Business

LOCAL BUS company Go-Coach has arranged the loan of a demonstrator 31 seat, Optare Solo Electric Vehicle, for use on Sevenoaks town route 8.

THE ACHES and pains suffered by a group of 10 walkers from Warners Solicitors and Handelsbanken in Sevenoaks when they tackled the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge seemed like a distant memory this week when they handed over a cheque for £12,029.27 to the local branch of West Kent Mind.

HAVING run a successful Specsavers outlet in High Street Sevenoaks for more than 12 years, director Maxine Chakowa seems well on the way to repeating this success with her second venture in nearby Oxted.

Jane Bohill, conveyancing lawyer at Warners Solicitors in Sevenoaks, looks at some of the changes on the horizon and explains how they could make buying your next property a more positive experience.

CHANGES to pension rules in 2015 were designed to provide more freedom to retirees. Since then, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says that dipping into pension pots early has become ‘the new norm’. Pension freedoms have provided more choice, but is cashing in right for you? NFU Mutual in Sevenoaks offers some advice.

THE Tesco Metro food and home & wear stores in Sevenoaks High Street have closed their doors for good. But did you know about the generous gesture by the manager of a local restaurant?

A Sevenoaks-based vehicle key and anti-theft expert came to the aid of TV star and electrician Billy Byrne when his van was broken into while the DIY SOS team were working and filming a programme.

COMFORT footwear retailer, Pavers Shoes, officially opened its new store at Polhill Garden Centre near Sevenoaks on Saturday (27 October).

Anna-Marie Schwodler has completely revamped the interior and exterior of a South Park premises in Sevenoaks and has opened it up as The Café and Sandwich Bar.

THE Sevenoaks and District Chamber of Commerce held its AGM at Donnington Manor Hotel recently when several new appointments were made.