Dunorlan parking charges inch one step closer
Controversial plans to introduce parking charges at Dunorlan Park are set for approval after councillors endorsed the proposals. At a Cabinet Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday July 11, councillors voted four to three in favour of motorists being charged to park in the car parks. If approved by the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) Cabinet […]
MP demands fines cancellation after bus gate rakes in almost £600,000 in three months
LOCAL MP Greg Clark has called for all fines from the bus gate in Tunbridge Wells to be refunded and for the cameras to be turned off after it was revealed that fines totalled £591,000 in just three months. It is estimated that the figure could rise into the millions. According to the Borough Council, […]
Tunbridge Wells hockey player scores gold at Special Olympics
A YOUNG hockey player from Tunbridge Wells took home a historic gold medal with the GB Hockey Team at the Special Olympics in Berlin last month. Ellen Greenall, 18, who plays for the Tunbridge Wells Hockey Club, was selected as one of 10 players with intellectual disabilities to represent Team GB at the 2023 Special […]
Fundraiser to celebrate 10 years of Tunbridge Wells food bank
LOCAL businesses in Tunbridge Wells are coming together to host a special evening of celebration for a food bank that has been working locally for the past decade. Childrensalon and Cripps are holding an evening of ‘Dancing through the Decades’ to acknowledge the incredible work done by the Nourish Community Foodbank. The charity has been […]
St John’s schools get radios and police officers to fight antisocial behaviour
SCHOOLS in Tunbridge Wells are to be equipped with radios and assigned police officers in an effort to tackle antisocial behaviour. Police have been dealing with an increased number of incidents across the town, specifically in St John’s, where reports of criminal damage, vandalism, theft, verbal abuse, and racial harassment have escalated. Many of these […]
Water outages drain South East
Residents in Tunbridge Wells, along with thousands of others in the South East, found themselves without water last week. South East Water blamed the outages on an increased demand for water during the hot weather, however there were reports of burst pipes and water mains, and other leaking infrastructure across the region. The outages began […]
Councillor won’t resign over SEND stand
A COUNTY councillor has refused to resign over controversial remarks made about families whose children have special educational needs (SEN), as parent groups and experts pile on the pressure. During a Kent County Council (KCC) SEND Sub-Committee meeting on March 22 2023, two Conservative councillors, Simon Webb for Maidstone and Sarah Hudson for Tonbridge and […]
Huge local support for A26 cycle path despite KCC’s opposition
Hundreds of cyclists from Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge Wells came together last week for a mass ‘ride along’ in a campaign for a dedicated, off-road cycle route between the two towns on the A26. It is a project that is reportedly supported by the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, but is currently being blocked by one […]
Fire crews tackle Kingstanding Way blaze as local businesses lose power
FIRE services were called to a blaze on an industrial estate in Tunbridge Wells last week after flames had engulfed a car and an electrical substation, leaving at least 40 nearby businesses without power. Four fire engines from Kent Fire & Rescue Service attended a fire at 12.21pm on Thursday June 1, involving premises inside […]
Mass cycle ride for new bike path on A26
CYCLISTS from across the town will be coming together this week for a mass ‘ride along’ to campaign for a new cycle path connecting Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge on the A26. Tunbridge Wells Bicycle Users Group (TWBUG) will be organising a ‘critical mass ride’ in which two groups will cycle en masse along the busy […]
