As developers prepare to invest an estimated £500 million into the future of Manston Airport, we answer the key questions over what happens next.

Detailed plans for almost 6,000 new homes have revealed how future phases of the development - including a full-size cricket pitch - will look.

More than 700 staff will be hired as leadership of tackling crossings to UK shores – such as the Kent coast – returns to the Home Office.

A drinks business which replaced another bar at a redeveloped town centre food hall has announced it will be moving elsewhere.

A Japanese seafood chain has teamed up with a major supermarket to launch Kent's third sushi kiosk.

The budget supermarket chain wants to build a new store and change the road layout at the entrance to a town as its expansion plans continue.

An opening date has been confirmed for an eagerly awaited new cafe in a town park which has been subject to numerous delays.

A new butchers' has opened in a former unit of the doomed JC Rook & Son's chain it closed down as its new owners reveal their big plans.

A £9 million car park has been branded a white elephant after a KentOnline investigation discovered it is sitting half-empty each day.

From top department stores to specialist music outlets, we look back at some of The County Town's lost shopping treasure troves.

A branch of the fast food giant has finally reopened after an extensive refurbishment that was delayed by several weeks.

A bank has confirmed it will be closing a branch after having just 35 regular customers.

A former high street Debenhams which has been empty for three years is being marketed.

Owners of Manston Airport want to harness the latest technology to cut down on lorry journeys to and from the site when it reopens.

A popular business that has been a town centre fixture for decades is set to shut its doors for good.

A village's community pub has been named club of the year by the Campaign for Real Ale.

Plans to build new homes on the site of a village garden centre have sparked safety concerns over the access near a primary school.

A highly-rated seaside pub has closed and been put on the market – valued at less than the county's average house price.

More warehouse space at a former power station has been snapped up despite countrywide cuts by big brands.

Thousands have joined a fight to save a long-established ice cream kiosk at a shopping centre amid a row between the owner and managers.