Southborough Society pleas for action to save historic buildings
THE Southborough Society is appealing for action to be taken to ensure the preservation of two historic buildings on London Road, Southborough, ‘before it is too late’. As previously shared in last week’s letters page of the Times, the local civic and heritage group sent a joint letter to local MP Greg Clark to express […]
Lantern parade returns to light up the Tunbridge Wells sky
COLOUR, life and music are set to fill the streets next Saturday at the annual winter lantern parade. Organised by Camden Road Education, Arts and Theatre Enterprise (CREATE), the parade will be held on Saturday February 10 at 5.30pm from Calverley Road. The traditional route will see the parade form up on the pedestrianised part […]
‘Girl On A Bike’ makes history in gruelling Sahara Desert race
LANGTON Green bike racer Vanessa Ruck made history in Dakar, Senegal on Sunday January 14 when she became the first British woman to finish the Africa Eco Race. The race, which follows the route of the old Dakar Rally, is infamous for its difficulty and is widely considered one of the world’s toughest endurance races […]
Pantiles seafood restaurant awarded two AA Rosettes
LOCAL seafood restaurant, The Old Fishmarket, located on The Pantiles, has announced that it has been awarded two AA Rosettes. The popular Sankey’s restaurant celebrated its tenth year in business back in September. As well as the venue on The Pantiles, the seafood specialists also run a Seafood Kitchen and Bar on Mount Ephraim and […]
Nourish Annual Review reports busiest year in the charity’s history
LAST week, Nourish Community Foodbank published its Annual Review for the financial year 2022-2023, which highlighted a sharp increase in referral numbers, meaning it was the charity’s busiest year ever. The local charity, which operates from a unit on the Tunbridge Wells North Farm Industrial Estate, has clients referred to it by over 200 frontline […]
Lucky Tunbridge Wells couple win big on lottery scratchcard
A COUPLE from Tunbridge Wells has won a quarter of a million-pound prize on a National Lottery £250,000 Gold Scratchcard, with the winning ticket bought from a newsagent on Camden Road. After scooping the jackpot, teacher Michelle Newton and her husband, school caretaker, John Simpson are now planning to pay off the mortgage, house renovations, […]
TWBC welcomes applications for £100k Community Support Fund
WITH the cost-of-living crisis continuing to directly impact many of the most vulnerable households in the Borough, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) hopes to provide financial assistance to organisations within the community after setting aside £100,000 to create a Community Support Fund. The Council plans to use the fund to offer five one-off grants of […]
TLC ‘concerned’ for future of railway amid rail fare increase
THE Tonbridge Line Commuters (TLC) shared a statement with the Times that they are ‘concerned’ for the future of railway, amid the news that ‘regulated’ rail fares are set to increase by up to 4.9 per cent on March 3. The Department for Transport, which announced the news on December 22, stated that this year’s […]
Huge support for town’s Santa Sleigh food bank collection
The Round Table’s newly refurbished Santa Sleigh completed its annual food collection route for Nourish Community Foodbank on Sunday evening (December 17). Across their eight-night collection through the streets of Tunbridge Wells, the local group collected a total of 6.8 tonnes of food, with the St John’s area donating an amazing 1.8 tonnes of food […]
Former ABC Cinema site set for ‘boots on the ground’ next month
Retirement Villages Group (RVG), the retirement living company developing the former ABC Cinema site on Mount Pleasant Road, has announced it is on track to have ‘boots on the ground’ there next month. In a statement seen by the Times last week, the company confirmed that they are ‘near the end of the contractor procurement […]
