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High Street in parking meter plan

By Kent and Sussex Courier at 08:00 on 03/02/12

PARKING meters could be introduced on some of Tunbridge Wells's most popular streets for the first time. The controversial town hall plan would see charges of 50p for just 20 minutes in Mount Pleasant Road and the High Street. Shoppers can currently park free for one hour on the roads which are a critical link between the north and south ends of Tunbridge Wells. The idea – for 8am-8pm, week days and Saturdays and 10am-5pm on...
Schools' sporting guru is jailed for online grooming

By Kent and Sussex Courier at 08:00 on 03/02/12

A MAN responsible for encouraging schoolchildren across Tunbridge Wells into sport has been jailed for grooming children for sex. Paul Willmott, 37, posed as a teenager on social networking sites and encouraged girls as young as 14 to perform sexual acts. On Wednesday, Willmott was jailed for four-and-a-half years and banned from ever working with children again. Judge Philip Statman dubbed him "isolated and sexually...
Time capsule unearthed at the site of former hospital

By Kent and Sussex Courier at 08:00 on 03/02/12

A TIME capsule buried under the Kent and Sussex Hospital 80 years ago has been unearthed by workmen. "This solves a mystery," said delighted hospital archivist John Weeks. "People have always talked about a memory box which was stowed away on the site. My fear was that it would be lost or destroyed during the redevelopment." The small wooden box containing old copies of the Courier and other newspapers was...
Tonbridge's fame rests with Mitt

By Kent and Sussex Courier at 08:00 on 03/02/12

Comment on Mitt Romney's a Tonbridge lad! from page 11 THE revelation that Mitt Romney is a descendant of a Tonbridge ancestor is fascinating – and potentially lucrative, too. The town, fed-up with being in the shadow of Tunbridge Wells, is desperate for another claim to fame. Its links to Jane Austen are more tenuous than locals would like, but at present she is their only globally-recognisable name. Dame Kelly Holmes'...
Gardens of the sea show their secrets

By Kent and Sussex Courier at 08:00 on 03/02/12

FOR most people, seaweed conjures up thoughts of stringy, slimy strands of gunk that get caught in your toes at the beach. But some Victorians delighted in cataloguing the stuff and keeping it preserved in books, as Tunbridge Wells Museum curator Dr Ian Beavis knows very well. Prompted by a poem he saw on social networking site Twitter, the museum curator revealed that a collection of pages and pages of pressing books is housed in...

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Art in the Park

By Rebecca_H

Thanks for posting - agree, it's essential that people engage and get their viewpoint heard on...

By MrsC22 at 20:04 on 03/02/12

If you were interested by the article in the Tunbridge Wells Courier about The Art in the Park, please look for Art in the Public Realm on TWBC website, or visit www.fogh.org.uk where all the details can be viewed. This is in the consultation period, and the organisers are listening to everyone's views. It is possible to not have any of these designs and choose something else, so make your views know. This piece of art will be seen from...
Are pedestrian barriers a vital safety tool or unnecessary blight?

By jacobrichter

Jayaydee: Thank you very much for the info and kind comments. This is going off topic, but do you...

By Kent and Sussex Courier at 07:00 on 23/01/12

PROTECTING pedestrians from traffic is more important than making Tunbridge Wells look pleasant. That was the view of councillors when faced with a bid to de-clutter the streets by removing roadside safety railings. They said protecting people from traffic was more important than ridding the town centre of unsightly pedestrian railings. Kent County Council has identified areas where it wants to pull up railings including Mount...
Controversial pastor to visit

By Jayaydee

Swing, in your research, please also see:

By Kent and Sussex Courier at 08:00 on 27/01/12

A FUNDAMENTALIST pastor who has caused an outcry in the gay community is due to preach at a Tunbridge Wells church this weekend. American evangelist Dr Jim Reynolds prompted a storm with his book The Lepers Among Us, which focuses on homosexuals' relationship with Christianity. Last week his appearance in Belfast drew intense protests against the book's use of the word leper. On Sunday the pastor, who has links to a controvers...
Big brand and independent shops forced to close in Tunbridge Wells

By MrSwing

I have yet to meet one councillor who has any interest in the people they are supposed to represent...

By Rebecca_H at 20:12 on 19/01/12

A spate of big retail brands have announced they've called in the administrators recently, including several who have enjoyed a presence in Tunbridge Wells. Pumpkin Patch, Past Times, Focus DIY, Jane Norman and Hawkins Bazaar are just a few of the big casualties of the UK's economic downturn. But behind these chains making the national news, there are an ever-increasing number of small, independent businesses in the town who...
Park sculptures fail to inspire residents

By MrsC22

How sensationalist. Could you just check back on another fact? In the paperwork I have from November...

By Kent and Sussex Courier at 08:00 on 03/02/12

THREE pieces of public art shortlisted to be displayed in the town have prompted strong opinions. Developers have donated £60,000 to spend on the chosen artwork, which will be sited at the entrance to Grosvenor Park. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is now urging the public to pick a favourite piece by the end of March. Paul Lambert, chairman of the Friends of Grosvenor and Hilbert Park, but giving his personal view,...

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We got the snow we were forecast to have - but we are still all very excited!! So just what is it about snow and the British?

By MrsC22 at 23:39 on 04/02/12
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A group of ladies and the occasional gentleman have been meeting up every week at The Beacon, Bar & Restaurant, to attend a Zumba Gold class with...

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By Kent High Weald Partnership at 11:30 on 18/01/12
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