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27 Feb 2019
Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme – Brief to Businesses
The national Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (SVPRS) was set up by the government in February 2014. The scheme involves taking particularly vulnerable refugees straight from the Middle East and resettling them in the UK. Kent has committed to offering a home for 130 families under the scheme by 2020. 70 families have been placed by early 2019.
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21 Feb 2019
Brachers - making the case for Maidstone
A time for growth: an interview with Brachers’ Managing Partner, Joanna Worby
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17 Jan 2019
Maidstone Borough Council submits planning application for £9.5 million Innovation Centre at Kent Medical Campus
Maidstone Borough Council has submitted a planning application for its proposed £9.5 million Innovation Centre at Kent Medical Campus, part of the North Kent Enterprise Zone.
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13 Dec 2018
Maidstone Borough Council wins IED's Best Implementation award for The Business Terrace
Maidstone Borough Council has won the Best Implementation award from the Institute of Economic Development (IED), the UK’s leading independent professional body representing economic development and regeneration practitioners, for the strategy and execution of its business growth accelerator, The Business Terrace.
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11 Dec 2018
Businesses gather for Maidstone Borough Council’s first Business Forum event
More than 100 businesses from across Maidstone attended the Borough’s first Business Forum event on Wednesday 5 December.
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16 Nov 2018
Mayor of Maidstone officially opens third expansion of The Business Terrace
The Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr David Naghi, has officially opened the third expansion of The Business Terrace, Maidstone Borough Council’s innovative communal working hub, which is home to some of Kent's most impressive and exciting entrepreneurs and start-up businesses.
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16 Oct 2018
MBC secures £156,000 to fund design of Innovation Centre
Maidstone Borough Council has secured £156,000 from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (‘SELEP’) to fund the design of the new Innovation Centre at Kent Medical Campus.
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11 Oct 2018
Lower Thames Crossing to boost road capacity by 90 per cent
A major new road linking Kent, Thurrock and Essex would nearly double road capacity across the river Thames and almost halve northbound journey times at Dartford Crossing, under updated plans released by Highways England today.
