Times Business Awards gala evening hailed as the ‘biggest and best ever’
THE biggest ever Times Business Awards ceremony saw over 200 attendees pour into the Victorian Science Theatre at Salomons Estate on March 30 to celebrate achievement and ambition. Shortlisted businesses, charities, entrepreneurs and judges dressed up in their sparkling, black-tie best to network, reconnect and await the outcome of the judges’ deliberations – before the […]
Family holiday fun in Tunbridge Wells
The Times’ guide to keeping everyone entertained over the upcoming holiday break… Master bushcraft at Penshurst Penshurst Place and Gardens reopens for spring on April 1. Bring the children down to Camp Wilderness Bushcraft Activities on April 7, from 10am to 4.30pm. Spectacular activities on offer include axe-throwing, archery, and bushfire cooking. Recommended for […]
B-movie thrills with grade-A style
Matthew Dann reviews the new interplanetary sci-fi thriller, 65 This new Adam Driver film hit cinemas this week. To be honest, I knew little about it, but after seeing the teaser, I was intrigued. Adam Driver is a fine actor who always puts in nuanced, powerful and emotional performances. The film has a simple […]
Pupils sow seeds to promote a greener future
Last week, pupils from four different schools in Tunbridge Wells took part in a wildflower seeding project at Calverley Grounds. Mandy Flashman-Wells, who co-organised the event, tells the Times all about it… Schoolchildren from Tunbridge Wells have taken part in a new wildflower seeding project. Pupils from four different schools – St Peter’s, St […]
Sunflower Project to help people turn towards the sunlight after abuse
A FORMER victim of domestic abuse is on a mission to create more Safe Spaces around Tunbridge Wells, for the use of anyone trying to escape an abuser. The Sunflower Project blossomed out of the friendship between two women: Sound healing and reiki practitioner Victoria Crowhurst and another survivor who had been abused by the […]
Schoolboy racer off to Williams F1 is on to a winning Formula
Toby McAllister-Brown began watching Formula One racing with his parents as a toddler. His love of the sport led him to re-enact races with his toy cars. Now, the teenager competes in three different karting championships, despite not being old enough to drive a car. Yet racing is about more than just time on the […]
Plans for three ‘huge’ homes on edge of ancient woodland set for approval
A bid to replace one bungalow with three ‘huge’ houses on the edge of ancient woodlands in Southborough is set to be approved, despite numerous public objections that the development will wreak havoc with traffic in the already congested area. The development in contention is on the Ridgewaye, Southborough, on the edge of Brokes Wood, a […]
Council to add at least 15 new social rent homes
CABINET members at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) have agreed to use a combination of contributions from property developers and government funding for refugees to purchase up to 15 homes for social housing. The homes will initially be allocated to refugees on the Ukrainian and Afghan resettlement and relocation schemes, and will later become a […]
‘Waterlogged’ primary school to get new multi-use sports pitch
Kent County Council has approved an application to build a new ‘3G’ synthetic turf, multi-use games pitch at Bidborough CofE Primary School, near Tunbridge Wells. The school, in Spring Lane, has 208 pupils and is built on a hill. The current sloping pitch is located near the bottom of the site and often becomes waterlogged in […]
Allergen petition by family of Crowborough boy to be debated in Parliament
A PETITION for clearer labelling of allergens on restaurant menus is to be debated in Parliament, thanks to the efforts of the family of Owen Carey, of Crowborough, who died from an allergic reaction. Owen Carey, 18, experienced anaphylaxis (anaphylactic shock) after eating a grilled chicken breast at Byron Burger at the O2 Arena in […]
