Five Kent restaurants have secured spots in this year’s Good Food Guide, including places specialising in Japanese comfort food and tapas.

A student has been awarded a five-figure payout after her dentist extracted a healthy tooth during an operation following an “admin error”.

A divisive bid to open a Kent district’s fifth McDonald’s has sparked concerns too many people in the area are already obese.

Card schools, conversation and silly signs - Secret Drinker visits a pub where traditional values still ring true.

A pizza restaurant is closing the doors to one of its branches this week to make way for an American fast-food chain.

Pub landlords fear trade will plummet this summer after it emerged a busy road will shut for repairs.

A day at the seaside isn’t complete without an ice cream. Here are some of Kent’s top-rated spots to get a soft serve this summer.

A top food critic whose last trip to Kent left her unimpressed falls head over heels for a new Kent restaurant.

Need a pub to watch a big game in? Secret Drinker might just have the answer.

An ex-school boss is swapping classrooms for a retro van and opening a mobile coffee shop in a community woodland.

Shoppers are reporting problems with paying with their Visa cards at major supermarkets.

A cafe-bar chain “better than Wetherspoons” hopes to set up shop in an abandoned cinema as part of rapid expansion plans.

Our reviewer took her border terrier to try out a hotel’s new canine culinary experience — don’t worry, we review the food for “humans” too!

Six restaurants owned by the same company will shut within days, bosses have confirmed.

The Ivy has revealed dramatic rehashed plans in its bid to transform a former Burton into a luxury restaurant.

Secret Drinker delivers his verdict on a hyped-up country local

The owner and chef of a new family-run restaurant says he wants to bring the taste of the Mediterranean to Kent.

A mother and daughter team have bid an emotional farewell to the beloved village pub the family has run for two decades.

Residents are being urged to “walk the walk” and support their high street amid claims council bosses only care about an out-of-town shopping centre.

A bed shop boss has blamed traffic gridlock and new EU border rules for the closure of his store after just two years of trading.