Rugby club pitches for backing on planning bid
The club has applied to Wealden District Council to install a 3G Alternative Grass Pitch (AGP), cricket pavilion, new cricket wicket and improved parking. The new facilities at the grounds on the Frant Road, would benefit local schools, clubs and other community groups as well as the TWRFC, especially by allowing all-weather play, when pitches […]
Taxi driver swaps his cab for a mic for charity
After fundraising for Taylor-Made Dreams by running Santa ‘Zooms’ over December last year, Dave Richardson, of Keller Kars in Southborough, set out to repeat the feat this year by recording the carol Silent Night, with other local businesspeople. Operating throughout East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent and Surrey, Taylor Made Dreams provides ‘bucket list’ treats for […]
Elms to line Eridge Estate again for Queen’s Jubilee
The Marquess of Abergavenny oversaw the planting of a pair of trees on the edge of his estate, between Crowborough, as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) initiative to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee set to take place next year. He was joined by a group of nearly 50 guests, including Lord-Lieutenant of East […]
Do you have what it takes to impress the Times Business Awards judges?
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The winning businesses chosen from those shortlisted for the black tie evening at the Science Theatre at Salomons Estate on Thursday, March 24, will be chosen by this year’s panel of judges. The judges for 2022 come from a range of sectors, and each one has been selected to bring their own unique take on […]
Festive flurry on job market is expected as record vacancies keep unemployment down
The unemployment rate for the Borough, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) last week, show that 2,110 people are claiming some form of out of work benefits during November. This is slightly down from 2,155 but is nearly double the number that was unemployed before the Covid pandemic began when […]
Ashdown forest faces difficult New year after losing funding
Ashdown Forest is the largest public open space in the South-East covering more than 2,400 acres of land across East Sussex. It was the inspiration for AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh stories set in Hundred Acre Forest. Now it has lost up to £150,000 in support from East Sussex County Council, a move that could […]
Difficult weeks ahead’ but booster a cause to be ‘optimistic’
He said because of the booster, the vast majority of people will be kept safe from the new Omicron variant. “Although Omicron has reminded us that Covid has not gone away as a threat, we know that the boosters now being rolled out at breath-taking speed, will keep the vast majority safe from severe illness,” […]
Rubbish garden waste service could cost a million by next year
Paid for services to collect garden waste were introduced in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge in 2019, when Urbaser took over as joint contractor for both local authorities. The £52 annual levy was meant to pay for fortnightly collections and was set to generate more than £700,000 a year from around 15,000 residents that signed up […]
Aldi forced to scrap supermarket plan after Lidl moves in around the corner
The budget retailer insists it is still shopping for another location for a second supermarket in the town, although a site it had bought on Eridge Road will now to be sold to a developer. Aldi bought the plot of land near to Linden Park Road where Sainsbury’s and Homebase are located several years ago. […]
Nativities, panto and ice skating – who says Christmas is cancelled?
THE run up to Christmas officially began last week as the annual pantomime returned to Tunbridge Wells. The curtain finally went up on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas as the Wicked Queen, on Friday [December 17] at the Assembly Hall. The pantomime comes after last year’s Christmas show, […]
