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Nominations are open for this year’s Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards

Nominations are open for this year’s Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards

04 November 2024

Our awards are back to help showcase Kent and Medway’s thriving hospitality industry. Who will you nominate this year?

Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn

Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn

03 November 2024

A historic country pub has been named as one of the UK’s best to visit in the autumn months.

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Start feeling festive with a trip to Kent’s Christmas markets

Start feeling festive with a trip to Kent’s Christmas markets

03 November 2024

Browse traditional wooden huts, pick up a Bratwurst and mulled wine and say hello to Santa at Kent’s Christmas markets.

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Kent's lost Topshop stores and what's there now

Kent's lost Topshop stores and what's there now

02 November 2024

We’ve taken a look at what became of the eight units in the county once home to fashion giant Topshop.

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‘Astonishingly, she said the £10 glass of wine was brilliant value!’

‘Astonishingly, she said the £10 glass of wine was brilliant value!’

01 November 2024

Secret Drinker meets new friends and a picky bird in a bar right by the beach

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Huge fire-breathing bird to lead parade through town centre

Huge fire-breathing bird to lead parade through town centre

30 October 2024

A Christmas parade led by a giant firebird will light up a town centre with a new route ahead of this year's festivities.

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Queen’s son declares Kent restaurant with Poundland view ‘rocks’

Queen’s son declares Kent restaurant with Poundland view ‘rocks’

27 October 2024

Food critic Tom Parker-Bowles was left impressed by a new restaurant in a Kent shopping centre, labelling dishes “glorious” and “exquisitely cooked”.

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Find hidden treasures at Kent’s antique fairs

Find hidden treasures at Kent’s antique fairs

27 October 2024

Bag yourself a second-hand bargain, pick up some retro fashion or refresh your home with antique furniture at these winter antique fairs.

‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’

‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’

25 October 2024

Secret Drinker gets the warmest of welcomes at a village pub packed with history, punters and painters.

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Former town centre art gallery to be transformed

Former town centre art gallery to be transformed

22 October 2024

A former high-class art gallery and gift shop in the town is set to become a cafe and “a hub for dining and entertainment” after a renovation project.

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Christmas market to return to seaside attraction next month

Christmas market to return to seaside attraction next month

22 October 2024

A Christmas market promising a “magical experience” will return to a Kent seaside attraction next month.

Kent’s autumn farmers’ markets

Kent’s autumn farmers’ markets

19 October 2024

Get out and pick up some fresh, seasonal produce at some of the county’s biggest and best farmers’ markets.

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‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’

‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’

18 October 2024

It’s a day of surprises as Secret Drinker visits a backstreet boozer to behold

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Cosy Club owners confirm opening date for fifth Kent venue in abandoned cinema

Cosy Club owners confirm opening date for fifth Kent venue in abandoned cinema

16 October 2024

The company behind the popular Cosy Club chain has revealed the opening date for its next restaurant and bar.

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One of county’s largest department stores reopens after rebrand

One of county’s largest department stores reopens after rebrand

16 October 2024

A House of Fraser is has reopened with new brands after being closed for six months for a major revamp.

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Fast-food chain confirmed as latest addition to shopping centre

Fast-food chain confirmed as latest addition to shopping centre

15 October 2024

A Southern US-style fast food chain is to join the ranks at one of Kent's most popular shopping centres in time for Christmas.

Chilled ‘wine-bar’ vision as pair take over troubled country pub

Chilled ‘wine-bar’ vision as pair take over troubled country pub

14 October 2024

Pub licensees who oversaw the reversal in fortunes of a town’s backstreet boozer have now been tasked with working their magic on another hostelry.

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Sushi restaurant plans to fill long-empty travel agents in town centre

Sushi restaurant plans to fill long-empty travel agents in town centre

13 October 2024

A vacant high street unit which served as a travel agents for almost 40 years could become a new Asian-themed restaurant.

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‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’

‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’

11 October 2024

Secret Drinker visits a huge pub packed with potential and plenty of punters who care

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TGI Fridays in rescue deal but 1,000 jobs lost

TGI Fridays in rescue deal but 1,000 jobs lost

07 October 2024

A popular American food chain has been bought out, but a number of its restaurants are to close.

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