Auctions on The Pantiles as saleroom opens for business
AN auction house fronted by a ‘celebrity auctioneer’ has opened up in the oldest part of Tunbridge Wells, in the hope of connecting with sellers across the South East while bringing buyers to its saleroom. Charles Hanson of Hansons Auctioneers is best known for ‘Bargain Hunt’, ‘Flog It!’ and ‘Antiques Road Trip’, but underneath the […]
Local women in medicine network seeks charity recognition in awards
AN ORGANISATION aimed at improving women’s medical careers to ensure they can thrive in any field they want, is one of the latest Times Business Awards entrants in the Charity of the Year category. Co-founded by two consultants at the Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), the Women in Medicine International Network (WIMIN) was […]
The rum duo who are hoping to win big at the gala ceremony
TUNBRIDGE Wells is a great place to start businesses and change careers, according to a local businessman hoping to prove his case in the Times Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year and Best Business 1-25 Employees categories. From being disillusioned with dentistry to having a portfolio of two businesses in the course of less than […]
Beat the awards deadline to become a business winner
The countdown is on to enter the Times Business Awards by the end of this month, when the judges will weigh up the merits of companies and individuals across ten different categories. The deadline for this year’s entries is 11.59pm on February 20 – allowing enough time for the five judges to go through all […]
More young people opting for on-the-job career experience
THE NUMBER of young people taking up apprenticeships has grown enormously in the last decade and one local employer is championing the benefits of of in-work training and learning. To mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week on Monday (February 6), Tunbridge Wells-based group Elite Leisure Collection (ELC) has launched a drive to celebrate its […]
Trader who launched finance firm from scratch supports start-ups…
EIGHTEEN years ago, Craig Strong launched a new business in Tunbridge Wells that went on to become an outstanding success. Today he is sponsoring the Start-Up category of the Times Business Awards. Cornerstone, as it is now known, ‘didn’t have a single client’ when it launched as Capital Currencies all those years ago. Following a […]
‘Recognition’ from Business Award secures previous winner’s support
A PREVIOUS winner of the small employer category in the Times Business Awards found the boost so positive that it is sponsoring the same award this year to ‘hand the baton’ on. Winning the Best Business (1-25 Employees) award last year had increased business and recognition, and prompted the company to increase staff and floor […]
Figures show employment and unemployment down
THE local employment rate has crashed to its lowest levels since records began, though unemployment rates in Tunbridge Wells have also dropped to one of the lowest in Kent. In figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week (January 17), the percentage of those who are employed in Tunbridge Wells dropped dramatically […]
Christmas ‘disappointing’ for Tunbridge Wells’ hospitality
Bars and restaurants hit with price hikes, rail strikes and World Cup The HOSPITALITY sector in Tunbridge Wells saw a ‘disappointing’ Christmas period, local representatives have said, after being hit by spiralling energy costs, rail strikes and even the World Cup affecting income. While this December 2022 saw better sales than two festive periods […]
Law firm strengthens its wills and estates division
LAW firm Thomson Snell & Passmore has welcomed Fiona Higgott as a Partner in its Wills, Estate and Tax Planning division. Fiona joins from DMH Stallard, where she has spent the last 11 years. She brings with her a wealth of expertise in estate planning, including tax efficient wills, the creation of lifetime settlements, making […]
