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A local residents' group has warned that a very large area - equivalent to 250 football pitches - between the A26 and Vauxhall Lane could be opened up to development if local people fail to object strongly enough to the Borough Council's Local Plan. The Hangman's Hill Residents' Association submission seen by Southborough News states …
Continue reading “Thousands of New Homes” Possible in Southborough if Local Plan isn’t Opposed
Residents have just five days to give their verdict on a plan by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council to transform many of the fields on "green belt" land between Tonbridge and Southborough into new housing. The land in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) that is currently centred on the historic Mabledon Farm (see red …
Continue reading Plan to Replace Fields with New Housing Between Southborough and Tonbridge
A strong turnout of around 50 local residents came out on Saturday for a hour long guided tour of the "Secrets of Southborough Common" led by Ian Johnstone (pictured below) of the Kent High Weald Partnership. The overcast weather didn't deter residents, who were rewarded with insights into what the recent clearing of the common …
The current MP for Southborough and Tunbridge Wells Greg Clark has survived a selection meeting of his local party and will be the official Conservative candidate at the December 12th General Election. Some Conservative members wanted Greg Clark (below) to be dropped after he lost his membership of the Conservative party in parliament following Mr …
Continue reading Greg Clark Will Be Conservative General Election Candidate
Just hours after Tunbridge Wells councillors dramatically defied their Conservative leadership and voted down plans to borrow £87million to build the Calverley Square project, central government dramatically increased the interest rate that the council would have had to pay had the scheme gone ahead. David Hayward (pictured below), a councillor for the Tunbridge Wells Alliance, …
Continue reading Tunbridge Wells Council Tax Payers “Dodged a Bullet”
The plan for council taxpayers of Southborough and Tunbridge Wells to spend £108 million on a new theatre and office project has been thrown out by councillors at a meeting tonight. Two votes were taken and the current scheme was rejected by 27 votes to just 12 supporters. There were 4 abstentions. This was a …
The contractors Baxall last week finally signed up to build the long delayed Southborough Hub but concerns remain about the future financial burden of the project on the town’s council tax payers. Southborough residents will benefit from a new medical centre, football pavilion, hall and library. The Hub (design shown below) will be built from pre-fabricated …
Continue reading Building of Southborough Hub Starts Soon Amid Concerns About the Cost
The plan by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council to spend £108 million to build a new theatre complex remains in limbo after a full council meeting was unexpectedly adjourned at 9.30pm. Having spent three hours discussing other issues, councillors decided there was insufficient time left to debate the Calverley project. The public gallery and an overflow …
Continue reading Crunch Council Vote on Calverley Project Postponed
The annual August Bank Holiday Art Show in aid of the Southborough Lions charity enjoyed three days of glorious sunshine this weekend as Monday temperatures hit 29 degrees centigrade. Among the exhibitors was Lyoubov Kimble (shown below with her art) who moved to Kent in 1995 from Kiev in Ukraine. She has been at the …
A community radio station on FM for listeners in Southborough, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells should be hitting the airwaves in the next two years. The station will be able to reach approximately 100,000 listeners, providing a new forum for debating local issues and building links within the community. The likely transmitter site is a location …
Continue reading New FM Radio Station Could Start Transmissions from Southborough in Two Years
