A luxury tea room has been forced to apologise after staff were left unpaid.

The department store is to hire more than 150 temporary staff at its Kent stores for the Christmas period.

An office drinks supplier expects to return to profit next year after selling its water cooler business and snapping up a coffee machine firm.

Business leaders have blamed Brexit for the collapse of a salad packing firm costing 260 jobs – and denied its was down to management failures.

A mannequin manufacturer saw its revenues squeezed after a big customer in the USA went bust.

A car dealership founded in 1902 broke the £200 million sales barrier for the first time last year.

Many vineyards in Kent will enjoy good harvests this year despite frosts damaging vines in April, according to one of Kent’s top viticulturists.

The man behind the planting of 40 vineyards across Kent over four decades says the industry is healthy but a long way from making anyone super rich.

Duty free sales on travel to and from Europe must return after Brexit, two local MPs say.

A fruit grower is locked in a planning battle which could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds if it cannot keep using polytunnels to protect crops.

The Volkswagen emissions scandal and a corporate restructure put the brakes on profits at a car retailer despite another year of growing sales.

Agriculture, engineering and banking group Camellia suffered a decline in profits amid poorer prices for tea in India and Bangladesh.

Investment in farming is slowing down amid uncertainty over Brexit, putting businesses at risk, according to a leading Kent rural expert.

Ex-Clash drummer Topper Headon has opened a new-look Co-op store in his home district.

A troubled farming retailer has had its wool-handling operations sold off as it seeks a buyer for the rest of the business.

Heavy rain has caused havoc with the harvest for many wheat growers in Kent.

A pre-owned watch retailer is sponsoring coverage of a major cycling race after enjoying a spike in web traffic from supporting the Tour de France.

A designer fashion outlet has closed its doors after more than 20 years in a Kent town.

Food delivery service Deliveroo will launch in another Kent town today.

A petrol garage will reopen after a refurbishment.