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Broadband outages cost businesses £17.6billion in a year
Business
Ofcom is being urged to launch automatic compensation for commercial customers
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Quarter of people would like to move abroad for work
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The UK is one of the top destinations for foreign professionals looking to relocate
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Workspace provider opening Barcelona branch for people to work in the sun
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The UK workspace provider is now branching out to Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia
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One hour of extra small business productivity worth £7bn to economy
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On average, UK bosses spend 51 hours a week working – but only get five hours of sleep each night
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Experts and entrepreneurs offered chance to run own IT franchise
Business
Vodafone is looking for more than 300 franchise partners across the nation
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Experts and entrepreneurs offered chance to run own IT franchise
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Vodafone is looking for more than 300 franchise partners across the nation
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Small businesses face cliff edge when fund ends in 2025
Business
The fund finances local regeneration and early-stage local businesses alongside helping start-ups and creating jobs
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Law firm named top hirer in new analysis
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Codex Edge research analyses law firms, lawyers, practice areas and specialisms using real-time legal data
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Vodafone offering small business customers saving of up to £514 on broadband
Business
There is also free installation and zero upfront costs
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Amount Tunbridge Wells council paid for Royal Victoria Place shopping centre as it plans changes
Tunbridge Wells
The council paid a lot less for the leasehold than the previous owner six years ago
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Only 1 in 5 SMEs have a plan in case of cyberattack
Business
Experts expect to see an increase in attacks
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'Act now' warning over new EU border checks at Dover and Folkestone amid fears of 15 hour queues
Dover
People from outside the EU will have to register their fingerprints and a photograph alongside their passport
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Vodafone VOXI rolls out AI chatbot to deal with customer service requests
Business
The system will be tested before being fully deployed
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SMEs could be missing out on up to £8.6bn per year in savings
Business
The report highlights how the accelerated roll-out of new standalone 5G could boost productivity
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Map shows all the Kent banks set to close this year
Your Money
Fears have been raised that more banks will be earmarked for closure and some communities could left without access to a bank, free ATMs or a banking hub
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The inspiring new Kent ecotherapy sessions to transform mental health and wellbeing
Business
Jamie Flaherty, from Folkestone, has launched a brilliant new service Wild Wisdom Ecotherapy
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8 shops in Kent at risk and thousands of jobs as The Body Shops falls into administration
Business
The high street chain has branches in Canterbury, Thanet, Maidstone, Gillingham, Tunbridge Wells, Bluewater and Ashford
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'Heartbreak' as iconic magic bar on Kent coast closes suddenly
Broadstairs
Houdini’s Magic Bar has confirmed that its original venue is now closing after seven years in business
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Recruitment mistakes in tech sector holding back businesses
Business
Nearly half of candidates impress at interview stage, but underperform once in the role
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Quarter of business owners not optimistic about succeeding in 2024
Business
Rising costs, economic volatility and technological challenges were given as the main three reasons
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Third of people want to start a business in 2024
Business
The most popular sectors to start-up in are arts and crafts, food and drink and services like virtual assistants or marketing
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30% of workforce is looking for a new job, study shows
Business
The stat includes almost half of people who moved jobs in the past year
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190 Kent pubs could be 'at risk' over chain's refinancing bid, union warns
Tunbridge Wells
Stonegate owns a number of pubs in the county but GMB has raised fears over its parent company's refinancing bid
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Technology
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Met Office issues weather warning for thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow in Kent
The yellow weather warning is in place from 11pm tonight and will last for seven hours
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There are long delays in the area
All the places in Kent that could get a new Lidl as supermarket announces plans to open more stores
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The retailer even hopes to re-open in a city that recently lost its only Lidl branch
All the coming DWP and benefits changes you need to know about
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There will be shifts for anyone who claims benefits, including those on PIP, Universal Credit, legacy benefits and long-term sick leave
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Tunbridge Wells
The pub when it looked its best, with its white weatherboard front, hanging baskets, roses climbing up trellises and tiled roof was perfect for a jigsaw
Kent News
A28 traffic live updates as crash shuts Ashford Road in both directions
There are long delays in the area
Woman stabs 'popular landlord' to death outside Maidstone pub 'in cold blood'
Crime
Stephanie Langley has been found guilty of the murder of Matthew Bryant
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Lidl
The retailer even hopes to re-open in a city that recently lost its only Lidl branch
CCTV appeal after man 'kidnapped and robbed' in Tonbridge
Tonbridge
Police have appealed for CCTV and dashcam footage after the man made his report
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James Blunt took to X after the force issued the mugshot in a bid to snare a Tunbridge Wells burglar
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Weather
Met Office issues weather warning for thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow in Kent
The yellow weather warning is in place from 11pm tonight and will last for seven hours
A28 traffic live updates as crash shuts Ashford Road in both directions
Kent News
There are long delays in the area
The Kent seaside village perfect for a day out with stunning sandy beach and a park children will 'love'
Best of Kent
Three miles of the softest golden sand at this beach in Kent - and the village high street a few steps away
All the places in Kent that could get a new Lidl as supermarket announces plans to open more stores
Lidl
The retailer even hopes to re-open in a city that recently lost its only Lidl branch
The picturesque Kent village pub with a more than 250 years' history set to be developed
Tunbridge Wells
The pub when it looked its best, with its white weatherboard front, hanging baskets, roses climbing up trellises and tiled roof was perfect for a jigsaw
Best of Kent
The Kent seaside village perfect for a day out with stunning sandy beach and a park children will 'love'
Three miles of the softest golden sand at this beach in Kent - and the village high street a few steps away
A28 traffic live updates as crash shuts Ashford Road in both directions
Kent News
There are long delays in the area
Woman stabs 'popular landlord' to death outside Maidstone pub 'in cold blood'
Crime
Stephanie Langley has been found guilty of the murder of Matthew Bryant
All the places in Kent that could get a new Lidl as supermarket announces plans to open more stores
Lidl
The retailer even hopes to re-open in a city that recently lost its only Lidl branch
CCTV appeal after man 'kidnapped and robbed' in Tonbridge
Tonbridge
Police have appealed for CCTV and dashcam footage after the man made his report