The panto season is coming – oh, yes it is!
GEARING up for the Christmas season, local theatres have revealed their offerings, and it’s a cracker of a year, from brand-new gems to favourite old chestnuts, all waiting for the curtain to rise in December. Performing a Christmas twist on the classic panto ‘double entendre’, Trinity Theatre offers a triple entendre this year – a […]
Competition to find the best curry heats up with Kent finalists
A NUMBER of local restuarants have made the finals of the hottest cooking awards in the country. The longlist for the Asian Curry Awards 2022 has been revealed, along with the announcement of the creation of an inaugural Pat Chapman Memorial Award, to honour its long-time chairman of judges, who died in July. A record […]
Fifteen is magic number for Brainstrust charity
A CHARITY supporting families through the aftermath of a brain cancer diagnosis raised over £15,000 from its charity ball on October 15, a record total in the five years since it started running the events. Organised by Come Dance on the Hill (CDOTH) for Brainstrust, the event was held in the Victorian Theatre at Salomons […]
Radio presenter lends her voice to Ashdown Forest fundraiser
A BBC classical music presenter and Ashdown Forest local is to lend her voice to a cultural celebration in aid of the beauty spot’s charitable arm. BBC Radio 3’s Katie Derham, who is also a BBC Proms presenter, will host a cultural celebration featuring music and photography organised by The Ashdown Forest Foundation (TAFF) on […]
Growing team prompts office move for digital design agency
A GROWING Tunbridge Wells digital agency has relocated to a larger town centre office. Founded by graphic designer Rob Stevens in 2008 in Speldhurst, Target Ink has expanded into a new office on Mount Ephraim, with a breakout studio and outdoor space. Matt Neve does most of the agency’s design work, but recent hire Steve […]
MP: ‘Why Rishi Sunak is the right man to be PM’
GREG Clark has said he is ‘proud’, ‘delighted’ and ‘relieved’ that Rishi Sunak has become the country’s new PM following weeks of chaos in the Conservative Party. The Tunbridge Wells MP, who was made Levelling Up Secretary towards the end of Boris Johnson’s premiership, came out in support of Mr Sunak on Friday and nominated […]
Delayed Harvest Festival proves a feast for the eyes
THE Pantiles’ Harvest Food Festival saw foodies ‘turn out in force’ despite the event having been postponed from its usual slot following the death of the Queen. The celebration of food and local ingredients returned to Tunbridge Wells’ iconic promenade on Saturday and Sunday October 15 and 16, running from 10am to 4pm. Thousands descended […]
A change of season brings new activities to Bewl Water
The Times visits Bewl Water where Andrew Daniells, Business Director explains some of the changes they are making to bring more people to the beauty spot this autumn… Bewl Water is the largest body of freshwater in the South East and the man-made reservoir straddles the boundary between Kent and East Sussex. Privately owned […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 26th October 2022
Jeweller commissioned by BBC Children in Need
A FAMILY-OWNED jeweller in Tonbridge has revealed a limited-edition Pudsey collection in partnership with BBC Children in Need. F. Hinds, in the town’s Pavilion shopping precinct, was one of the brand’s many stores that launched the collection across the UK on October 21. It features an Alarm Clock (£16.99), Trinket Box (£14.99) and a Pudsey-shaped […]
