Police vow to attend more burglaries following Chief Constables’ pledge
KENT Police have told the Times they are to review their attendance rate to burglaries as a ‘matter of priority’ – despite the force already having one of the country’s highest attendance rates. The review follows a pledge by The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) last week (Wednesday October 5) that every home break-in recorded […]
Opera House to host real ale festival with only British-grown hop varieties
THE Opera House in Tunbridge Wells is to host a 12-day real-ale festival featuring only British-grown hop varieties – with overseas brewers going as far as brewing their beers in England for the event. Opening today (October 12) and lasting until Sunday, October 23, the festival at the JD Wetherspoon owned pub will showcase 15 […]
Bewl Water donates its bicycles to schools
SECONDHAND bicycles from Bewl Water have free-wheeled their way over to two schools catering for children with educational difficulties. A total of 34 bicycles, formerly used as hire cycles at the beauty spot, were donated to Heath Farm School and Medway Green School, as part of the fleet renewal programme at Bewl Water, which runs […]
School launches its new ‘Elite Football Programme’
TUNBRIDGE Wells independent school Beechwood has created a new football progamme that will be available from next September, with scholarships available. ‘Elite Football Programme’ students will start in the next academic year, and the school has recruited Greg Thurstans and Matthew Rose, who combine backgrounds in football, coaching and development and education. “From next September, […]
Enjoy a special weekend of artistic endeavours down on The Pantiles
Brushes and Biscuits is an artistic collective, most of whose members are part of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Art Society. This coming weekend the group hosts its first pop-up exhibition at 61 The Pantiles. Eileen Leahy caught up with the Society’s Lesley Stevens ahead of the show which takes place on October 15 and 16… […]
Café wins award from Tripadvisor
A SOUTHBOROUGH café has won the 2022 Tripadvisor ‘Travellers Choice Award’, which entitles it to a sticker on the door and the use of the logo on its website and emails. The Earl Grey Tea Rooms won the award thanks to positive reviews on the travel and leisure platform over the past 12 months. Tripadvisor […]
Face-to-face GP appointments rise
MORE than 60 per cent of GP appointments that took place in Kent and Medway during August were face-to-face – the highest levels since the pandemic. The NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, which provides GP services throughout the region at around 189 surgeries, saw 828,677 patients during August, the latest figures show. Of […]
Organisers gearing up for next year’s soap box race
TEAMS of friends and families are being invited for the first time to take part in the Tunbridge Wells Soapbox Stars Race when it returns to the town in 2023. It is hoped the exciting new addition, which traditionally sees businesses and charities go head-to-head on a track through Dunorlan Park, will raise more funds […]
Councillor pushes to scrap ‘anachronism’ of yearly Tunbridge Wells election cycle
THE Council in Tunbridge Wells is to meet tonight for an extraordinary meeting to discuss scrapping the current electoral cycle in favour of single elections every four years. Currently, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) elects its representatives yearly, three years out of four, with no elections held on the fourth year. This process has meant […]
Tunbridge Wells fundraisers join thousands ‘running for a cause’ in London race
CHARITY racers from Tunbridge Wells joined a crowd of over 40,000 in the London Marathon last Sunday, most ‘running for a cause’. James Phillipson, who ran for Nourish Community Foodbank, said: “The London Marathon was the biggest event I have ever been involved in. “What struck me was the amount of people running for a […]
