MP quizzes Council over its use of government’s levelling-up money
GREG Clark has written to the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) over its use of government funding earmarked for ‘levelling-up’ rural areas. The Council has been allocated £443,604 to be spread over the next two years from the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF). The fund, which is part of the government’s levelling-up agenda, is meant […]
Ross Noble to come to the Assembly Hall as part of the comic’s 21st solo stand-up tour
COMEDIAN Ross Noble will visit the Assembly Hall next November as part of his 53-date Jibber Jabber Jamboree UK tour, in what marks his 21st solo stand-up tour. To celebrate this milestone, he has invited the people of Tunbridge Wells you to join him for an evening of the sort of inspired nonsense that has […]
Law Society award for Loch paralegal
A LOCAL law group’s paralegal has risen from administrative assistant to winning a junior Law Society award. Ellie Searle joined Loch Law, part of Loch Associates Group, in 2017 as an administrative assistant and was later promoted to legal secretary. Ms Searle has taken on responsibilities including managing Loch Law solicitors’ employment tribunal deadlines and […]
The Pantiles reveals its big Christmas display winners
THE winners of the Pantiles Big Reveal Christmas Window display have been announced. Organised by Holly Watson and Charlotte Bowyer of The Zero Waste Company, and sponsored by Maddison’s Residential and RTW Together (BID), the best windows voted for by the public were: First place – Kumquat Second place – PoggenPohl Third place – Catherine […]
Top marks for school’s teaching in two core curriculum subjects
The Skinners’ Kent Academy has been given a prestigious educational award for outstanding teaching in Mathematics and Science. The Times discovers more… The Skinners’ Kent Academy (SKA) has been awarded the PTI Subject Leadership Programme Mark for outstanding teaching in Mathematics and Science. The PTI launched the Subject Leadership Programme in 2007 to recognise […]
Walking in a Bewl Water wonderland
There is no shortage of beautiful places in Kent to enjoy the magic of Christmas, and with the festive season in full swing, it’s plain to see that the whole county is high in spirits. Whether it’s parties, light switch-ons or festive afternoon teas, no tinsel has been left unturned in Tunbridge Wells this year. […]
Listen out for Santa as he collects gifts for Christmas
FATHER Christmas is well-known for travelling the whole world in a single night to hand out presents, but did you know that collecting all the gifts beforehand takes a lot longer? This is the third year that Santa has been asking for help gathering non-perishable food donations for the Nourish Community Foodbank to ‘deliver Christmas’, […]
Wishing on a tree for charity this Christmas
IT’S only just December, but a charity Christmas tree is already sporting a range of hopes and good wishes for the end of heart disease. Standing in the Waterfront Café at Bewl Water, near Lamberhurst, a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Christmas tree has a QR code that well-wishers can scan to make a donation if […]
Through a fish-eye lens
WITH the start of the predator fishing season, the @BewlWater inbox is bulging with a fine catch of entries for the ‘Best of Bewl’ photography competition. The annual competition, which opened for entries last month, is aimed at everyone using Bewl Water’s 800-acre site, from woodland to water. Until December 20, entries may be submitted […]
Best of Bewl photo competition is just picture perfect for the autumn
Molly Miller from Bewl Water talks about the return of the annual photo competition at the reservoir… The arrival of autumn means it’s the return of Bewl Water’s photography competition, Best of Bewl where amateur and professional photographers are being encouraged to get outdoors and capture everything from woodland to water at the 800-acre […]
