Strictly judge to star Snow in White
Shirley will play the Wicked Queen and will be coming to Tunbridge Wells hot on the tail of this year’s Strictly on BBC One, so excitement will be in the air. The dancing legend has also appeared on Dancing With The Stars, Loose Women. and even won the show in her appearance on Taskmaster this […]
Tunbridge Wells Hospital celebrates a decade of healthcare
The 512-bed site has ten wards and was financed under a Private Finance Initiative [PFI], which was controversial at the time due to the use of private money to fund NHS buildings. Plans for the hospital were also being drawn up just as the UK experienced the financial crash in 2008. The £225millon hospital was […]
Calls to import drivers as HGV shortage gets serious – and pubs run out of beer
Logistics UK in St John’s Road made their appeal to government as the pub trade became the latest industry to be hit by lack of drivers. Last week JD Wetherspoon, which runs the Opera House in Tunbridge Wells and The Humphrey Bean in Tonbridge, as well as the Crowborough Cross, had to apologise to its […]
Villages join the rich club with million pound homes
Estate agent Knight Frank’s latest data shows that 19 locations in England and Wales now have at least a fifth of their sales fetching more than seven figures, meaning they join some of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the UK for buying a home. Traditionally, town centre homes in Tunbridge Wells have attracted the largest […]
Thousands set to be called up as one in three get booster jab
The move comes after the Government said that elderly and vulnerable people will require a third shot to ensure they have adequate protection against the virus during the winter. It also follows on the heels of 16 to 18 year olds starting to get their first jabs last month. The NHS proposes the roll out […]
Residents win reprieve after 40-mile diversion is halted
The Sutton and East Surrey Water Company [SES] closed the B2027 Tonbridge Road between Edenbridge and Tonbridge on August 13 to lay new pipes. Around 200 metres of the road were being worked on. However, residents and local traders were horrified to discover the diversion put in place was more than 35 miles long and […]
Fans of all ages flocked to Local & Live music festival as it hit the high notes – again
Local bands including Wake Up Leo, The Orange Circus Band and Marie White, headlined the main stage in Calverley Grounds. Marie White All The Above Other venues, including The Forum, Cassidy’s Sports Bar and The Royal Oak, also played host to a range of bands and music acts. Food choices over the weekend ranged from […]
Auction house unearths rare old master in a family home
The oil on canvas, titled Venice, The Dogana from the Bacino di San Marco, is by Italian master Canaletto. The 11-inch high picture was found by auctioneers Gorringes – which has an auction house in Grosvenor Park, Tunbridge Wells – at a home in Lewes. It had hung in the property for about 50 years. […]
Photographer focuses on walking Hadrian’s Wall for cancer charity
David Bartholomew, who is the current Chairman of the Pickering Cancer Drop In Centre in Tunbridge Wells, says he will walk the span of Hadrian’s Wall as the cancer charity is today needed ‘more than ever’. To raise money for Pickering, as well as awareness of the difficulties cancer patients have to endure, David will […]
Expectant mums told that they can no longer give birth at home
The Royal College of Midwives has said a long-term shortage of midwives has been exacerbated by the pandemic, leaving many hospitals short of essential maternity staff. The Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [MTW], which runs both the Pembury-based hospital and the Maidstone facility, has now told expectant mothers they can no longer give birth […]
