The Kick Start Kent campaign - aiming to get 100 companies to hire an apprentice - has reach a milestone as more firms sign up to the initiative.

The UK has officially left its six-year economic depression but Kent businesses are holding back on saying confidence has returned.

As engineers prepare to inspect the town's drainage system, an interesting reason for the recent floods has emerged.

The August Bank Holiday usually signals the beginning of Kentish cobnut season, but pickers are already out in force for a predicted record harvest.

Sainsbury's supermarket in Ashford is now rigidly enforcing a three-hour parking limit in its customer car park.

Two security companies in Kent have merged in a deal described as “a great step forward” for both firms.

Model manufacturer Hornby is set to begin relocating from its historic base on the Kent coast to a new home further inland.

A golden medal haul at the Commonwealth Games has boosted sales by more than 75% at an outdoor activity chain in Kent.

A company which supplies turf to seven Open Championship courses has been bought by a US giant in the sector.

Permission has been granted to transform a Grade II listed air traffic control tower into a Costa Coffee.

A range of home-made sauces are making their way into independent retailers across the county.

A Kent-based watch sales company has been named the top retailer of the year at an awards ceremony.

Dartford’s Thursday market is on the move, leaving its home at Sainsbury’s and going into the town centre.

New 'must have shoe' sees hundreds queue up at Bluewater and sales hit £10,000 within an hour.

A manufacturer of crisps and oils using Kent ingredients has been taken over by its boss after a management buyout.

A Kent-based wholesaler which supplies clients like Krispy Kreme has been sold by its continental owners to a private equity group.

A container supplier has set up a new branch in the county, creating three jobs.

A businessman feels he has been “kicked in the teeth” after a leading developer lodged an objection to plans to run car wash services.

One of the UK's top berry growers says an early start to the season is set to make 2014 a bumper year for various crops.

A potter is hoping his new music video in the same mould as Pharrell Williams's Happy will help his business become a smash hit.