New Year fireworks as local PR firm founder wins award
THE founder of a social media and digital marketing company in Tunbridge Wells has started 2023 with a bang after being named Female Leader of the Year in a prestigious awards ceremony. Kizzie Nicholson, founder of Social Fireworks, was presented with awards at The Business Show 2022 at the London Excel Business Show in December. […]
Getting your money in order for the New Year
Fund manager Amanda Redman talks to the Times about how to create your financial plan for 2023… THERE’S no denying that 2022 has been a difficult year and finances were a big part of that, with the cost of living crisis, rising interest rates and volatile markets. It has never been more important to […]
Showhomes dressed for Christmas in developer’s ‘Love Local’ campaign
A KENT-based developer has been pulling out the stops to create a homely ambiance in its showhomes over the festive period by displaying and encouraging purchases of local food and drink. Drink on display at Berkeley’s Hollyfields development in Hawkenbury, and at Foal Hurst Green in Paddock Wood, ranged from Kentish Pip craft cider to […]
Gold award for local solicitors after they raised £2.5million
A LOCAL solicitors’ firm has helped facilitate over £2.5million worth of donations through the Cancer Research UK’s Free Will Service in the past 10 years. Berry & Lamberts Solicitors received a Certificate of Appreciation Gold Award from Cancer Research UK for its work. The law firm offers the Cancer Research UK Free Will Service to […]
Asian Curry Awards deliver award for Tonbridge eatery
A TONBRIDGE restaurant has been named one of five top takeaways in the UK at the Asian Curry Awards. Dalchini, on Martin Hardie Way in northeast Tonbridge, took its place alongside four other restaurants from across the country, ranging from Wales to Scotland. The event was organised by the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), which represents […]
Law Society award for Loch paralegal
A LOCAL law group’s paralegal has risen from administrative assistant to winning a junior Law Society award. Ellie Searle joined Loch Law, part of Loch Associates Group, in 2017 as an administrative assistant and was later promoted to legal secretary. Ms Searle has taken on responsibilities including managing Loch Law solicitors’ employment tribunal deadlines and […]
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 […]
Energy company gives power to youth football team with new kit
AN UNDER-10 football side has zippy new kit thanks to a £250 grant from utility company UK Power Networks. Pembury Athletic Football Club under-10s were nominated for the grant by Simon Plant, who works in the groundworks team at UK Power Networks, and coaches the team, where his nine-year-old son Harry plays. The Team Sport […]
European school groups eager to return to Tunbridge Wells
A COMPANY that used to bring hundreds of European schoolchildren and their teachers into the area every week is on the path to recovery following the Covid crisis and is calling for local residents to think about taking in a student. The founder of International Student Experiences (ISE), Stephanie Heymer told the Times that her […]
Kent master brewer takes part in Lord Mayor’s show
ONE of the area’s most popular brewers brought a taste of Kent to the City of London during the Lord Mayor’s Show earlier this month. Shepherd Neame, which runs The Black Horse in Camden Road, The Bull in Frant Road, The Imperial in Southborough and The Blue Anchor in Crowborough, was invited to the procession […]
