The region's most prestigious business awards will return for 2021 - here's all the details you need to get your entry ready.

A consultant and investment group is opening an office in London ahead of 'international expansion plans'.

A high street bank is returning, temporarily, just months after closing its main branch.

A new management team plans investment into a brewery following completion of its takeover.

A leading cross-Channel operator has revealed another big drop in revenues for the first three months of the year.

Shepherd Neame has lost millions over a six-month period - but says the reaction to pubs reopening suggests it is on the road to recovery.

A multi-million pound refurbishment of a landmark building in a town centre looks set to happen in the next few months.

A major property developer has provided 'emergency funding' to help a rugby club survive during the pandemic.

A major employer has confirmed staff will have the flexibility to work from home or the office when lockdown restrictions are eased.

An expanding national law firm has hired the director of a local legal practice.

An IT firm is hosting a free webinar to show businesses how to protect themselves from cyber attacks.

Councils are counting the cost of Covid after losing millions of pounds from car parking charges and some fear next year could be just as difficult.

One of the county's biggest employers is hoping to bounce back during 2021 after a year which saw it lose hundreds of jobs.

A struggling hospital trust has appointed a new interim chief executive to lead its improvement programme after a damning report by inspectors.

Hopes of government financial support to help save a struggling continental rail service have been dashed again.

Two animal charities in Kent are under investigation after concerns over finance management were raised.

A Kent council wants to rent out office space in its headquarters in the Medway Towns to provide much-needed rental income.

Retail stores in a shopping centre could be reduced and replaced with office space under council-led plans worth an estimated £10 million.

Staff at a law firm are marking its 40th anniversary - after all were delivered roses to mark the occasion.

The county council is to host a webinar next week to help businesses safely welcome back staff and customers.