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Saga reveals joining date for finance chief

Saga reveals joining date for finance chief

19 December 2014

The over 50s holiday and insurance firm says there will be a "smooth handover" when Bovis Homes' finance director joins them next year.

Christmas Carol wins prize

Christmas Carol wins prize

19 December 2014

'Tis the season to be jolly as charity chief executive receives an early Christmas present.

Tesco should be "ashamed" for scrapping new stores

Tesco should be "ashamed" for scrapping new stores

19 December 2014

The supermarket under fire from a council leader for abandoning store projects - but the town's new branch escapes the firing line.

House builder on right track

House builder on right track

19 December 2014

A construction firm which came top of the KM Group's MegaGrowth 50 list has made it into a national table of the fastest-growing private companies.

Letting agents opens new office

Letting agents opens new office

19 December 2014

A Kent letting agents has celebrated the opening of a brand new office.

Businesses invited to mastermind event

Businesses invited to mastermind event

19 December 2014

A special event is being held for small business-owners in Kent giving them the opportunity to meet industry "masterminds".

Kent's workers worse off than rest of UK

Kent's workers worse off than rest of UK

18 December 2014

Wages for jobs in the county are as much as £7,000 less than the national average, a council report has revealed.

Relief road, 160 houses and supermarket plans

Relief road, 160 houses and supermarket plans

18 December 2014

Proposals for a long-awaited relief road, up to 160 homes, a supermarket and a nursery are to be submitted to councillors.

Campaigners object to development causing "untold damage"

Campaigners object to development causing "untold damage"

18 December 2014

Planning officers will debate tonight plans for a major development creating 521 houses, a retirement village and hotel on a "beautiful landscape".

Landlord's fight to keep pub pink

Landlord's fight to keep pub pink

18 December 2014

Pub landlord Rob Cowan is seeing red after council bosses ordered him to repaint his pink pub.

Former Kent schoolboy gets grilling from Lord Sugar's business partners

Former Kent schoolboy gets grilling from Lord Sugar's business partners

17 December 2014

Former Kent Schoolboy Solomon Akhtar has made it to the interview stage of BBC One's The Apprentice - find out how he fared here (spoiler alert!).

Underwater cables to wind farm sold

Underwater cables to wind farm sold

17 December 2014

A wind farm off the Kent coast has sold the infrastructure taking electricity to the National Grid as Ofgem tries to cut costs for energy customers.

Brewery boss to take tourism reins

Brewery boss to take tourism reins

17 December 2014

The chief executive of beer maker Shepherd Neame is to become the chairman of an agency which promotes the county's £3.2bn tourism industry.

Arts Council hires radio boss

Arts Council hires radio boss

17 December 2014

The man in charge of Classic FM, who lives in Kent, will take charge of a government body which is spending £1.9bn of public money over five years.

Menswear store to become coffee shop

Menswear store to become coffee shop

17 December 2014

A listed building that was originally home to a menswear store could become a new coffee shop.

Jobless decline slows despite festive work

Jobless decline slows despite festive work

17 December 2014

The numbers leaving dole queues in Kent declined at a slower rate despite seasonal jobs becoming available.

Festive fiasco as venue scraps Christmas market

Festive fiasco as venue scraps Christmas market

17 December 2014

Families booked in to meet Father Christmas at a major Kent venue have been warned the site will be dark and devoid of any other attractions.

Property tycoon bans tenants who share his surname

Property tycoon bans tenants who share his surname

17 December 2014

After being ordered to pay overdue council tax, property mogul Fergus Wilson has revealed he no longer takes on tenants who share his surname.

Runway plans to kick in next year

Runway plans to kick in next year

17 December 2014

The boss of Lydd airport has indicated the next steps for construction for its runway extension, speaking out for the first time since taking the job.

"I can’t call it Jim’s Villas, it sounds a bit common"

"I can’t call it Jim’s Villas, it sounds a bit common"

17 December 2014

The man who founded the UK's largest holiday villa specialist talks about what made the Kent firm successful as it marks three decades in business.

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