Shot in the arm for Tunbridge Wells MP
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Mr Clark received his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday [March 22] after receiving an invitation from the NHS to book an appointment last week. The MP booked his appointment at the Ticehurst Village Hall, which is hosting the vaccination centre run by local pharmacist Hardik Desai, in recognition of Ticehurst Pharmacy’s fantastic […]
Tunbridge Wells lawyer ‘disappointed’ after Supreme Court rules against carers
Neill Thomas from Thomas Mansfield Solicitors was representing John Shannon, a Surrey care worker who was paid just £90 a week for sleeping over at his care home from eight at night until seven in the morning. He had argued that he should have been paid minimum wage for the hours he was at work, […]
Tunbridge Wells’ longest serving Councillor steps down
Cllr David Neve has represented St James’ ward in Tunbridge Wells since 1987, first as a member of the SDP [Social Democrat Party], and then as a Liberal Democrat. He was Mayor of Tunbridge Wells between 2016 and 2017. In 2019 he quit the Lib Dems citing too much local infighting, and became an independent […]
Crowborough couple convicted over death of baby
Holly Roe died at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in September 2018, after suffering traumatic head injuries at her home in Crowborough, East Sussex. A post mortem found the baby had abrasions to her head and internal bruising to her brain and spinal cord, as well as fractured ribs. The court heard that her death was likely […]
Woman charged with attempted murder following large-scale police operation in Tunbridge Wells
Police descended on the town on Friday [March 12] afternoon around 1pm to a report that a man had been stabbed at a residential address in Dudley Road. The road was blocked off by police and an air ambulance landed on the Common. It later airlifted the injured man to a London hospital. His condition […]
Davina McCall criticised in wake of Sarah Everard case
Sarah Everard, 33, went missing in south London last Wednesday and a serving Met police officer remains in custody after being detained on suspicion of murder and kidnap. Davina’s tweet The case has sparked debate about women’s safety, and many victims have spoken out about their experience of sexual harassment and violence. However, Davina took […]
Set back for Tunbridge Wells cultural centre
The £19.3million Amelia Scott building, currently under construction on Monson Road, is to be discussed at next week’s Cabinet meeting at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. The cultural centre, which is set to open in spring next year, has already exceeded its original £13.2million budget, forcing the Council to ask for more money from Kent County […]
Two more quizzed in LCF fraud probe
London Capital & Finance [LCF] fell into administration in January 2019, owing more than 11,500 investors around £237million pounds. The collapse of LCF led administrators for the company to announce last year that they are suing 13 people connected with the Eridge-based firm, which sold minibonds offering rates as high as eight per cent. Smith […]
One in three adults in Tunbridge Wells now vaccinated
According to data from NHS England, 32,248 residents in the borough had received at least one of the jabs by February 21 – around 35 per cent of the adult population. Advertisement The numbers show that not only have more than 92 per cent of the over 70s been vaccinated, but also 15,981 people under […]
Plans to exhume holy remains of school founder abandoned
Philadelphia born Mother Cornelia Connelly became a nun following the failure of her marriage and moved to England, where she founded Mayfield School in 1872. She died in 1879 and was buried at the chapel at the school. After she was declared ‘venerable’ by the Vatican in 1992, the first step towards sainthood, The Society […]
