price tag

19 June 2024
Top chef’s culinary tour of east Kent with a £2,460 price tag

One of the county’s top chefs normally hosts culinary tours of India or Morocco…now he’s turning to east Kent - if you can stomach the price.

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