What does healthy eating mean to you?
Sussex-based broadcaster and health and wellbeing expert Monica Price talks to the Times about the best ways to improve your diet and eat healthily… You need to think of your body as a top-of-the-range car, and in order to keep that car in top condition it needs the right fuel and oil to maintain […]
Say ‘cin cin’ to this expert Italian craft brewer which produces some truly bellissimo beers
In his monthly column, Alex Greig from the Fuggles Beer Café and Bottle Shop, savours a taste of Italy’s pioneering craft brewer Birrificio Italiano… Founded in 1996, Birrificio Italiano was one of the earliest Italian craft breweries – originally starting out as a brewpub in the Lombardy region. Initially the brewery launched two beers […]
Competition to find the best curry heats up with Kent finalists
A NUMBER of local restuarants have made the finals of the hottest cooking awards in the country. The longlist for the Asian Curry Awards 2022 has been revealed, along with the announcement of the creation of an inaugural Pat Chapman Memorial Award, to honour its long-time chairman of judges, who died in July. A record […]
Groombridge author’s debut ‘Starling’ creates a murmuring in the book world
SARAH Jane Butler is an author to watch. She has previously published short stories and poems in numerous literary journals and anthologies, and her story ‘The Swimmer’ was included in Best British Short Stories 2011. She has also twice won the 26 Project Writer’s Award, most recently in 2021 for her poem ‘Flow’. She has […]
‘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 […]
Spend your half term making the most of the great outdoors
SCHOOL’S out for half term this Friday afternoon (October 21), and the great outdoors awaits. With gardens across the South East, the National Trust is leading the charge outdoors, starting with the Fungi Festival at Emmetts Garden, near Sevenoaks. Running throughout October, the festival encourages children to explore the artworks and giant wicker mushrooms which […]
How to take the hell out of homework
From standing desks to visual reminders, Tunbridge Wells parent and neurodiversity coach, Liz Hawker, suggests some strategies that can help parents of all children make homework time easier… Nothing beats autumn for bitter-sweet. As we shiver into the month of October, parents find that the warm back-to-school glow has faded as the clutches of homework […]
Gig Guide October 12 to October 26
This week Times music columnist Paul Dunton shares his must-see gigs for the next fortnight. They include seeing the brilliant Lonelady at The Forum, a Nick Drake tribute act at Trinity and Chesney Hawkes at The Assembly Hall… The Grey Lady Music Lounge, The Pantiles Doors 7.15pm, all event information and ticket entry available […]
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 […]
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… […]
