Second strike set to hit thousands of primary and secondary students
TEACHERS are planning further walkouts next month following a strike last week that saw thousands of students in Tunbridge Wells impacted by the action. A second strike is set to take place on March 2 after members of the National Education Union (NEU) took to the streets of Tunbridge Wells last Wednesday (February 1) to […]
Castlemas blames the media for loss of investors after failing to pay workers
DIRECTORS of Tonbridge Christmas event, Castlemas, who failed to pay their staff, performers, and the borough council, have broken their silence. The event organisers have issued a public statement after Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (TMBC) told organisers they can no longer use council land after it had not paid any of its workers and […]
It’s carry on nursing as ambulance staff and teachers strike over pay
Nurses report for work while other colleagues join walk out AMBULANCE workers serving Tunbridge Wells walked out on Monday as local teachers prepared for their second strike next month. Both are looking for improved pay and conditions. However, NHS nurses at the hospital in Pembury carried on as normal, unlike their colleagues in other […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 8th February 2023
“We are here to provide expert advice”
Lilly Croucher meets Consultant Gynaecologist Anne Henderson who has just opened her specialist clinic The Amara on The Pantiles… The Amara clinic is a women’s health clinic which provides bespoke health and menopause care in a safe and private space in the heart of Tunbridge Wells. It is led by Anne Henderson, a Consultant […]
Culture Hub – February 2023
Lilly Croucher’s edit of the month’s most entertaining and romantic events happening this February FUTURE SOUNDS STABLE SHOWCASE 2023 The Forum FEBRUARY 8, 13 & 20 The Forum is hosting three nights as part of its Stable Showcase spring session 2023. A host of up exciting bands and artists from across the South East […]
Struggling rubbish contractor demands £450,000 for wages and new vehicles
TAXPAYERS’ money could be used to pay out as much as £446,750 to a failing waste collection service that needs money for drivers and leasing a new fleet of vehicles. There was a similar bail out last year. Under proposals by Spanish-owned waste contractor Urbaser, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) and Tonbridge & Malling Borough […]
‘Recognition’ from Business Award secures previous winner’s support
A PREVIOUS winner of the small employer category in the Times Business Awards found the boost so positive that it is sponsoring the same award this year to ‘hand the baton’ on. Winning the Best Business (1-25 Employees) award last year had increased business and recognition, and prompted the company to increase staff and floor […]
Figures show employment and unemployment down
THE local employment rate has crashed to its lowest levels since records began, though unemployment rates in Tunbridge Wells have also dropped to one of the lowest in Kent. In figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week (January 17), the percentage of those who are employed in Tunbridge Wells dropped dramatically […]
Carry on volunteering: an award for actress and tennis chairman
A ‘CARRY ON’ actress and valued tennis club member from Tunbridge Wells has been nominated for a county tennis volunteering award. Laura Collins, the Chair of St John’s Lawn Tennis Club is one of four nominees for the Kent Lawn Tennis Association (Kent LTA) Volunteer of the Year Award. Ms Collins has been a member […]
