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High street Costa on market but staff 'totally unaware'

High street Costa on market but staff 'totally unaware'

30 March 2021

A long-standing Costa cafe in a busy high street looks set to close down after being put up on the market.

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Webinar to help businesses reopen after lockdown

Webinar to help businesses reopen after lockdown

30 March 2021

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

Insurance firm signs new office deal

Insurance firm signs new office deal

30 March 2021

Amid concerns it was to move, a major employer has signed a new lease deal on offices in the county.

Kent workforce to help build UK's new submarines

Kent workforce to help build UK's new submarines

30 March 2021

A major contract to help build new Royal Navy submarines will see naval work return to a part of Kent for the first time in more than 30 years.

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Former garages set to become homes

Former garages set to become homes

29 March 2021

A £2.8 million project will see blocks of rundown garages converted into new affordable homes to be managed by a housing association.

Eurostar in emergency talks over £400m debt

Eurostar in emergency talks over £400m debt

29 March 2021

A union is demanding the government give financial support to Eurostar as it faces the threat of collapse.

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Survey to reveal pandemic impact on jobs

Survey to reveal pandemic impact on jobs

29 March 2021

A major survey is launched today which aims to identify the scale of the impact on the county's jobs market of the health crisis.

Nominate your High Street Heroes

Nominate your High Street Heroes

29 March 2021

You've only got a few days to nominate after we teamed up with estate agents Wards to find the High Street Heroes during the pandemic.

First homes at 'garden town' could be built by 2024

First homes at 'garden town' could be built by 2024

26 March 2021

An online webinar revealed more details about a proposed 'garden town' in Kent, including a new destination public park and upgraded train station.

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'We were stuck really, we had made this decision'

'We were stuck really, we had made this decision'

26 March 2021

The owner of a product design firm started days before the first lockdown reflects on the challenges of growing a business from scratch in a pandemic.

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Argos reveals store closure as Kent's retail parks suffer exodus

Argos reveals store closure as Kent's retail parks suffer exodus

26 March 2021

Retail parks in Kent will be a thing of the past within five to 10 years if their downward trend continues, a leading business expert believes.

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Two Santander banks in Kent to close

Two Santander banks in Kent to close

25 March 2021

More than 100 Santander banks are close down, and two in Kent are on the list to face the chop.

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PM hopes for solution to safeguard docks jobs

PM hopes for solution to safeguard docks jobs

24 March 2021

The Prime Minister has backed calls to protect the future of hundreds of skilled jobs threatened by the closure of industrial docks.

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'Lockdown has made finding work virtually impossible'

'Lockdown has made finding work virtually impossible'

24 March 2021

A teenager speaks about her struggles to find work during the pandemic as 70,000 people were left unemployed in the county last month

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Gillingham Marina for sale

Gillingham Marina for sale

21 March 2021

Estate agents say they are expecting keen interest in the sale of a 491 boat marina and leisure centre.

'I was forced to shield for months - now I'm starting a cookie business'

'I was forced to shield for months - now I'm starting a cookie business'

21 March 2021

A theatre director and performer forced to shield for months is about to launch his new cookie business.

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Supermarket extends partnership with delivery app

Supermarket extends partnership with delivery app

17 March 2021

Customers will soon be able to order groceries and have them delivered in as quick as 20 minutes.

Research site upgrade work under way

Research site upgrade work under way

16 March 2021

Work has begun on improving the facilities at a leading horticultural research site in the county.

Business district to 'provide 4,000 jobs'

Business district to 'provide 4,000 jobs'

16 March 2021

A business district on green belt land has been given the go-ahead with developers saying 4,000 jobs will be based there.

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Town's second Jobcentre to open due to pandemic

Town's second Jobcentre to open due to pandemic

16 March 2021

A second, temporary, Jobcentre is due to open in a town centre as part of the government's response to coronavirus.

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