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Dismay as pub cancels popular fireworks display
01 October 2024A massive fireworks display at a 17th century pub which attracts hundreds has been cancelled - while another village has also cancelled its event.
Opening date for swanky new restaurant in Kent high street finally confirmed
01 October 2024An opening date for the highly-anticipated arrival of a new Ivy restaurant in Kent has been confirmed.
Taco Bell to open first restaurant in Kent district after plans approved
30 September 2024Taco Bell is set to open its first restaurant in a Kent district creating 20 jobs inside a former Debenhams store.
Leisure centre with axe throwing shuts suddenly after ‘challenging summer’
30 September 2024A leisure centre has officially closed following a “challenging summer”.
‘Apart from the fluorescent cocktails, everything in the pub is brown and sticky’
27 September 2024Secret Drinker finds a very modern welcome at a backstreet bar where they’ve been pulling pints for 650 years
Duchess of Edinburgh opens new Kent winery
26 September 2024The Duchess of Edinburgh marked a huge milestone for a global champagne producer by officially opening its new winery.
Two Kent restaurants named among Tripadvisor's best 'quick bites' in UK
25 September 2024Two burger joints have been named by Tripadvisor as some of the best spots to grab a quick meal.
Dessert cafe chain announces shock closure
20 September 2024A dessert restaurant is set to permanently close amid plans to convert it into a fish and chip restaurant and takeaway.
A beer lover’s higgledy-piggledy pub paradise
20 September 2024Hidden corners, wonky floors and dark ales: Secret Drinker stumbles on a pub with a tale to tell.
One of Kent’s last Wimpy restaurants to reopen
17 September 2024One of Kent’s last Wimpy restaurants is on track to reopen at the end of the year, despite bosses expecting to be back at the beginning of 2024.
Kent’s top chefs offer ‘one night only’ tasting event
17 September 2024The unique dining experience includes four delicious courses and takes place at one of the county’s biggest wildlife parks.
Bavarian beer festival to bring steins and sausages to the coast
15 September 2024The Oktoberfest-inspired event is in its second year and boasts German beers and live Oompah bands.
‘I have so many things on my shoulders but I’m not giving up on this pub’
15 September 2024A pub owner says he is refusing to give up on reopening his town centre site despite the building remaining empty since the pandemic.
‘We’re doing well in a dying trade – and could have UK’s best sausage!’
14 September 2024An independent butcher says “making everything” in-house is the secret to success in a struggling industry rife with job cuts
Food festival organisers are cooking up a storm for second year
14 September 2024The team behind a free food and drink festival are returning for a second year of street food stalls, live music and comedy nights.
The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!
13 September 2024There’s confusion with the prices and the front door as Secret Drinker ends up in a pub all on his lonesome
‘Just in time for Xmas’ say shoppers as exact date Home Bargains will open revealed
12 September 2024An opening date has been confirmed for a much-awaited discount chain store, once home to a supermarket chain.
Sadness as top-rated pub unexpectedly shuts
08 September 2024A high street pub has shut its doors suddenly after 75 years of trading in a village high street.
Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar
06 September 2024Is it game over for Secret Drinker in the pub with the turbo-charged barmaids?
Oliver Bonas opens in city centre as popular dungaree brand eyes up nearby spot
02 September 2024Lifestyle shop Oliver Bonas has moved into a former Topshop, while Lucy and Yak prepares to open its first Kent store.
