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The Liberal Democrat candidate for tomorrow's by-election (7th September) in High Brooms and east Southborough is arguing that the local environment urgently needs to be improved. In a statement to Southborough News, candidate Allen Lear (below) said: "I support the Lib Dem vision to clean up the toxic air pollution in Tunbridge Wells, through measures …
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The Labour candidate in the by-election for the vacant seat on Southborough Town Council has said he regrets the Conservative Party's decision to put up a by-election candidate who doesn't live in the Town Council area. In a statement on Saturday to Southborough News, Labour's Alain Lewis (pictured below) said: " I genuinely believe that town councillors should …
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Two new managers have just taken charge of the area’s buses and they are promising to listen to what passengers are saying and make sure services are as reliable as possible. The new Area Managing Director for Arriva in Kent and Surrey, Oliver Monahan (below) told Southborough News: “We want to reset the relationship with …
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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 …
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 …
Continue reading Utility Firms Blamed For “Delay” to Southborough Hub Clearance Work
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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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 …
Continue reading Royal Victoria Hall’s Valuable Bricks are For Sale in East Farleigh
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 …
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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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. …
Continue reading Bus Firm Requests Cash From County Council Amid New Cuts and Higher Fares
