Young people wanted for some Elite training
Elite Leisure Collection, which owns One Warwick Park Hotel, Salomons Estate, Bewl Water and One Media UK Ltd – publisher of the Times – was orignally formed in 2008 under the name Markerstudy Leisure. It employs over 80 full and part time staff across West Kent & East Sussex. Due to continued growth the group […]
What’s On: Half-term in Kent & East Sussex
Then here are a few fun ideas: HEVER CASTLE Young thrill seekers can learn how to become perfect little monsters as part of the Ghoul School audio trail (£1)* at Hever Castle. They will encounter a spooky array of teachers who will impart their delights, frights and a few vampire bites. Sport your spookiest costume […]
UNEMPLOYMENT continues to fall in the borough despite the end of Furlough
The number of people registered as unemployed at the Jobcentre has been on the decline since February, when the country was under the last lockdown. According to the ONS, there were 2,330 people claiming out of work benefits in September, down from 2,400 in the month of August. This is the lowest rate of unemployment […]
Ashdown Forest under threat after planners had to approve new builds
The result could see more developments built on the area surrounding the forestâ€â€one of the largest in the South East and also sparked the inspiration for the Winnie the Pooh stories. Wealden District Council is among a number of local authorities in the area that has had its Local Plan rejected by the Planning Inspectorate. […]
Full Remembrance service back as poppy sellers also set to return
Last year a socially distanced and scaled back service of remembrance took place in the town due to the Covid pandemic (see right picture). In previous years, the service has seen more than a thousand residents pay their respects alongside the war memorial in front of the Town Hall. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council says the […]
Hospital waiting list hits another record high six-months in a row
According to figures from the NHS, 37,306 people were still waiting for treatments such as general surgery or other non-emergency procedures in September at the two hospitals operated by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. This is the highest number on the waiting list since records began in 2007 and up from August’s 37,060, although […]
MPs ‘conscious of risks’ but will still meet constituents face-to-face
Veteran parliamentarian Sir David Amess died after being stabbed at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday. He had been holding his constituency surgery – where MPs meet their constituents to discuss issues that the parliamentarians can help with. A 25-year-old suspect, Ali Harbi Ali, remains in police custody on suspicion of the Conservative MP’s […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 20th October 2021
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Crafting an arty comeback for the Women’s Institute
With three speakers as well as stalls, more than 400 women attended the annual event, which was branded a huge success. The two days, which were held in Ditton Community Hall on October 6 and 7, were organised by Tunbridge Wells resident Paula Bates, who is the Chair of the West Kent Art & Craft […]
Time to Rioja and roll – to celebrate this month’s special Spanish wines!
Following a flurry of spellbinding press tastings in the capital, this week I’m shining the spotlight on three Riojan corkers. Making probably the best-value fine wines in the world, Rioja is undeniably Spain’s most well-known wine region. It is spread across three autonomous communities and flanked to the north and south by mountains, lying about […]
