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Kent to Get Banking Hub in Tonbridge Following Santander Branch Closures

Link, the UK’s cash access network, has recommended the introduction of 19 new banking hubs. This move is to address gaps following Santander’s closure of 95 UK branches. One of these hubs will be in Tonbridge, Kent, following local concerns about losing essential in-person banking services.  A Response to Santander’s Closures Santander’s announcement to close […]

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Kent Businesses Brace for Tax Hike as National Insurance rises

Businesses in Kent expect to feel the brunt of the recent National Insurance changes announced in October. Hospitality, transport, and recruitment sectors raised concerns, warning rising costs could lead to higher prices, reduced services, and slower hiring. Rising Costs for Businesses Starting April 1, an increase in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) will be rolled

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Kent Patients to Benefit from Resumed UK Plasma Use

Patients in Kent are among those benefiting from the UK’s decision to resume using domestically sourced blood plasma for life-saving treatments. How Kent Patients Are Benefiting NHS patients in Kent now receive immunoglobulin therapies derived from UK-donated plasma, following the lifting of a 1998 ban on the use of UK plasma in certain medicines. The

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