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Brian Dury, who led a successful campaign against a major supermarket development on playing fields in Southborough ten years ago, has issued his first message as the new Chairman of the Southborough Society. Mr Dury (pictured below) said he wanted the Society to influence change in Southborough and attract new members. He set out his …
Continue reading Campaigner Brian Dury Takes on Role as Southborough Society Chairman
New doubts have been placed on the Conservative Council's plans to take out a huge loan to build a new civic centre and theatre in Tunbridge Wells after two defeats for the Party in Thursday's Borough Council elections. While the Southborough votes followed usual trends, Nick Pope (pictured below) of the newly formed Tunbridge Wells …
Continue reading Voters Revolt Over Conservative Council’s Plans for £80 million Debt
In a new effort to increase use of bus transport and reduce pollution and congestion, Arriva have launched a new £1.50 single bus fare for travel in the Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells area after 7pm. The fare is an extension of a successful trial by Arriva in Maidstone, where the cheaper evening fare increased passenger …
Southborough's Member of Parliament, Greg Clark, was at the new Arriva Bus Depot in the North Farm Industrial Estate on Friday to declare the site officially open. Mr Clark (pictured below right) made a speech to bus workers and local councillors, telling them: "The new logo, the brightness of the new vehicles, the livery and …
Continue reading Greg Clark MP Sees “Sense of Optimism and Confidence” at Bus Depot Opening
At the 2018 annual Town Meeting, Southborough residents were told that a contractor to build the new Hub development would sign up to the job next month. The Town Council's representative on the Hub project, Ian Kinghorn (above), was asked about progress on the site which currently houses a large pile of rubble from the …
Continue reading Southborough Hub Community Facility Promised by Summer 2020
Bus users need to look out for changes to the timetable from Monday for the services that run along the A26 from Southborough to Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. The bus firm says the Spring changes are aiming mainly to sort out school transport congestion. Arriva says it is still examining the service on the A26 for commuters …
Continue reading New Spring Arriva Timetable Suggests Fewer Late Buses from Tonbridge
Southborough began the month of March 2018 covered in a beautiful blanket of snow. Five inches fell on Tuesday in what appears to be the biggest snowfall for seven years. The picture above was taken in a sunny spell around 8am on Wednesday as I walked along the A26 from Soouthborough to Tonbridge station. Most …
The Arriva bus company says its new Tunbridge Wells bus depot will start operation in January, helping to overcome problems with many bus services through Southborough in recent weeks. Steve Leonard (pictured below), who is Arriva's General Manager in Tunbridge Wells, spoke to Southborough News at the new depot site, which is currently being built …
Continue reading New Bus Depot Will Mean Improved Service for Southborough, says Arriva
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has approved the new Civic Centre plans by 30 votes to 13, with 3 abstentions. The vote by the full council means every household in the borough takes on £1,600 of debt. New council offices and a new theatre capable of hosting "West End" productions will be built on the edge …
Continue reading Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s “Biggest Ever” project approved
The two Conservative Councillors who represent voters in Southborough North continue to take different approaches to this Wednesday's crucial Tunbridge Wells council vote on whether to take out a £77million loan to build a brand new Town Hall and Theatre. The loan would represent £ 1,600 of new debt for every household in Tunbridge Wells …
Continue reading Southborough North’s Two Conservative Councillors At Odds Over Civic Complex
