Tunbridge Wells welcomes students from twin town
STUDENTS from a school in Tunbridge Wells’ twin town, Wiesbaden, in Germany, were given a royal welcome on their trip to England last week as they visited the town amid the Coronation celebrations. Twenty-nine students and three teachers from the Hermann-Ehlers-Schule Secondary School paid a visit to Tunbridge Wells on May 9 as part of […]
High Brooms MOT centre to be demolished and replaced with a self-storage facility
A CAR garage and MOT centre in High Brooms is set to be torn down as part of new plans to create a large self-storage facility for residents and local businesses, after the site is vacated this month. Planning documents submitted to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) detail how the “somewhat not fit for purpose” […]
Coworking company cuts rates to boost sense of community
Cost-of-living stresses affect businesses as well as individuals, so one local office space provider has cut its rates to encourage members to keep coming and building their connections. OfficeTribe was launched in 2019 on Mount Pleasant, opposite the train station, and then added a second location in May 2021, in London Road near the end […]
Tunbridge Wells hosts step in to save foreign school groups
FOREIGN school groups have returned to Tunbridge Wells in force, not just owing to a post-pandemic bounce, but also thanks to hosts picking up the pieces of “over-booking” elsewhere, according to a local home-stay agency. Stephanie Heymer of International Student Experiences (ISE), which organises home stays for European school trips, started re-recruiting local, paid hosts […]
Local squash instructor named England Coach of the Year
AN INSPIRATIONAL squash coach from Tunbridge Wells has been given the prestigious title of Coach of the Year after encouraging hundreds of children to take up the sport. Zeb Young, who coaches at Tunbridge Wells Squash Club, as well as other clubs in Surrey and Kent, was presented the national award by Georgina Kennedy, Commonwealth […]
Woman living with Parkinson’s joins London Fashion show for charity
A LOCAL woman from Tunbridge Wells with a life-changing disease has joined a star-studded London fashion line-up to raise money for pioneering research. Donna Marshall, 53, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017 is taking to the runway to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK. On Tuesday May 16, Donna will be taking in the […]
Indulge in fine Coronation afternoon tea parties
ONE WARWICK PARK, the town’s iconic four-star boutique hotel is adorning its walls with red, white and blue flags and inviting guests to raise a toast to the King at its luxury lounge bar. Party hampers and free bubbles will also be on offer from May 1-8. For the Coronation, One Warwick Park’s bar will […]
Blind teen has podcast vision
After a brain tumour left Malachi blind at age two, he was not expected to live past the age of six. But now, at 15 years old, he is finding his way as a podcaster. Although Malachi is not currently attending school (he is waiting for a funding decision to attend a specialist school for […]
Hacker knocks café off track
A HACKER has taken advantage of the fine weather and bank holiday distractions to steal the Easter takings from The Inside near Calverley Adventure Ground. Unfortunately, while the café was taking payments for treats and coffees, a hacker was taking a test amount from the card payment account, iZettle. After getting away with that transaction, […]
Tunbridge Wells’ first corporate concierge service launches at One Warwick Park Hotel
One Warwick Park, a luxury boutique hotel in the heart of Chapel Place, has launched a new corporate concierge service that will provide premier and dedicated support to its business travellers. The award-winning hotel has long been recognised as a leading destination for tourists and business travellers. In keeping with its spirit of reinventing the […]
