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The Borough Council says it wants to spend up to £ 68 million of taxpayers money on new buildings including a three-screen "boutique" cinema in the centre of Tunbridge Wells. The development plans would also see the end of the Victoria Snooker Centre in Camden Road which has hosted exhibition games featuring famous names like …
Continue reading Demolition Likely for Historic Corner of Camden Road
A state Grammar School in Tonbridge says it's improving access for girls whose parents can't afford to pay for tutors to coach the Kent County Council 11-plus test. Weald of Kent Grammar School is to introduce its own entrance test, which will sit alongside the Kent Test as an equally valid route of entry to …
A chartered geologist has criticised a lack of board level technical expertise at South East Water as investigations continue into how the taps ran dry in Tunbridge Wells before Christmas. The geologist with long experience in the water supply industry is Charles Hedges (pictured below) and he spoke to the Southborough News YouTube channel last …
Continue reading Expert is “Horrified” by Tunbridge Wells Water Systems
New DAB transmitters in West Kent have just been switched on, bringing the total number of radio stations available in Southborough in the DAB band to more than 180. The arrival of the new local DAB multiplex coincides with the launch on Monday 19th January 2026 of Weald Radio, which is music-focused but also features snippets …
A group of Tunbridge Wells residents has demanded that officials from South East Water and regulators meet the public at an event being held on Wednesday evening. The group set up following prolonged failures of the local water supply is called "Dry Wells Action." Dry Wells Action's founder, Jonathan Hawker (pictured below), wants measures to …
