Foodbank sees ‘dramatic increase’ in its enquiries as cost of living crisis hits home
Nourish, which currently distributes up to two tonnes of food a week to 150 households in the Tunbridge Wells and wider area, says not only are enquiries on the rise but the cost of providing food has also increased. “The enquiry traffic has taken a dramatic increase over the last couple of weeks,” operations director […]
Join the green party this Veganuary
Plant-based drinking and eating are becoming more and more popular – so much so that there is now the annual Veganuary event which runs during January and aims to get people trying a plant-based diet. Did you know that according to research last year The Vegan Society guesses that, since the beginning of the pandemic, […]
Soapbox race is back in pole position for charity
Soapbox Stars is set to take place on Saturday, June 25, and will see over 45 karts made up of local businesses and schools, go head-to-head down a hair-raising track to raise money for local charities. Organisers of the race, which is in its third year and has raised over £50,000 for local charities during […]
House prices rocket through the roof – and that’s official!
That means the average homeowner made £50,000 on the value of their house last year – around £136 every day. And there are no signs that house prices will stabilise any time soon, local estate agents have said. According to the government’s house price index, published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) last week […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 26th January 2022
Students go bold for gold in prestigious physics contest
TONBRIDGE School boys are celebrating Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in the First Round of the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO). This national competition encourages the study of the subject and recognises excellence in young physicists. Two Upper Sixth Formers, Kenneth Lee and Yury Balabin, claimed the highest ranking on offer, with a Top Gold placing, […]
Villages take a leaf out of Langton Green following Jubilee tree planting initiative
A total of 420 cherry trees were donated by the Woodland Trust’s Free Trees for Schools and Communities programme after the village society successfully applied for them, working with Langton Green School to involve more children in the project. The cherry trees were part of the Woodland Trust’s own Big Climate Fightback campaign, sending out […]
Citizen’s Advice issue urgent plea for support
CAB warn that people are being forced to make desperate decisions between eating or heating their homes as energy and other costs rise. Citizens Advice Tunbridge Wells & District, which has helped over 5,000 people last year, is calling for volunteers of all backgrounds who are able to donate a day each week to help […]
Fire service appeals for more recruits
Kent Fire & Rescue took to social media to post pictures of their latest raft of trainees carrying out drill training at the tower in Grove Hill Road, and said they were ‘working together to prepare for the variety of emergencies we are called out to’. A spokesperson for the fire service said: “Training is […]
Car dealer is in the driving seat for this year’s Times Business Awards
Lexus Tunbridge Wells are to headline the 2022 event, which has returned following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. The car dealer, which has just launched the all-new Lexus NX has signed up to join ten other local businesses as headline sponsor. Ian Alsop, General Manager for Lexus Tunbridge Wells said: “We are […]
