Last year's deputy chairman of Southborough Town Council, Glenn Lester, has resigned from the council. A by-election in High Brooms will be held to fill Cllr Lester's seat. Glenn Lester told Southborough News: "I have been struggling with work and council commitments for the past 2 years and now the hub is on track and all …
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Utility Firms Blamed For “Delay” to Southborough Hub Clearance Work
Kent County Council says there will be a further chance for residents to have their say on the look of the Southborough Hub. It says it will consult on: "the various conditions within the planning application, including the cladding for the building". Meanwhile, a statement on Friday from Jonathan White of KCC said: "Demolition which …
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Southborough’s Best View Threatened By New Housing
New housing development threatens Southborough's most beautiful views into Sussex and residents only have until 5pm on Monday 12th June to register their objections as part of a Borough Council consultation on new developments. Residents who use the picturesque footpath from Birchwood Avenue into Birch Wood have discovered a map which appears to suggest Camp …
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Royal Victoria Hall’s Valuable Bricks are For Sale in East Farleigh
A massive reclamation effort by a Kent firm means the heritage of the tens of thousands of bricks from the demolished Royal Victoria Hall will live on in new buildings. A team of workers from a family business run by Tony Caudwell has been carefully removing the mortar from the RVH's Victorian bricks and placing …
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Sun Shines on Ridgewaye Fun Day
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 …
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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Southborough’s Angry Voices at Annual Town Meeting 2017
The Annual Town Meeting held on Wednesday gave an opportunity for ordinary residents to explain their concerns with the two hours dominated by the Hub project and anger at the replacement of garages with more housing. The full audio of the meeting is available here in 5 parts. LISTENING TIP FOR iPHONES: Click on the …
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