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Popular restaurant to get new garden for al-fresco dining

Popular restaurant to get new garden for al-fresco dining

One of a town's best-loved restaurants is to boast a garden for outdoor dining as part of a project dedicated to its popular former owner.

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Bank of England issues £20 and £50 note warning

Bank of England issues £20 and £50 note warning

The old-style £20 and £50 notes are being withdrawn and the Bank of England is telling people to spend any they have.

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'It was like I had just walked into someone's front room, not a pub!'

'It was like I had just walked into someone's front room, not a pub!'

Silent Witness on the gogglebox, cuppas on the couch - but has Secret Drinker hit the jackpot?

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Tiny 28mph electric car to be sold in the UK

Tiny 28mph electric car to be sold in the UK

The Citroen Ami, an electric car with a top speed of 28mph and which can be driven in France without a licence, is going to be sold in the UK.

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A tearoom that's good enough for royalty

A tearoom that's good enough for royalty

We visit a unique tearoom which saw Prince Charles swerve from his itinerary to see its 8,000 teapots on a Kent visit, to find out what it's like.

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A feast of a festival

A feast of a festival

One of the county's biggest food festivals is back for three days this week, with more than 100 stalls selling tasty treats.

Oktoberfest back with British and Bavarian flavours

Oktoberfest back with British and Bavarian flavours

There'll be both British beers and Bavarian steins raised when Oktoberfest returns to a Kent park with a flavour of two different nations.

Secret Drinker at the super-sized pub in the middle of nowhere

Secret Drinker at the super-sized pub in the middle of nowhere

Is bigger always better? Our pub spy heads along Kent's leafy lanes to find out.

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'Pub car park vegan burgers rip off McDonald's and KFC – and beat them'

'Pub car park vegan burgers rip off McDonald's and KFC – and beat them'

Anxious about the food supply crisis our reviewer seeks out alternatives to meat – in a pub car park which brings back worrying memories.

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Celebrating the county's hop crop

Celebrating the county's hop crop

A fortnight celebrating beers made from hops in their freshest form kicks off this week, with pubs and breweries across the county getting involved.

Warning over fake Wetherspoon offer which wants your details

Warning over fake Wetherspoon offer which wants your details

Social media users are being warned about fake free meal deals pretending to be from pub chain Wetherspoon.

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Post Office card account changes explained

Post Office card account changes explained

This is what you need to know about the changes coming to Post Office card accounts for those on benefits or collecting a state pension.

New restaurant owner wants Sheppey's first Michelin star

New restaurant owner wants Sheppey's first Michelin star

A new fine dining restaurant is set to open later this month, with the owner setting his sights on the Isle of Sheppey's first Michelin star.

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'The most uninviting pub I’ve ever had the misfortune to visit'

'The most uninviting pub I’ve ever had the misfortune to visit'

This is why they say never go back: Secret Drinker revisits one of his student haunts

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The rarest 50p coins still in circulation revealed

The rarest 50p coins still in circulation revealed

Check your purses and piggy banks - Britain's rarest 50p coins still in circulation have been revealed, and some are quite valuable.

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We tried Kent's best curry and the rave reviews were right

We tried Kent's best curry and the rave reviews were right

Who has a curry at lunchtime on a Sunday? That's what our reviewer did and the food was so good he didn't care there was no alcohol available.

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Sainsbury's and Argos to shut on Boxing Day

Sainsbury's and Argos to shut on Boxing Day

Supermarket Sainsbury's has confirmed it will keep closed all stores on Boxing Day, including its Argos branches, to give staff a festive break.

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Macknade opens new restaurant

Macknade opens new restaurant

Diners in a town's latest food offering will be able to buy directly many of the locally grown products used in their meals.

Pizza chain to take over high street Costa

Pizza chain to take over high street Costa

A national pizza chain is planning to open in an existing Costa cafe in one of the county's busiest high streets.

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Dropping anchor in the pub that time forgot

Dropping anchor in the pub that time forgot

Old skool cool rules - Secret Drinker heads back to the 80s.

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