The owner of a bar forced to close amid rocketing costs and competition from chains is imploring people to use independents - or lose them for good.

A garden centre is being sold as a going concern after being taken on by the current owners more than 40 years ago.

A bike shed at a railway station with space for hundreds of bicycles that cost £1.1 million to build remains almost empty every day.

A Eurotunnel train driver says he has suffered legal aged discrimination by losing work benefits because he has reached retirement age.

People living near farmland earmarked for a £30m winery and visitor centre have been making their feelings clear as a planning inquiry gets under way.

Entrepreneurs have fulfilled their dream after opening a brewery and a tap room in a converted barn on a farm.

A village pub has closed just a year after its long-anticipated reopening under the leadership of a top-rated restaurant.

A bakery has closed exactly a year after opening with bosses saying its high street location is "no longer viable".

The saga of Manston Airport took yet another twist today when a judicial review - rejected in January - was granted after a hearing in the High Court.

From an inflatable pub to selling scones to the Archbishop of Canterbury, here's what happened to the businesses set up at the start of lockdown.

A new multi-million pound scheme to revamp a town centre is being put forward to the public to help shape a new Creative Centre.

A leisure centre is at risk of temporary closure after its trust folded amid a funding row with a council.

A star of hit BBC show Dragons' Den has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at a leading business event in the county in May.

Removing free parking after 6pm in town centres across a borough is set to damage an already struggling evening economy, it is feared.

Plans have been approved for a new Morrisons supermarket, a gym and nursery, as well as 83 homes to form a new market place inside Kent's garden city.

The man behind one of Kent's biggest pub chains has been described as a "true gentleman" and "legend".

A 16th century hotel which has been on the market since 2018 is now under new ownership after being sold.

A music bar has closed after 16 years with bosses saying a leisure complex bringing more chains to the city has made it impossible to compete.

Broadband fees are shooting up for millions of customers in April but how much extra will you pay and is it possible to avoid the new charges?

A mum wants to bring her Latin American heritage to a cafe she is taking on as she edges closer to her dream of running her own restaurant.