A B&Q store has been refunded business rates worth £430,000 after a decision which has left council officials scratching their heads.

Beer maker Shepherd Neame has begun displaying its new branding, with its new logo painted above the entrance to its historic brewery.

An entertainment venue described as outdated is set to get more modern with a new look and glass entrances.

Bosses have completed a management buyout of a clinical furniture maker which has kitted out Great Ormond Street, Guy’s and Darent Valley Hospitals.

Saturday Kitchen presenter Susie Barrie helped with the grape harvest in filming for the popular show.

An entrepreneur is awaiting a council decision on the future of his wine business after an application for a licence was disputed – by his own mother.

A Kent company specialising in furniture made from machine parts has created the world's first fully functioning bar out of a Boeing 747 jet engine.

A Kent vineyard, which supplied bubbly to the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, is to set to launch its fizz across the pond.

One of the largest independent suppliers of water coolers and bottled water in the country has expanded with a takeover.

A firm's been fined £660,000 after a welder was blinded and suffered catastrophic injuries when an oil drum exploded in his face.

A store owner has surveyed the wreckage of his business of 15 years that was destroyed in a blaze.

A town's last-surviving video shop is to close after managers reached the “inevitable end”.

A convenience store, described as a valuable asset to the community, could close to make way for another restaurant.

Queues are snaking round Bluewater as dozens flock to the Apple store to snap up the latest iPhone.

A premium desserts supplier to M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's is set to open a new manufacturing plant.

Workers at a supermarket distribution centre have been told they could lose their jobs after bosses shifted much of their work to the Midlands.

A huge fashion and retail store in a town centre has denied claims it will shut its doors after Christmas following social media rumours.

A brewery and pub company won a national award for a competition offering punters the chance to fly in a Second World War fighter.

An entrepreneur who launched a soothing skincare brand after a life-changing accident will join more than 400 peers at the Women of the Year Lunch.

A cucumber grower is poised to hire pickers for its first harvest in a new 16-acre glasshouse.