Tunbridge Wells News
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Council Updates Tunbridge Wells households in council tax bands A to D set to receive £100 energy payment
Eligible residents in Tunbridge Wells borough will receive a one-off £100 Household Energy Payment from January 2027, under plans announced…
29 October 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone councillors asked to approve early voting hub and polling-day hub trial for May 2027 town council elections
Maidstone Borough Council’s Democracy and General Purposes Committee considered a proposal on 26 October 2026 to run a flexible voting…
27 October 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells cabinet asked to approve updated planning consultation rules as national scheme of delegation takes effect
Cabinet considered a revised Statement of Community Involvement on 22 October 2026, reflecting new national planning regulations that from…
23 October 2026 -
Council Updates Water supply warning puts Tonbridge & Malling housing plan in doubt
South East Water says its current infrastructure can support around 6,300 new homes in the borough — less than a third of the 19,746 the…
12 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 2 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 2 October 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 1942: RMS Queen Mary, sailing as a troopship, accidentally rammed…
2 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 30 September 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1938: Britain, France, Germany and Italy signed the Munich…
30 September 2026 -
Economy The Pig buys the Tunbridge Wells Hotel on the Pantiles
The 20-bedroom Grade II listed hotel, run for the past 13 years by Julian Leefe-Griffiths, is to be refurbished by its new owner, four…
29 September 2026 -
Council Updates Five-council joint committee proposed to manage West Kent transition to unitary authority
A report going to Tunbridge Wells cabinet in October 2026 will seek approval to establish a joint committee with four other councils to…
25 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 23 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1951: King George VI had his left lung removed after surgeons…
23 September 2026 - Council Updates
Tunbridge Wells Council Seeks Land Submissions for Local Plan Review by October 2026
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council asked landowners, developers and parish councils to put forward sites for possible development as it tries…
22 September 2026 -
Local Health Southborough dementia cafe founder leaves care home job to grow the service
Lizzie Penman-Green opened Lizzie’s Helping Hearts in June after three years of fundraising. She is now giving up her care home role to…
22 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 20 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 20 September 2026 14 stories · 5-minute read 1988: Margaret Thatcher delivered her landmark Bruges speech…
20 September 2026