Village film festival attracts more than 250 entries
A FILM festival in Rusthall at the weekend attracted more than 250 short-film festival entries from 47 different countries. Organised by the Rusthall Community Cinema (RCC), the Rusthall Film Festival (October 15-16), grew out of a short-film project and attracted movie makers from around the world to enter the event, which was live-streamed across the […]
‘This play is a madcap farce with a great story, great characters, and a great energy’
Starting today, Trinity Theatre Club puts on its adaptation of ‘The Ladykillers’. Running until Saturday, October 22, this stage adaptation of the classic 1950s Ealing Comedy was written by Graham Linehan, creator of ‘Father Ted’. It follows a motley crew of misfits and criminals posing as musicians who rent rooms from an elderly widow who […]
MP is back in the chair of Science Committee
GREG Clark has been re-elected by fellow MPs to role of the Chairman of the Commons’ Science and Technology Committee – a role he had to earlier in the year when he was asked to serve in Boris Johnson’s cabinet. The Tunbridge Wells MP had chaired the committee since 2019, when he was offered a […]
Derelict for 22 years yet Council is still told to reject cinema site plans
THE Planning Committee at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is to meet in just a month’s time to decide the fate of the town’s most notorious plot of land. The former site of the ABC Cinema on Mount Pleasant Road has sat abandoned and derelict in the middle of town for more than 20 years, […]
By George! Royal town bucks UK trend for new baby names
GEORGE was the most common name given to baby boys by parents in Tunbridge Wells last year, while Olivia was the most popular girls’ name in both the borough and the country. According to annual figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), of the 611 boys recorded in 2021 as being born in Tunbridge […]
The Pantiles’ Harvest Festival to return a little later than planned
THE annual Harvest Festival on The Pantiles returns this weekend (October 15-16), after its usual slot was cancelled last month due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The festival, which is a celebration of local produce grown throughout the summer season, is set to return on Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 4pm. The […]
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, […]
Funnyman takes time out to visit Amelia (and do a little dog sitting)
COMIC Ricky Gervais charmed his way into the hearts of Tunbridge Wells residents as he posed for photos outside the Amelia last week. The ‘After Life’ actor and writer returned to the town for two nights of his latest stand-up show at the Assembly Theatre. After his first performance on Tuesday September 27, Gervais was […]
Police criticised for ‘serious failure’ to hand over people’s information
KENT Police was one of a number of organisations called out by a government watchdog for causing people ‘anguish and distress’ after taking too long to respond to requests about information held on file. The force has been warned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that it now faces ‘very significant fines’ for repeated delays. […]
