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The Kent County Council seat of Tunbridge Wells North - which includes Southborough - has been won by the Conservatives, with Peter Oakford narrowly holding his seat by just 80 votes, after many voters switched from the Liberal Democrats to Labour. The Conservative lead over Labour was 35% to 34%, with an increased turnout from …
Continue reading Conservative Peter Oakford Wins His County Council Seat by Just 1%
The planned new West Kent Community Radio is today celebrating after being awarded almost £9,000 in National Lottery funding to buy the FM radio transmitters it needs to be able to launch its service later this year. West Kent Community Radio evolved from Hospital Radio Tunbridge Wells, an established hospital radio service which has been …
Continue reading Financial Boost for West Kent’s New Community FM Radio Station
The Mayor of Southborough has told residents he remains concerned about vulnerable members of the community just as the coronavirus restrictions are due to be slowly lifted in the coming months. With schools due to reopen on Monday, official figures for Tunbridge Wells Borough show cases in February were 80 per cent lower than January. …
Continue reading Caution And Hope After 80% Drop in Covid-19 Cases in February
I had such a great response to my recent blog on the history of our home and what it was like to live in Southborough in the 1940s that I have posted here a 20 minute film of Monica Farrier's visit and what she recalled so vividly. She recounts moving from Sheffield Road to Speldhurst …
Our Pennington Road house was built in the 1850s and one of the many charms of owning an old house is being able to speculate about what the people who lived here before were really like. At night - on their way up to bed - they slid their hands on the same stair banisters …
The closure of schools, hairdressers and other non-essential businesses has produced a 19% drop in Covid-19 cases in Tunbridge Wells Borough in January, compared with December's record figure of 2,139 positive tests. The weekly case rate trend is down in both Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, but national restrictions are likely to stay in place for …
Tunbridge Wells Borough has recorded another record rate of new Covid-19 cases, although the latest rise was less than previous days suggesting cases may be nearing a peak as tougher restrictions and school holidays have an effect in reducing transmission. It is not clear whether full testing and reporting will be in place over Christmas, …
Continue reading Thursday Update: Local Covid-19 Cases Edge Higher
All non-essential shops were forced to shut from today in Kent and London after the UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said a new variant Covid-19 virus was "out of control" and it needed to be brought under control. Mr Hancock said it would be very difficult to keep the virus under control until the vaccine …
Continue reading Sunday Update: Covid-19 Virus “Out of Control”
Despite the so-called "Second Lockdown" coming into force on November 5th, which meant only essential trips were allowed away from home, Covid-19 cases have doubled in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells over the past month. Latest updates now at: https://southborough-news.com Given the situation is complex and fast moving, official figures for how each local borough and …
The mayor of Southborough, Cllr Alain Lewis, has said the new community building under construction that is currently known as the "Southborough Hub" will have a new name suggested by residents. Cllr Lewis told Southborough News: "There should be community engagement to decide on the name, so we are open to suggestions." The latest pictures …
