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Are you Kent’s biggest Wetherspoon fan?

Are you Kent’s biggest Wetherspoon fan?

26 December 2022

How does £50 to spend at your local Wetherspoon sound? If you can name the pub just by looking at the carpet, you could win a few drinks on us...

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Former Papa John's manager opens independent pizza restaurant

Former Papa John's manager opens independent pizza restaurant

23 December 2022

A pizza takeaway has now opened, after over a year in the making.

First look inside Kent's new boutique hotel

First look inside Kent's new boutique hotel

23 December 2022

Luxury rooms starting from £160 a night will open next month inside a renovated Grade II-listed manor house which is steeped in history.

'I was offered a knock off Armani tracksuit before I could even order a pint'

'I was offered a knock off Armani tracksuit before I could even order a pint'

23 December 2022

There was Medway's answer to Del Boy and tonnes of tinsel as Secret Drinker ducked into an Irish bar.

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Town centre cafe shuts after just nine months

Town centre cafe shuts after just nine months

21 December 2022

The devastated owners of a town centre cafe say rising costs have made it impossible to carry on.

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Landlord calls time on historic military pub

Landlord calls time on historic military pub

21 December 2022

A pub landlord is stepping back and retiring from the boozer he saved from closure but its future is in doubt as to whether it will be taken over.

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Turkish chain set to launch new Kent restaurant

Turkish chain set to launch new Kent restaurant

20 December 2022

A new restaurant set to open before Christmas will "brighten up" a Kent town, bosses believe.

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Shock as popular restaurant closes with immediate effect

Shock as popular restaurant closes with immediate effect

19 December 2022

A restaurant has closed with immediate effect, as its heartbroken owners say rising costs mean "there is no longer a future" for the business.

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Pub to close as 'cost of living hits harder than pandemic’

Pub to close as 'cost of living hits harder than pandemic’

19 December 2022

The owners of a family-run pub say they will call time for good after struggling with rising costs and falling custom.

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Detroit-style pizza restaurant to launch

Detroit-style pizza restaurant to launch

18 December 2022

A new restaurant describing itself as "Kent's first Detroit pizza joint" is set to open its doors.

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We put Sheps' new luxury glamping pods to the test

We put Sheps' new luxury glamping pods to the test

18 December 2022

A traditional country pub looking to diversify post-pandemic has installed three luxury pods in its grounds. We sent a glamping cynic to try them out.

Kent's top takeaways - from the best curry to the highest-rated kebab

Kent's top takeaways - from the best curry to the highest-rated kebab

16 December 2022

Where can you get the county's best Chinese takeaway? Or Mexican? Or pizza? The answers are all here...

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Secret Drinker finds the Holy Grail at historic pub

Secret Drinker finds the Holy Grail at historic pub

16 December 2022

Secret Drinker find the Holy Grail in a Kent village and finds out just how hard it is to make sure pubs not only survive but thrive.

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Kaspa's set to open at outlet near rival chain

Kaspa's set to open at outlet near rival chain

15 December 2022

A popular desserts parlour chain is set to open a branch at a shopping centre next to a new Costa and near one of its biggest rival companies.

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Much-loved local brewery goes bust

Much-loved local brewery goes bust

15 December 2022

A cherished small-town brewery will be closing its doors after eight hoppy years supplying wacky beers, ales and ciders to Kent pubs.

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'Christmas dinner for £8.50? Why not!'

'Christmas dinner for £8.50? Why not!'

15 December 2022

For this week's Eat My Words, our reviewer tries to find a cheap and quick festive meal on her lunch break.

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Tired of turkey? Try our alternative Christmas dinners

Tired of turkey? Try our alternative Christmas dinners

14 December 2022

We tested out two alternative festive spreads for those wanting a break from tradition this year.

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Pizza giant latest to join retail park

Pizza giant latest to join retail park

14 December 2022

A pizza chain has opened at a retail park - making it the fourth new outlet to launch at the shopping centre in four months.

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Award-winning cafe and gallery to open fourth branch

Award-winning cafe and gallery to open fourth branch

14 December 2022

Fine-dining and a "wall of wine" will be on the menu at a new venue planned for a town centre.

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Two Kent restaurants named among UK's best

Two Kent restaurants named among UK's best

14 December 2022

A country pub and family-run restaurant have been named in a list of the 100 top eateries in the UK, based on customer reviews.

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