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As Southborough Town Council pushes on with developing its plans for the multi-million pound Hub development, Southborough News has heard from two local Councillors who remain poles apart on the best way forward. Cllr Zulhash Uddin from the majority Conservative group told us of the “real enthusiasm” he now saw from residents towards the Hub, …
Continue reading Councillors Still at Odds over New Southborough Hub
Opinion remains deeply divided in Southborough about the building of 69 new homes on the Ridgewaye playing fields to fund the Hub development project. After three further sessions in Southborough library over the past week, many residents came away from viewing the plans hoping for a "fresh start", while others expressed deep concern that the …
Continue reading Hopes and Fears over Hub as Scheme Heads to Planning Stage
You will have to act fast if you want to influence the future look of Southborough, as local councillors push ahead with plans to demolish the 100-year old council offices and Royal Victoria Hall Theatre. The Town Council has announced that there is just one week left for public consultation on their scheme for a …
The town's heritage and amenities group, the Southborough Society, says a museum to display the area's rich and varied history should be incorporated into plans for the new Hub. The Society set out its ideas at its Annual General Meeting on Thursday night which saw the best attendance for a decade, with around 50 members …
Continue reading Southborough Society calls for Town Museum and debates Library
Labour's Dianne Hill has won a convincing victory in Thursday's Borough Council election for the ward of Southborough (South) and High Brooms. She said said she was delighted by an "amazing" result, having achieved 52 % of the vote in a ward where the leading candidates in recent years have usually taken the seat with …
If you haven't been out today, you may have missed the best of the Bank Holiday weather. On the Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk from Pennnington Road out to the Viaduct and beyond, the bluebells are at their best. The Woodland Trust is inviting people to tell everyone about the best sitings: http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/bluebell-watch/ The tiny lambs …
Voters in High Brooms and the southern half of Southborough are about to say what they think about the dramatic changes planned for the area. One seat in the powerful Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is up for grabs on Thursday and the result may be close. The ward has traditionally been won by Labour, but …
Lloyds Bank will go ahead with the closure of its Southborough branch at the end of July, despite a week of public concern about the decision. Many customers have already sent letters of protest about the loss of the town's last bank branch, but a spokesman for Lloyds Bank told this blog on Friday that …
Continue reading Lloyds Bank Southborough: Closure Seems Inevitable
The annual Southborough Town Meeting on Tuesday was told of new efforts to stop future housing development on the Ridgewaye Fields after the Hub is complete. A key figure in promoting the Hub project, Peter Oakford, a Conservative who sits on the Town, Borough and County Councils, said: “The lawyers have been instructed to develop …
Continue reading Town Council says its “Intention” is to Preserve Remaining Ridgewaye Fields
The annual Town Meeting - that's for the people of Southborough to let our council know what they think - is coming up in the next 24 hours. It is on Tuesday at 7 pm at the Crundwell Road Community Centre, TN4 0LL. I have received a statement reacting to Glenn Lester’s interview from Martin …
Continue reading Labour Supporters Ask for More Protection for Remaining Ridgewaye Fields
