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Confidence falls as firms 'crave certainty'

Confidence falls as firms 'crave certainty'

06 September 2017

Business confidence in Kent has fallen faster than the national average as economic uncertainty makes it harder to plan investment, a study indicates.

Fighting poverty on the coast

Fighting poverty on the coast

05 September 2017

An MP has called for more help for deprived seaside towns.

Burglars target church

Burglars target church

31 August 2017

Burglars at a Kent church may have only got away with small change but have left hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

Police operation targets drivers not wearing seat belts

Police operation targets drivers not wearing seat belts

31 August 2017

More than 10 drivers who were caught not wearing their seat belts or on their mobile phones have been penalised after a road safety operation.

Disgust at plan to axe help desk

Disgust at plan to axe help desk

31 August 2017

A petition has been launched against plans to close a district council help desk used by elderly people or those without the internet

Return duty free sales after Brexit, say MPs

Return duty free sales after Brexit, say MPs

31 August 2017

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

Festival fun continues

Festival fun continues

27 August 2017

Dover Music Festival has its second day and the port regatta has begun.

Mystery of how man came to be in river

Mystery of how man came to be in river

26 August 2017

Firefighters were sent to rescue a man from the River Stour early this morning.

New site found in dredging row

New site found in dredging row

25 August 2017

A port's controversial plans to dredge the Goodwin Sands have been scaled back.

Motorcyclist injured in lorry crash

Motorcyclist injured in lorry crash

25 August 2017

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash with a lorry on a busy bypass.

Exam success for teenager with cancer

Exam success for teenager with cancer

24 August 2017

A student has passed all her GCSEs despite two years of illness.

Dog show will help rescue pooches

Dog show will help rescue pooches

23 August 2017

Pooches will be preened and presented to judges at a dog show and fun day on Sunday.

Eighties stars for festival weekend

Eighties stars for festival weekend

23 August 2017

Toyah Willcox and Paul Young appear at a Kent music festival.

Progress for under-sea electricity link project

Progress for under-sea electricity link project

23 August 2017

Work on a major project to channel electricity under the sea between east Kent and Belgium is on track to finish in 2019.

Firms may overlook pupils with new GCSEs

Firms may overlook pupils with new GCSEs

23 August 2017

Pupils leaving school with new-style GCSE grades may have their CVs overlooked because employers are confused by the system, business leaders warned.

Council stands firm on demands for slip road

Council stands firm on demands for slip road

23 August 2017

The introduction of a slip road is the only way councillors will give their support to a major housing development.

Road blocked after crash

Road blocked after crash

22 August 2017

Emergency services were sent to the scene of a two-car collision that shut a main road in both directions.

New leisure centre gets planning permission

New leisure centre gets planning permission

22 August 2017

Official consent has been given for a new £26 million Kent sports centre.

Former town mayor dies

Former town mayor dies

21 August 2017

Tributes have been paid to Bill Newman who has died after a long illness.

Team explores secrets of 18th century shipwreck

Team explores secrets of 18th century shipwreck

18 August 2017

Experts are working on a site where a ship sank off Kent nearly 300 years ago.

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