Thriving local beer scene sees pubs listed in CAMRA guide
A NUMBER of local businesses have made it into the UK’s bestselling beer and pub’s annual guide, whose 51st edition has just gone on sale and is a must-read for beer enthusiasts. Five pubs and two breweries across Tunbridge Wells are included in the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide. Every year the […]
Active Digital reveals its new app at autumn launch
Specialist b2b mobile telecoms company Active Digital recently hosted its Autumn Customer Event at the new Apple European HQ, located at Battersea Power Station in London. The firm welcomed its local clients and ambassadors to the showcase in order to unveil its new iOS app. Active Digital, which has offices in both Tunbridge Wells and […]
Charity runners smash fundraising target at Royal Parks Half Marathon in London
Last weekend, Taylor-Made Dreams saw its team of runners raise over £45,000 – more than double its target – in charity race to support children with life-limiting illnesses… A team of over 60 runners took on the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London on Sunday October 8 to raise funds for Taylor-Made Dreams (TMD). […]
Leadership bid fails after KCC budget plan revealed
DEPUTY Leader of Kent County Council (KCC) and Councillor for Tunbridge Wells North, Peter Oakford, insists KCC is not heading towards bankruptcy despite financial challenges. The Budget Recovery Plan, which aims to address the £37million budget gap in 2023-24, was discussed at a cabinet meeting last week (October 5) at County Hall in Maidstone. The […]
Covid vaccination boosters available in Tunbridge Wells
A double-decker bus offering Covid vaccines to eligible patients has arrived in Tunbridge Wells. The NHS ‘Health and Wellbeing’ bus, which started operating at the Notcutts garden centre in Pembury on October 2, will be offering eligible patients the opportunity to protect themselves from Covid-19. Up until now, many of the town’s residents had complained […]
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council acquires the RVP shopping centre
THE FUTURE of Royal Victoria Place (RVP) is in the hands of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) since it struck a deal to acquire the lease from the current owners. The Council has owned the freehold of the town’s shopping centre since it opened in October 1992, but has now acquired the leasehold from current […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 11th October 2023
RTW in Bloom strikes gold at regional competition
THE TOWN’S green spaces have picked up a number of awards as Royal Tunbridge Wells (RTW) in Bloom takes a slew of top prizes in a recent regional horticultural competition. RTW in Bloom was crowned the winner of the ‘Small City’ category and achieved the gold standard in a number of categories at the South […]
Why seeing is believing for local students at school’s Employability Morning event
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys recently discovered what a career in optometry and audiology has to offer courtesy of the Tunbridge Wells Specsavers team… Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (TWGSB) recently hosted its annual Employability Morning, and among the many organisations who were present, was a team from the local Specsavers store […]
Trinity clocktower project delayed until next year
Trinity Theatre’s latest project ‘Open Trinity’, which will see the clocktower open to the public as a viewing space over Tunbridge Wells has been pushed back to 2024. The project, which will allow people to view the town from the Grade II listed building’s rooftop, is delayed due to structural works being carried out. Trinity […]
