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Frozen food giant sets eyes on expansion

Frozen food giant sets eyes on expansion

08 December 2022

A popular frozen meal brand, which has its kitchens in Kent, turns over £100m and hopes to continue growing after an award.

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Panic room meets laser tag and mini golf at new centre

Panic room meets laser tag and mini golf at new centre

03 December 2022

Escape room entrepreneurs have opened a family-fun entertainment centre in the heart of a town.

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Award-winning brewery boss dies

Award-winning brewery boss dies

28 November 2022

Tributes have been paid to a beer maker and hop grower who has run an award-winning brewery for more than 30 years.

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Town's 225-year-old jewellers saved

Town's 225-year-old jewellers saved

01 November 2022

A businessman has hoping to buy a town centre building that was home to a 225-year-old jewellery firm – and plans to keep it as a jewellers.

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'It was my dream to run a tea-room'

'It was my dream to run a tea-room'

17 October 2022

The new owner of a popular cafe in a busy village centre says she's excited to launch the business and bring a taste of Turkey to the menu.

Pair have designs on the High Street

Pair have designs on the High Street

17 October 2022

An artisan designer of wooden furniture and a skilled ceramicist have combined their skills in a new pop-up shop on the High Street.

'We're ready to put our nightclub back on the map'

'We're ready to put our nightclub back on the map'

12 October 2022

The owner of a popular nightclub that was devastated by a fire says it will reopen next month with a design that's "up there with London super clubs".

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Scally continues to assist in Gillingham's search for investment

Scally continues to assist in Gillingham's search for investment

21 September 2022

Gillingham co-chairman Paul Fisher is working with owner Paul Scally to find an investor that can help turn the club’s fortunes around.

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'My decisions put me in prison - so I started making better ones'

'My decisions put me in prison - so I started making better ones'

17 August 2022

An entrepreneur has spoken about how he changed his life after serving a prison sentence.

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'He was the perfect gentleman and she was his backbone'

'He was the perfect gentleman and she was his backbone'

16 August 2022

A hard-working couple who ran a successful carpet store business for nearly 60 years have died weeks just apart of each other.

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Hot weather could make 2022 vintage year for Kent's winemakers

Hot weather could make 2022 vintage year for Kent's winemakers

14 August 2022

Wine producers are basking in the summer's heatwave with grapes and the amount of wine set to be plentiful making 2022 "an exciting year".

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New Gillingham chairman: The club needs rebooting

New Gillingham chairman: The club needs rebooting

12 August 2022

New Gillingham co-chairman Paul Fisher says the club needs a reboot.

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Why boss at Kent's top restaurant chose Whitstable

Why boss at Kent's top restaurant chose Whitstable

08 August 2022

The owner of Kent's top-rated restaurant has revealed why he decided to open its second site in Whitstable - and which seaside towns missed out.

Scally to take 'extended break' from running Gillingham Football Club

Scally to take 'extended break' from running Gillingham Football Club

07 August 2022

Gillingham chairman Paul Scally is standing aside after 27 years running the club.

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Inward investment agency appoints new chair

Inward investment agency appoints new chair

29 July 2022

A successful businesswoman has been appointed to a three-year term as chair of the county's inward investment agency.

'I needed a change - so I bought an ambulance on Facebook'

'I needed a change - so I bought an ambulance on Facebook'

27 July 2022

A beautician whose work dried up during lockdown bought an ambulance on Facebook and launched her own makeovers-on-wheels business.

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Ecoegg founder hatches new success

Ecoegg founder hatches new success

26 July 2022

How did an entrepreneur who founded the Ecoegg end up at the helm of a new £30m turnover online business?

Village loses only shop but coffee firm to move in

Village loses only shop but coffee firm to move in

17 June 2022

A chance meeting in the street means a building that has been home to the only shop in a village will not remain empty for long.

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Businessman guilty of massive tax fraud

Businessman guilty of massive tax fraud

20 May 2022

The former owner of an Edwardian seafront hotel has been found guilty of cheating almost half a million pounds in tax.

Amazing life story of Homes Under the Hammer auctioneer

Amazing life story of Homes Under the Hammer auctioneer

25 April 2022

The boss of one of Britain's biggest auctioneers has told of his humble beginnings and how they led to being a mainstay of a popular daytime TV show.

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