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Ten years on - will airport take-off again? Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news…

The story of one of Kent’s most controversial projects - and what the future could hold

Exactly 10 years since Ann Gloag closed Manston Airport, we look back at its recent past and ask will we ever be able to fly from there again?

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'I couldn't afford to live on £4.87 an hour we pay our crew' Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/…

‘I couldn’t afford to live on £4.87 hourly wage we pay our crew’

The CEO of a ferry company that made 786 seafarers redundant has admitted crew are now paid less than £5 an hour.

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Brewery numbers fall in opening months of the year Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

Number of breweries calling last orders on the rise

Latest figures reveal Kent and the South East has seen the biggest drop in the number of breweries so far this year.

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Town's only hotel is up for sale Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/n…

Town centre hotel that featured on TV put on market

A town centre’s only hotel, which featured on Channel Four’s Four in a Bed, is for sale.

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'Could more hotels unlock Kent's conference potential?' Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

‘Could more hotels unlock county’s event potential?’

Could Kent unlock a more prosperous future as an event host if it could provide more hotel options?

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MegaGrowth 50 list of Kent's fastest-growing firms is revealed for 2024 Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

Kent’s 50 fastest growing firms revealed

The MegaGrowth 50 list of Kent’s fastest-growing firms has returned after being unveiled this morning.

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'Your staff are your business - but how much are you prepared to pay for them?' Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

‘Wages are like sex – no one wants to say how much they get’

Wages – especially for youngsters – can be ludicrously low, but businesses expect a lot in exchange.

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'Empty department stores are opportunities for a reimagining of our retail centres' Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

‘Empty shops should be seen as opportunities, rather than mortal blows’

The town centres which see the big empty department stores as opportunities rather than mortal blows will be the ones to survive.

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'Kent's rollercoaster ride of big promises - a flight of fancy or all heading to a hole in the ground?' kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

‘Imagine if Lower Thames Crossing, Manston Airport and London Resort were all delivered’

Kent was promised millions of pounds, thousands of jobs and better transport links – but having been sold a dream are we all waking up to nothing?

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'If airport fails to take off will we be asking "what if?"' Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

‘If airport fails to take off, will we be left asking “what if?”’

The future of Manston Airport remains in limbo, but will it eventually emerge as a commercial powerhouse or sprawling housing estate?

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'I have faith in Kent's high streets' Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/tenterden/n…

'I still have faith in Kent's high streets - that's why I'm opening a new shop'

A brave business owner has unveiled plans to expand into a high street despite shops closing throughout the county at an alarming rate.

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'Wetherspoons is doing to the pub industry what supermarkets did to the high street' Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

‘Wetherspoon is to the pub industry what supermarkets were to the high street’

The pub industry has suffered a series of damaging blows which have knocked out many – but what’s the solution?

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'Self-assessment forms? There's so many more interesting things to do...like watching paint dry' Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/kent-busine…

‘Nothing sobers you up quicker than a self-assessment tax return’

Are you among the millions who had to fill out a self-assessment tax return? if so, you have hours rather than days left...

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‘Eurostar dream? We’ve been sold a pup’ Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/ashford/new…

‘Eurostar dream? We’ve been sold a pup’

Is Eurostar’s refusal to revive its Kent services a betrayal of the economic dreams on which the whole project was sold to the county?

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Major employer shuts Kent site for good Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/n…

Huge employer to shut on New Year’s Eve

A pharmaceutical company is closing its doors for good – just weeks after Pfizer announced plans to axe 500 jobs.

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Eurotunnel strike latest Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/…

Eurotunnel strike ends – but M20 closure continues to wreak traffic havoc

A 15-mile section of the M20 remains closed after emergency measures were brought in following unexpected strike action at the Channel Tunnel.

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Businesses backing employment hub plans Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/n…

Businesses ‘wholeheartedly’ back new petrol station and employment hub plans

An application has been put forward for a petrol station, convenience store, 37 business units, and an office block next to a rugby club.

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New M20 commercial park taking shape Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/malling/new…

‘Our field of butterflies is being replaced by industrial estate’

A meadow once filled with butterflies is making way for a commercial park – and only one person objected.

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Gas works site to be developed Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/malling/new…

Former gas works site to be transformed into 114-home flat blocks

A historic gas work site dating back to the 19th century is set to have two flat blocks of 114 apartments built after plans were approved.

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Supermarket giant plans retail park opening Read more below 👇 kentonline.co.uk/ashford/new…

Supermarket giant eyes up huge empty unit at retail park

Shoppers have welcomed plans for a long-empty store to be taken on by a supermarket giant, creating 40 jobs.

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