Local teachers and ambulance workers set to strike once more
Thousands of students will be missing classes again tomorrow (March 2) as teachers walk out if a planned strike goes ahead. Last month (February 1) an estimated 7,000 school students from secondary schools Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, The Skinner’s’ School, St Gregory’s, Bennett Memorial Diocesan and primaries including […]
New business hubs will help revive town and benefit whole community
The town centre is on the path to a ‘noticeable recovery’ from the days of the pandemic and is to receive a further boost with the creation of work hubs for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A planning application from Town Square proposes the company leases two-thirds of the Town Hall in Tunbridge Wells to […]
Vegetable shortage leaves shelves bare and food larders struggling
FOOD larders in Tunbridge Wells have been hit hard as they struggle to get basic supplies of vegetables due to shortages that have left supermarkets shelves empty. There are six food larders across the town, which support hundreds of people each week by providing surplus food from supermarkets in return for a small donation of […]
Exhibition highlights plans for museum to honour the man who created the town
PLANS for a Decimus Burton Museum in the town will be promoted at an exhibition this weekend at the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre. Visitors will have a chance to find out more about the famed architect, the project’s designs and the opportunity give their feedback at a pop-up exhibition running from February 24 – […]
Restaurants, bars and cafes part of a new multi-million pound venture
A NEW food and drink hot spot is to be created in Tunbridge Wells as it takes the place of two venues which will be demolished. It will be built on the site of the American-style diner Frankie and Benny’s and the next door Hop House pub on the Knights Park leisure and retail complex. […]
Hospital trust is leading the field with new digital patient system
TUNBRIDGE Wells Hospital has been commended by top NHS officers and government minsters for its innovative technology that has delivered some of the quickest patient care in the country. Last month, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) was visited by NHS Chair, Richard Meddings, Secretary of State for Health, Steve Barclay MP and most […]
Family survive earthquake in Turkey although scores of friends are missing
RESTAURANT Director, Onur Sahin, told of his relief when he found out his family was ‘fine’ after the Earthquake in Turkey hit his southeastern hometown of Mersin. However, relief was tempered after Mr Sahin learned that as many as 100 friends had died in the disaster. The director of Turkish restaurant Zorba, on Upper Grosvenor […]
Football club tackles Council claiming the club house is ‘dangerous for kids’
A Tunbridge Wells football club has criticised the Borough Council for putting youngsters at risk, alleging the club house is ‘not fit for purpose’. Tunbridge Wells Foresters FC, which is based in Bayham Road, has 49 teams and leases the ground from the council. The club took to social media last week to talk about […]
Rubbish collection service relaunched
TAXPAYERS in the borough are set to bail out Spanish rubbish firm, Urbaser, to the tune of £446,750 this year. The unanimous decision by Cabinet was part of the final 2023/24 budget report in which the coalition cabinet, made up of Lib Dem, Labour and Alliance, agreed that payments of almost half a million pounds […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 15th February 2023
