Domestic abuse charity seeks volunteers after Covid saw ‘exponential’ rise in cases
Volunteers for DAVSS (Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Service) saw their hours increase by 70 per cent during the pandemic, the organisation has said as it starts a recruit drive to keep up the service. The charity offers helpline and face-to-face support to both men and women who are victims of abuse, as well as pro […]
Foodbank had 16,000 pleas for help over a year
Nourish Community Foodbank, which provides meals for families that are struggling financially in Tunbridge Wells and South Tonbridge, saw the number of people needing its service in the 2020/2021 financial year rocket to 16,238, up from 10,141 the year before, its most recent report has revealed. The organisation helps families who are referred to the […]
Tunbridge Wells lags behind in new company formations
Despite 1,102 new companies having been founded in the West Kent town in 2021 it ranked below Medway, Maidstone, Dartford, Canterbury, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Thanet and Gravesham for new formations. This was also despite the county seeing a record year for new businesses with 16,625 new companies, compared to just 14,027 Kent businesses dissolved […]
Football is ‘coming home’ as World Cup finals set to be played in Tunbridge Wells
The Subbuteo FISTF World Cup 2024 (Federation of International Sports Table Football) is set to be played at Tunbridge Wells Leisure Centre in September 2024. It is the first time the tournament has been held in the birthplace of the game, although an international game between England and Belgium did take place in 1960. The […]
Food tech students hooked on new educational fish promotion project
Students at Beacon Academy have been involved in a ground-breaking project as part their food tech GCSE. In a national first, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition students at the secondary school in Crowborough were the recipients of a special delivery of wild Alaska pink salmon to use in their classrooms, in a bid to improve […]
UK is ‘likely’ to take more Ukrainian refugees Tonbridge MP has been told
Tom Tugendhat, who is also Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said he had talked with members of government who were ‘hopeful’ the policy on taking in Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion would be reviewed within the coming days. The attack by Russia on Ukraine launched on February 24, has seen around 500,000 Ukrainians flee […]
Opera company rebrands in wake of Ukraine invasion
The March 17 performance of Madama Butterfly had been described as being produced by the ‘Russian State Opera’. However, the production is being produced and performed by English company, Amande Concerts, who are not affiliated or connected with the Russian state in any way and had adopted the title as a brand name before the […]
Warm up for spring with these lush red wines…
Although spring is (just) here in a meteorological sense, the days nonetheless are still fairly short and invariably chilly. So what to drink with substantial winter fare? Winter’s a season that demands big and bold wines that have the wherewithal to manage nourishing, meaty stovetop stews, oven-baked casseroles and roasted red meats. Grab a […]
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Ramp and lifts make Eridge Station accessible to disabled
Thanks to the government’s Access for All fund, the 1868 station – which also serves steam and diesel trains on the Spa Valley Railway – was fitted with a lift, ramp, and other improvements at a cost of £1.9million. Wealden MP Nusrat Ghani secured the funding for Eridge and Crowborough stations, and opened the Eridge […]
