MP Greg Clark makes a splash at fish habitat improvement project
The Dorset Arms Angling Club in Withyham – of which Mr Clark is Vice President – welcomed him to the tributary of the Upper Medway River on June 11 after they raised their concerns about the declining fish population and the potential connection it has with pollution in the water. They found that the drop […]
Charity welcomes support from the Duchess of Cambridge
ellenor’s Children Services, which has a shop in Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, has marked the week by raising awareness of the services which the charity offers to families facing terminal illness in Kent and Bexley. Children’s Hospice Week is organised by Together for Short Lives, a charity which supports children and families with life-threatening or […]
MP criticises ‘two-tier’ Covid rules after festival cancelled
Last weekend, around 20,000 revellers should have been enjoying Americana music festival Black Deer in Eridge Park – between Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough. But the event was cancelled at the eleventh hour when PM Boris Johnson delayed the June 21 final stage of lockdown reopening. As reported in the Times last week [June 23], the […]
Testing centre closes as virus battle moves to the home front
Testing was moved to the Camden Centre in Royal Victoria Place in April after the Assembly Hall Theatre, which had been providing mass testing for the town since the start of the crisis, reverted to putting on live performances. Now that has also closed, as of Wednesday [June 30]. As more and more home kits […]
California dreaming… for the 4th of July!
Are you having a Fourth of July party? Or are you just stuck in a wine rut and wanting to try some new, tasty and great but affordable American wines? Then read on, as I have three top bottles from California, where Franciscan fathers planted the first vitis vinifera vines in the 1770s for Catholic […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 30th June 2021
New steak restaurant proves it’s at the town’s cutting edge
STEAK has had a difficult journey to its opening in Chapel Place. The new eaterie was scheduled to launch late last year, but when Tunbridge Wells was put into the highest Covid tier that put an end to that. And then when the whole country was then plunged into lockdown in early January this year, its […]
Town’s rugby club credited with the success of England player
Rosie Dobson (19) is a Harlequins hooker and England Under 20 player who started playing rugby at the club when she was 13. She returned to the club on June 6 to chat with current players and give out awards to those who have excelled in the disrupted season. Rosie said: “It was great to […]
Tunbridge Wells Hospital worker takes on the ‘toughest rowing race in the world’
Physician Associate Jessica Plail, 33, who works in the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department, is hoping to beat the current record together with her teammates when they row over 2,000 miles unassisted around Great Britain next year. The GB Row Round Britain Race is acknowledged to be the toughest rowing race in the world as challengers […]
5 Great wines to drink this sizzling summer
There is nothing quite like enjoying wine with family and friends during the sunshine season, and this year that will be even more singular. With al fresco dining, poolside sipping, picnics and outdoor celebrations/gatherings in mind, Times Drinks Editor James Viner picks five bright fizzy, red, rosé, and white wines to serve during the heat. […]
