NASA astronaut lands in Kent to headline global business event
NASA astronaut Tony Antonelli will address international business leaders at the Innovation Festival for Global Working, which takes place at Relocate Global’s headquarters in Lamberhurst tomorrow (Thursday June 8). Mr Antonelli, a naval aviator and test pilot with engineering degrees from MIT and University of Washington, also served as the pilot for two Space Shuttle […]
Man praises staff after suffering a cardiac arrest in hospital restaurant
A man has heaped praise on staff at Benenden Hospital for saving his life after he suffered a cardiac arrest in the hospital’s restaurant. Jerry Gledhill was visiting the private hospital near Cranbrook with his wife, who was there for bilateral cataract surgery, on April 3. While they were ordering food in the busy on-site […]
Council approves garage to block of flats conversion
A PLAN to convert a former car showroom into a block of 24 flats has been passed by the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Planning Committee, with £641,978.32 worth of developer contributions. The corner plot, between Quarry Road and St James Road has been vacant since the garage ceased trading in September 2022. The 24 units […]
Heritage attraction springs to life with new business project
IN A restoration project designed to rejuvenate the town and promote a new business initiative, the waters of the historic Chalybeate Spring have started to flow once more, with a new fountain on The Pantiles, and the mineral water set to be bottled all year round. The opening of Royal TW Spring Water on the […]
Tunbridge Wells welcomes students from twin town
STUDENTS from a school in Tunbridge Wells’ twin town, Wiesbaden, in Germany, were given a royal welcome on their trip to England last week as they visited the town amid the Coronation celebrations. Twenty-nine students and three teachers from the Hermann-Ehlers-Schule Secondary School paid a visit to Tunbridge Wells on May 9 as part of […]
