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A “world-famous” Kent food is so iconic it has been granted special protections in Japan.
With the number of people using cash for their Christmas shopping rising, we asked Kent shoppers if they are ditching card payments.
A train carriage once used to transport circus elephants has been added to a popular seafront restaurant.
Controversial plans for a new McDonald’s drive-thru have been approved - despite fears the fast-food chain "will look like it's sponsoring England".
Water bills will rise for everyone in Kent - and some residents will be paying £200 more in five years’ time.
The launch of a new major discount store in a town drew much excitement as hundreds queued to get inside and grab a “good bargain”.
Bosses at Ashford Designer Outlet say the centre is performing better than ever as it nears its 25th anniversary - but not everyone is happy.
A freight firm has joined a long list of businesses calling on the government to approve a controversial road and rail link between Kent and Essex.
The reopening of a Wimpy restaurant that has sat empty for more than a year has been delayed.
A “one-of-a-kind” cafe owner is finally hanging up his apron and retiring after five decades at the stove.
A luxury homeware brand has opened its first-ever bricks-and-mortar shop.
Two long-established accountancy firms in the county have become the latest additions to a growing professional services group.
One of the county’s biggest employers has struck a 20-year partnership deal to boost its offering.
Today marks a year since a high street favourite left a popular shopping centre, but bosses say customers are flocking in.
A family firm with a long history has been helping spread festive cheer ahead of opening new car showrooms.
A leisure centre is set to enjoy a £2.6m investment after a new 10-year contract was signed.
A fast-food chain is “harking back to its heritage” and welcoming customers back after a revamp at one of its most popular restaurants in the county.
“Exciting” but “challenging” plans to upgrade a football club’s ageing stadium have been submitted following its promotion.
A former pub-turned-restaurant which served customers for three decades is to be converted into a new veterniary practice.
A family-run Italian restaurant which has been open for almost five decades has been sold at auction.
One of the county’s leading winemakers has confirmed a new boss to take the company forward, as another senior director quits.
Visitors are being lured back to a town this weekend after Storm Darragh forced a Christmas market and major festival to be scrapped.
A town centre unit which has been vacant for more than five years is to become a new Japanese-Korean and sushi restaurant.
Plans to redevelop a former drinks factory site have been given the green light for a second time - and are set to create about 250 jobs.
An international burger giant has unveiled plans for its first restaurant to serve food around the clock near one of Kent’s largest shopping centres.
An aerospace company has won a multi-million-pound contract to further enhance its fighter pilot helmet technology.
A bagel chain is set to move into the county’s largest shopping centre later this month.
The man who created a major motors brand has rescued a haulage firm with a multi-million pound injection.
A leading auctioneers - frequently seen on BBC TV’s Homes Under the Hammer - has been presented with a top industry award.
Kent is to become part of a major eHGV charging network which will stretch across Europe.
A fast-growing vehicle recycling firm has been presented with a national award for its efforts.
The number of vacant units in this high street paints a bleak picture - but we spoke to those fighting to transform the town’s fortunes.
An innovative casting technique has won a Kent firm an industry award for helping bring an artist’s work to life.
Bosses of a seaside tourist attraction have pleaded with customers for backing after recent storms “devastated" small businesses.
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