Bewl Water and parish council meet over fishing lodge row
Ticehurst Parish Council had objected to the plans to convert the disused lodge into holiday lets over ‘ecological concerns’. Parish councillors had told the local planning authority that Bewl Water had not been transparent with its plans and had not communicated with them. However, a row erupted after it emerged the parish council had refused […]
Council Tax to rise after county council approves its budget
Kent County Council (KCC) approved a £1.2billion budget following a debate at the Kent Event Centre at Detling rather than County Hall in Maidstone due to social distance guidance in place at KCC. Councillors agreed to raise the duty on residents by the maximum permissible in law, which will see Council Tax rise by 2.99 […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 16th February 2022
Romantic Wines for Valentine’s Day
The weather may be dull and the festive season a faded memory, but spring will soon be here and love is most certainly in the air since it’s Valentine’s Day. If you’re looking for a special bottle that will bring out the best of your Valentine’s Day dinner and add some fizz to the proceedings, […]
Man charged after Tunbridge Wells town centre stabbing
A MAN has been taken to a London hospital for treatment after being stabbed in Tunbridge Wells on Saturday [February 12]. The town centre near to Royal Victoria Place shopping centre was closed off at lunchtime following the incident in Upper Grosvenor Road. Shoppers were kept away from the area on Saturday afternoon as a […]
Disabled consultant wants to make splash for charity despite not being able to swim
A long-time sufferer of rheumatoid arthritis, Husnara Begum, wants to raise money for Versus Arthritis, a charity that provided her help during the Covid pandemic and decided to combine it with facing her fear of the deep end. She told the Times: “I have never learned to swim, but I thought – why not give […]
Finance provider is bought for £3million
Capital Currencies will keep its Tunbridge Wells office and local team of four, said Craig Strong, who will remain as managing director of the business, now owned by Cornerstone FS. The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) served by both businesses would now be able to choose between Capital Currencies’ personal service and Cornerstone’s cloud-based international […]
The hills of Tunbridge Wells are alive with electric-bikes
Neil Ridulfa of Energise e-bikes in St John’s Road, said they have proved incredibly popular in the area due to the many hills in the town that he said were, ‘the number one reason why people look at e-bikes’. But he added that he cannot get enough supplies of the technological cycles to meet current […]
Listeners going radio gaga for West Kent broadcaster
With a live stream that reaches more than 30,000 people each month, the broadcaster now has two FM transmitters, at Bidborough and Mount Ephraim, covering Tunbridge Wells, Southborough, Tonbridge, parts of Sevenoaks, and extends toward Edenbridge and Paddock Wood on 95.5 FM and 106.7 FM. “Since we started [Thursday, October 28], 113,000 people have started […]
MP backs forest’s parking charges decision
Citing the results of a six-week local consultation on funding plans for the Forest – the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood – Ms Ghani pointed out that 70 per cent of respondents had agreed that more funding solutions were needed to support the future of the Forest. The Times revealed last week […]
