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‘We’re working to bring historic pub back to what it deserves to be’

‘We’re working to bring historic pub back to what it deserves to be’

27 April 2025

The new tenant of a pub and restaurant has followed in the footsteps of his grandparents who ran it in the 1960s and has grand plans for the venue.

‘A twisted time warp of a pub full of blokes drinking as the world passes them by’

‘A twisted time warp of a pub full of blokes drinking as the world passes them by’

25 April 2025

Even the sounds of the 70s and cut-price drinks can’t lift Secret Drinker’s spirits at this town centre boozer.

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‘It’s upgraded from a food truck to a market stall – could a restaurant be next?’

‘It’s upgraded from a food truck to a market stall – could a restaurant be next?’

24 April 2025

We visited a Mexican stall that has started serving up spicy street food dishes at its new home.

Celebrated Indian chef to share food with Kent fans

Celebrated Indian chef to share food with Kent fans

20 April 2025

Asma Khan, who runs the popular Darjeeling Express in London, is celebrating the release of her new cookbook with a culinary masterclass.

Pub to undergo six-figure refurb to give it ‘new lease of life’

Pub to undergo six-figure refurb to give it ‘new lease of life’

18 April 2025

A pub and restaurant will temporarily close after the bank holiday as renovations take place to modernise it.

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‘Just when I thought this pub couldn’t get any better - they knocked 20p off every pint’

‘Just when I thought this pub couldn’t get any better - they knocked 20p off every pint’

18 April 2025

What’s not to love? Secret Drinker finds himself walking into a Wetherspoon wonderland.

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Street food hotspot to reopen for summer season

Street food hotspot to reopen for summer season

17 April 2025

A farm shop is set to bring back its outdoor food and drink village with a buzzing bank holiday launch party.

Spring food festival returns to seaside town

Spring food festival returns to seaside town

16 April 2025

An annual food and drink festival returns over the bank holiday weekend with top chefs, local producers and wine tastings.

‘You won’t recognise it!’: Smokehouse to open in long-empty unit next week

‘You won’t recognise it!’: Smokehouse to open in long-empty unit next week

11 April 2025

Owners of a popular Asian-Texas smokehouse say customers “won’t recognise” the long-empty unit it is preparing to open in.

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‘The pub was ticking all the right boxes - but then I tried the beer’

‘The pub was ticking all the right boxes - but then I tried the beer’

10 April 2025

Secret Drinker rubs shoulders with the tourists in a real city centre hotspot.

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Former electronics store set to be converted into pub

Former electronics store set to be converted into pub

08 April 2025

A former electronics store based on a high street for almost 90 years could be turned into a new pub.

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Popular restaurant expands with new sister site

Popular restaurant expands with new sister site

05 April 2025

Bosses behind a popular town centre restaurant have announced plans to launch a second site.

‘I couldn’t unravel this country pub conundrum - and the staff were no help’

‘I couldn’t unravel this country pub conundrum - and the staff were no help’

04 April 2025

Secret Drinker is left baffled by a mysterious added extra inside a village local with years of history.

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‘We’re the casualties of all of this: It isn’t fair’

‘We’re the casualties of all of this: It isn’t fair’

04 April 2025

Traders granted an extra four months in a doomed shopping centre say they are still being “fobbed off” by council bosses amid calls for compensation.

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Food artist creates out of this world cakes to mark this week’s big Minecraft movie launch

Food artist creates out of this world cakes to mark this week’s big Minecraft movie launch

04 April 2025

This cake is not a lie! A Minecraft Movie celebrated at Bluewater with astonishingly realistic baking art.

Queues as sushi chain opens its doors in closure-hit town centre

Queues as sushi chain opens its doors in closure-hit town centre

03 April 2025

Queues formed at a new sushi and noodle restaurant which has filled a high street unit left empty for six years.

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Finger-licking food festivals coming to Kent this summer

Finger-licking food festivals coming to Kent this summer

03 April 2025

Enjoy spicy street food, artisan produce, refreshing cocktails and real ales at Kent’s summer food festivals.

Seven ‘outstanding’ new businesses to open at seaside attraction

Seven ‘outstanding’ new businesses to open at seaside attraction

02 April 2025

Seven “outstanding” new businesses are coming to Folkestone Harbour Arm, including its first-ever authentic Nepalese street food offering.

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Global bubble tea chain opens first Kent store

Global bubble tea chain opens first Kent store

02 April 2025

A global bubble tea giant is due to open its first store in the county as it looks to expand across the UK.

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Wimpy to finally return to town centre this summer

Wimpy to finally return to town centre this summer

31 March 2025

An iconic fast-food brand has reiterated it will reopen despite facing further delays in bringing back a branch in a Kent town.

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