Come out from the cold and into the warm atmosphere of this great local gastro pub
There’s nothing like a cosy pub to hunker down in during the festive season – especially when it serves delicious, crowd-pleasing and award-winning food, as Victoria Roberts discovered when she shored up at the Blue Anchor in Crowborough… There are two ways into the Blue Anchor pub in Crowborough. You can come in past […]
Times Business Awards is open for entries
ENTRIES are now open for the sixth Times Business Awards, which returns in March next year. With ten categories to choose from, there is an award for every business that trades in and around Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding areas. This year, there are several new categories to choose from. Among the new categories is […]
Sustainable scheme improves biodiversity in Crowborough
A LEADING conservationist has praised Walshes Park in Crowborough for its biodiversity, after it registered a wide variety of plants, birds and butterflies, some for the first time. Kevin Crook, an expert in the conservation and biodiversity sector, and founder of Crowborough Wildlife Group (CWG), commended the management scheme at the site, which is owned […]
Town Council abandons its bird sanctuary plan
TOWN councillors responsible for a historic pond on the edge of Southborough Common have abandoned plans to turn it into a wildlife haven for birds. Southborough Town Council (STC) decided in 2021 to close Holden Pond to fishing, after reports of poaching and abuse of the fish, as well as increasing reports of anti-social behaviour. […]
Record number of requests made to Mayor’s Toy Appeal
THE Mayor’s Toy Appeal in Tunbridge Wells has received requests for gifts for a ‘record’ number of children this year as the number of families unable to afford Christmas has increased. The seasonal charity drive has been running since 1987 and aims to ensure children in the borough who might go without due to financial […]
Station passenger numbers still just 60 per cent pre-Covid levels
RAIL usage at the three main stations serving Tunbridge Wells has still not recovered from the pandemic, with total journeys at just 60 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. Tunbridge Wells station saw 2.09 million passenger journeys – entrances and exits at the station – between March 2021 and April 2022, according to the latest figures […]
Bowls club finally jacks it in after celebrating a century
A BOWLS club that has just celebrated 100 years in Tunbridge Wells has had to close due to a lack of members. As the Times reported in July, Culverden Outdoor Bowls Club held a recruitment drive over the summer, but a lack of interest has forced the club to close. Founded in September 1922 and […]
Christmas tree festival comes to King Charles the Martyr Church
RESIDENTS and visitors are being invited to a week of afternoon walks in a winter wonderland of specially decorated charity Christmas trees – with a chance to take one home. During the Christmas Tree Festival, visitors to the King Charles the Martyr Church can wander through a grove of over 20 charity trees, decorated by […]
Local opticians give vests to help schoolchildren be seen
CHILDREN at schools across Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge have received donations of yellow hi-vis vests as part of a national road safety campaign, thanks to two local opticians. Specsavers in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge have funded the purchase of over 330 hi-vis vests and distributed them across eleven local schools, just in time for National […]
Christmas is the time of year for giving
Annual appeals more important as cost-of-living crisis bites hard across the borough CHRISTMAS is fast approaching, and many people are looking forward to spending time with family, over-indulging in food and drink, and exchanging gifts. However, for some people, the season brings worries, as they struggle to make ends meet, or find it difficult […]
