Antonia Francis (below) was one of the stars of the 2017 Southborough Family Fun Day as she vividly discussed with curious onlookers her days on the road with her beautifully preserved Austin Seven Ruby Classic Car. She explained how she had twice driven from Land's End to John o'Groats in the car - a distance …
Month: May 2017
RVH Plasterwork Decorations are “Too Expensive” to Salvage
It has emerged that Southborough Council has made no plan to salvage the distinctive plaster decorative features next to the stage of the Royal Victoria Hall. The picture and the film below shows the state of demolition up to Sunday afternoon 14th May 2017. It is understood that saving the plaster decorative features would require …
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Bus Firm Requests Cash From County Council Amid New Cuts and Higher Fares
Having already trimmed services at peak times last month, the Arriva Bus Company has just announced that its services that directly link Southborough with Bromley will end in July, unless it can get further Kent County Council funding. Arriva is owned by Deutsche Bahn, which is the massive nationalised rail operator for all of Germany. …
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Conservatives Promise to Publish Business Plan as Demolition Continues
The winner of last week's County Council election for the seat comprising Southborough says he is "acknowledging feedback from the community" regarding the lack of information about how the new Hub development will pay for itself. Peter Oakford told Southborough News that "as soon as the commercial negotiations are complete" he would request that the …
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Conservatives win Southborough’s County Council Seat with 42% of vote
The man who has masterminded the radical new Hub development in Southborough, Peter Oakford, was reelected for another four year term by 42% of voters in the "Tunbridge Wells North" constituency in yesterday's Kent County Council election. The opposition to the Conservatives was split between Labour with 26% and the Liberal Democrat with 25%. The …
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