Police to hold public meeting in fight against violence to women
Assistant Chief Constable Peter Ayling (pictured above) will be coming to Tunbridge Wells to discuss physical abuse towards females. The meeting will run from 6pm until 8pm and will be held at Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School. It will consist of presentations as well as opportunities for the audience to ask questions and give feedback. […]
Bizarre activity’ of electrician charged with Bedsit Murders
David Fuller, a 67-year-old electrician from Heathfield, East Sussex, is accused of strangling the women in a case that went on to become a high-profile unsolved crime branded the Bedsit Murders after appearing on BBC Crimewatch at the time. Fuller, who had admitted killing the two women at an earlier hearing on the grounds of […]
Read SO Magazine November 2021
Citizens Advice need volunteers with demands now ‘rocketing’
The charity, which provides all types of help from legal advice to assisting people with benefit claims, say they need around 25 extra people to handle ‘the surge in enquiries’ they are currently experiencing. Last year the service assisted over 5,000 local people who were struggling during the pandemic. Liz de Villiers, Chief Executive for […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 3rd November, 2021
Wines that curry favour…
THEY say the hotter the curry, the trickier the wine match. With fiery dishes such as vindaloo I’d try a floral-scented Argentinian Torrontés to counter the heat (or of course a crisp, ice-cold lager). But whatever liquid refreshment you choose remember it’s a good idea to avoid heavy alcohol and wines with high tannins. Of […]
TIMES BOOK REVIEWS
You can find www.baindenbookshelf.com online or on Instagram:@baindenbookshelf COMING OF AGE BEAUTY & TRAUMA Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (published by W&N, priced £8.99) Betty is a beautiful and harrowing retelling of the childhood of the author’s mother. Born in a bath in 1954 as one of eight children to a white mother and a Cherokee […]
Town centre workers offered free self-defence classes to keep safe
The initiative, which is being offered by RTW Together – the Business Improvement District [BID] group – to anybody that works for a business in the BID area. BID say the martial arts classes are aimed to help people feel safer walking home in the wake of recent events, such as the Sarah Everard tragedy, […]
Businesswomen trio scoop top awards
Siobhan Stirling of Sharp Minds Communications took gold in the Best Woman in PR and Marketing at the Best Business Women Awards 2021 (BBWA). Deborah Richards of Maddisons Residential took silver for Best Consumer Business and Best Business, while Sophie Forrest of Forrest HR won silver in the Best Business Service category. The women were […]
A tale of two towns for traders as workers stay away from the office
Informal soundings taken by the Times amongst retailers show that some who rely on lunchtime trade are seeing a 60 per cent drop in revenue compared to pre-pandemic levels. And they are blaming home working. Those running cafes, sandwich and coffee shops say business has not recovered and problems have been exacerbated by increased absence […]
