The rains have subsided but the effects on businesses of the floods will last for a long time, at huge cost, as one badly-hit pub is finding out.

Treasury Minister Danny Alexander says the government will explore whether its Flood Re scheme for householders can be extended to firms.

An apprentice from Bean is heading to the top in more ways than one.

Charlie Elphicke has branded the job fair, held at Dover Town Hall on Friday as a "massive success."

Proposals to put a tourist attraction in a former colliery are a step closer after receiving money from a government pot supporting coastal towns.

Four young people have joined the county's largest independent landlord as part of its apprenticeship recruitment drive.

Kent staff at the partnership have pocketed eight-weeks' pay through the company's bonus scheme, as it posts its annual results.

A learning institution has backed the Kick Start Kent campaign by pledging to double the number of businesses who take on apprentices.

A father-of-two who slept rough after his marriage fell apart got his life back on track with an apprenticeship.

A permanent apprenticeship deal has been struck at a former coal line, leading to lots of rail jobs.

The UK's oldest customer publishing company – whose clients include Robbie Williams – have hired a former council communications chief.

A councillor who runs a renewable energy company had his sales patter branded "dodgy" after offering to give the council a quote in a budget meeting.

A Royal Mail sorting office could be reopened just months after it was closed, the Kent Messenger can exclusively reveal.

The number of people in Kent and Medway claiming jobseekers' allowance has grown significantly since Christmas, it has been revealed today.

The expansion of a Kent-based company continues with the takeover of a West Midlands firm.

Nurse Plus is looking to expand to the north of England after forecasting turnover of £35.2m, up 37%.

The funeral service of the long-time owner of the town's Camera and Hi-Fi Centre will take place on Wednesday.

A group of people have been rewarded for completing studies designed to help them back into work.

A former Ladbrokes director will run Hornby from April, ending a long-running succession process after a difficult trading period.

Union representatives will be staging a protest today outside the Saga headquarters in Folkestone