New café set to stamp its mark
A café run by a local business group and set up at the former site of a Post Office in Tunbridge Wells has taken its inspiration from one of Britain’s rarest stamps. Founded by The Rexaus Group, which runs a raft of businesses in the South East, Two Penny Blue, opening on Silverdale Road on […]
Winning the bunfight in the Tunbridge Wells burger wars
Tunbridge Wells is set to see a host of new burger restaurants open soon with Chuck & Blade and Side Street in Camden Road, and the American chain Five Guys opening round the corner in Fiveways. Sarah Bond speaks to Richard Oddy of Roddyburger on the new burger revolution… Former Tunbridge Wells commodity broker Richard […]
How London Road record store got into the groove following lockdown
One of the biggest lockdown success stories in Tunbridge Wells is that of vinyl record store Sugarbush Records after owner Markus Holler’s online business rocketed during Covid… By Sarah Bond It’s cheering to hear of a Tunbridge Wells success story, and on top of the town centre burger boom reported in our Food pages, we’re […]
LCF chief faces jail after spending £100,000 on holidays and a hot tub
Michael Andrew Thomson, also known as ‘Andy Thomson’, was CEO of London Capital & Finance when it collapsed in 2019. The Eridge Road based minibond firm went bust in January of that year after the city watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), froze its bank accounts because of its marketing practices. Former Chief Executive Thomson, […]
