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Joe Harbert

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
37
Latest publication
Oct 1, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Kent Online
Top 50K sites
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joe Harbert

    ‘The show felt like you were at an intimate comedy club’: Maisie Adam at the Marlowe Theatre (opens the original)

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    If you ever find yourself hoping to avoid a roasting, a Maisie Adam gig always has other ideas. Bringing her Whatsherface tour to Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre, it was not long before the audience found themselves immersed in her routine on Wednesday night. With a natural ability to work a room, Adam picked on the likes of Kerry from Ramsgate and Chris from Dover, turning seemingly innocuous comments into relentless punchlines and allowing a city theatre to feel like an intimate comedy club. Th

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Joe Harbert

    Queues form as Ashford’s first Taco Bell opens on growing business park (opens the original)

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    Queues formed at a brand new Taco Bell restaurant following its opening this morning. The branch is the latest arrival on Ashford’s Waterbrook Park estate in Sevington, which is also home to KFC and Aldi. Construction began on the restaurant, which serves Mexican fast food, in March - two years after planning permission was approved. Bosses flung open the doors at 11am today, with the first 100 customers receiving a Taco Bell T-shirt and one guest scooping free food for a year. The restaurant

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Joe Harbert

    Work to begin on Ashford’s first-ever Primark in former Debenhams (opens the original)

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    Work to transform a former Debenhams into a town’s first-ever Primark store is to finally get underway. The popular brand will fill the vacant unit in County Square shopping centre, off Ashford high street, as well as the neighbouring former Select store. In June, bosses of the complex announced Primark would be moving in and said it would open in the second half of 2027. More than three months on and they have revealed contractors are to now begin work on overhauling the empty unit so it is r

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Joe Harbert

    ‘I couldn't let his business be without a home': Coffee shop saved by fellow trader (opens the original)

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    A town centre’s only speciality coffee business has been given a new lease of life after a fellow trader stepped in to save it from closing. Lee Snelling, 35, opened EspressBros in March 2024, wanting to create the “best coffee in Ashford”. The independent shopkeeper launched the brand following the nearby closures of Leo and Sage, Harris and Hoole, and El Ciervo Tex-Mex at Wonder Coffee just months prior. Mr Snelling forged a partnership with Drew Harris - the owner of Low Key Taproom in

  5. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Joe Harbert

    ‘There’s so many soulless cafes - it’s why I had to save this traditional one’ (opens the original)

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    An ambitious businesswoman is to save a beloved sandwich shop in the heart of a town centre. The Tucked Away Take Away has been a staple in Ashford for years, selling lunchtime classics including cakes, pastries, jacket potatoes and filled sandwiches, rolls and French sticks. However, owner Malcolm Golesworth told KentOnline last month he is retiring after a long career in hospitality, leaving the future of the shop in doubt. But Kay Lal, who previously managed Cafe Express in Lower High Street

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