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No flashing lights, no trendy paint jobs and no nonsense

No flashing lights, no trendy paint jobs and no nonsense

05 August 2022

Secret Drinker finds a pub in the country where the locals (and their hounds) still rule.

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Star chefs and rock bands coming to countryside festival

Star chefs and rock bands coming to countryside festival

05 August 2022

Supergrass and Angela Hartnett are among the names due to appear at this year’s gourmet Smoked and Uncut festival.

'You don't have to go to London to find a cool café'

'You don't have to go to London to find a cool café'

04 August 2022

A new café wanting to offer "the aesthetic and feel" of the capital has opened - but you won't have to pay London prices!

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Opening date revealed for county's third burger branch

Opening date revealed for county's third burger branch

03 August 2022

A popular burger chain will be bringing their handmade burgers to a third town in the county.

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Mystery as town centre restaurant suddenly closes

Mystery as town centre restaurant suddenly closes

02 August 2022

Two town centre restaurants have closed without warning, just months after an events centre club in the same area mysteriously shut.

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New Royal Mail postmark to celebrate Lionesses' win

New Royal Mail postmark to celebrate Lionesses' win

02 August 2022

Royal Mail has unveiled a new postmark now being stamped on letters to celebrate England being crowned European champions.

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'Welcome to the underground Strip Club'

'Welcome to the underground Strip Club'

01 August 2022

A businessman who runs a chicken restaurant has launched a new venture in historic tunnels under a high street.

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Waitrose to scrap best before dates on 500 foods

Waitrose to scrap best before dates on 500 foods

01 August 2022

With food prices continuing to rise, Waitrose has become the latest supermarket to announce it will scrap best before dates on hundreds of products.

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The pub table was so sticky the wife's skin came off

The pub table was so sticky the wife's skin came off

29 July 2022

Ever wanted to get stuck in the pub? This isn't quite what Secret Drinker had in mind...

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Award-winning restaurant in name change

Award-winning restaurant in name change

26 July 2022

A multi award-winning restaurant and takeaway kitchen have been rebranded as part of a major shake-up by its owner.

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'Quite simply the best food I’ve been served in a pub'

'Quite simply the best food I’ve been served in a pub'

21 July 2022

A lite bite turns into a lunch to love as Secret Drinker finds Sheps' 'best Kent pub'

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Mexican restaurant to open in high street this autumn

Mexican restaurant to open in high street this autumn

21 July 2022

The UK's biggest Mexican food chain is set to open a new restaurant in Kent this autumn.

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'Cheese doughnuts with jam and sour cream is now my fave dessert'

'Cheese doughnuts with jam and sour cream is now my fave dessert'

21 July 2022

We try traditional Romanian food which includes cheese and jam doughnuts, cabbage rolls and lots of sour cream.

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'The stench from the gents hits you like a sledgehammer'

'The stench from the gents hits you like a sledgehammer'

15 July 2022

Smelly loos and cheap booze as Secret Drinker hits the seaside.

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Commonwealth Games 2022 stamps unveiled by Royal Mail

Commonwealth Games 2022 stamps unveiled by Royal Mail

14 July 2022

Royal Mail has designed eight sporting stamps to mark the start of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham later this month.

Sun, shellfish and dead seagulls - we taste test cockles and whelks by the beach

Sun, shellfish and dead seagulls - we taste test cockles and whelks by the beach

14 July 2022

We're in a heatwave and everyone's eyeing a trip to the seaside - so we review a classic shellfish stall and flex our tastebuds', ahem, mussels.

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Shock as Breaking Bad star visits Kent off-licence on family day trip

Shock as Breaking Bad star visits Kent off-licence on family day trip

08 July 2022

A-list actor Aaron Paul left customers at an off-licence stunned after paying a visit to search for his own Mexican-style mezcal.

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'If there was a surliest bartender award she’d be a strong contender'

'If there was a surliest bartender award she’d be a strong contender'

08 July 2022

Secret Drinker meets a silent bartender and foul-mouthed punters at a historic rural pub.

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Is new restaurant's chocolate-fed steak really worth £56?

Is new restaurant's chocolate-fed steak really worth £56?

07 July 2022

In this week's Eat My Words, we head to a new steakhouse to see if its £56 chocolate-fed ribeye is really worth its hefty price tag.

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Giant lollies suspended from Bluewater ceiling

Giant lollies suspended from Bluewater ceiling

05 July 2022

Massive ice lollies, measuring 3m long, have been suspended from the ceiling of the shopping centre along with 7,000 artificial flowers.

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