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Contractors clear controversial Aldi site as store set to open next year

Contractors clear controversial Aldi site as store set to open next year

11 November 2024

Aerial images show the development of a divisive new Aldi supermarket ahead of its opening next year.

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Bar, bakery and cocktail bar open at shopping centre

Bar, bakery and cocktail bar open at shopping centre

11 November 2024

Four new retailers offering food, drink and art are launching at a shopping centre.

Restaurant with views of bears to reopen for winter

Restaurant with views of bears to reopen for winter

08 November 2024

The unique restaurant offers curry nights, Sunday roasts and views of two spectacled bears.

Let it shine: The pub with the golden glow

Let it shine: The pub with the golden glow

08 November 2024

Secret Drinker revisits a pub that went from dark and dank to warm and welcoming.

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‘Pie and mash is not just food, it’s a culture’

‘Pie and mash is not just food, it’s a culture’

07 November 2024

Pie shop owners have welcomed a move to get the traditional Cockney pie and mash the same protected status as the Cornish pasty.

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Haribo announces second Kent store

Haribo announces second Kent store

07 November 2024

A confectionary giant has revealed plans to open its second sweet shop in the county.

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Kent vineyard named in world’s top 50

Kent vineyard named in world’s top 50

06 November 2024

A Kent vineyard has been named best in the country - and has just made it into the world's top 50.

New pictures show progress of town’s fourth McDonald’s - as opening date revealed

New pictures show progress of town’s fourth McDonald’s - as opening date revealed

06 November 2024

Aerial images show the progress of a town's fourth McDonald's as bosses reveal when the restaurant is set to open.

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Waterstones to return to closure-hit shopping centre before Christmas

Waterstones to return to closure-hit shopping centre before Christmas

06 November 2024

Book chain Waterstones is to return to a closure-hit shopping centre - and is set to open before Christmas.

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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.

‘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.

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