As he prepares to call time on his political career outgoing Medway Council Leader Alan Jarrett has given his verdict on his tenure.

A new hotel and pub is set to open in a Kent village after a year long renovation.

A former village Indian restaurant is set to go under the hammer shortly after announcing its closure.

A holiday park has undergone a refurbishment to include a new state-of-the art bar and stage for live entertainment.

A new pet parlour business offering grooming and dog walking among other services is set to open in a high street.

Three M&Co stores have now closed in the county, with the final two to shut soon after the chain fell into administration.

A dessert cafe serving waffles and milkshakes is opening in a village.

The former home of a quirky cafe is set to go under the hammer again just months after its last sale and 'horrendous' nail bar plans were revealed.

The "world's smallest ice cream parlour" located inside a former phone box is up for grabs after going on the market

Continued economic uncertainty is contributing to a rise in unemployment figures across Kent and Medway and a reduction in the number of vacancies.

Plans to build a huge sports dome and family entertainment centre in the middle of a car park at Kent's biggest shopping centre have been approved.

Plans have been submitted to open a Subway sandwich shop in a unit originally destined to be a micropub.

Plans for a drive-thru Costa Coffee have been resubmitted after the council turned them down a year ago.

A "prestigious" historic business centre is on the market with a guide price of £2 to £2.2 million

Thousands of solar panels are to be installed on the shopping centre's roof to help it become more environmentally friendly.

An award-winning hotel and restaurant firm, popular with celebrities, is planning on launching another venue at a Grade I-listed manor.

A popular burger diner is moving into bigger premises – and here's when you can go there.

A top-rated restaurant plans to increase in size as part of a £500,000 revamp, adding a wine and coffee bar to its seaside offerings.

Shepherd Neame chiefs say they are confident a village pub will reopen soon after the previous licensee pulled out.

A hand-built car manufacturer is moving to bigger premises on its 50th anniversary year which will boost its production capacity by half.