Bringing gifts to those that might go without
THE MAYOR’S Toy Appeal opened this weekend, collecting presents through its Amazon Wishlist, or asking people to buy locally and drop off at various spots around the area. For three decades, the appeal has been ensuring disadvantaged children in the borough receive presents, which also offers hard-pressed parents a relief from the pressures of the […]
No more first class travel as timetable changes introduced
A NEW timetable is being introduced by rail company Southeastern next month that will see an end to first class travel from Tunbridge Wells to London. From December 11, there will only be standard tickets available for those travelling from Tunbridge Wells or Tonbridge to London stations. Other changes have been planned to to ease […]
MP Tom Tugendhat banned from driving for six months
THE MP for Tonbridge & Malling has been banned from driving for six months after being caught with his mobile phone in his hand while at the wheel. Security minister Tom Tugendhat was stopped by police in his Skoda 4×4 in Wandsworth on April 14. As previously reported in the Times, Mr Tugendhat, who lives […]
Council’s garden village plan under threat as inspector voices ‘concerns’
THE Council’s plans to build more than 2,500 homes in Tudeley are under threat after a government inspector raised concerns over how the housing project will affect traffic in Tonbridge and the amount of Green Belt that will be swallowed up. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) proposed the building of a garden village in the […]
“We will be one school with one vision and ethos”
Dulwich Prep in Cranbrook has announced that at the start of the new academic year it will have a larger number of older pupils, a new upper school head, and also a new name. The Times finds out more… THE Governors of Dulwich Prep, an independent day and flexible boarding school for girls and […]
Rotary Club plants crocuses for awareness of World Polio Day
PLANTING has finished in this year’s Rotary International polio awareness campaign, with 4,000 purple crocus bulbs now in the ground ready to make a spectacular display in spring. The Rotary Club of Tunbridge Wells distributed about half of the bulbs to schools and organisations around town and completed the job at Dunorlan Park earlier this […]
Charity selected for garden at Chelsea Flower Show
SOCIAL care charity Aspens has been selected to produce a garden for next year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The charity’s Natural Affinity Garden is sponsored by Project Giving Back, which supports good causes to create gardens for the iconic show and leave a longer legacy. The garden has been conceived by Camellia Taylor, a garden […]
Discovering the shape of future fitness
Sarah Gorman has worked in the fitness industry for over two decades. She has been TV star Davina McCall’s personal trainer and launched her BlendFit company 15 years ago. Now the local mother of three talks to the Times about her new app, created to help connect people committed to regular exercise and reveals why […]
Wedding venue wins Kent award
SALOMONS Estate has won first place in the ‘Heritage Venue’ category of the Kent Wedding Awards, signalling a return of demand to the sector after the economic shocks of the pandemic. Now in its 10th year, the Kent Wedding Awards recognise the best wedding professionals and services in the county. The win follows two of […]
Kent master brewer takes part in Lord Mayor’s show
ONE of the area’s most popular brewers brought a taste of Kent to the City of London during the Lord Mayor’s Show earlier this month. Shepherd Neame, which runs The Black Horse in Camden Road, The Bull in Frant Road, The Imperial in Southborough and The Blue Anchor in Crowborough, was invited to the procession […]
