Tunbridge Wells News
News from Royal Tunbridge Wells and the wider Tunbridge Wells borough, including Paddock Wood and Cranbrook, in west Kent. We cover Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, planning and development, Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, court cases, fire and rescue callouts and travel on the A21 and A26.
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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 -
Weather Kent weather today — Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Overcast Tuesday with rain risk highest on Kent coast. Kent wakes to a uniformly overcast Tuesday morning with temperatures of 16-17°C…
29 September 2026 -
Weather Kent weather today — Monday, 28 September 2026
Cloudy Monday for the Garden of England, rain chance rising eastward. Kent wakes to a cool Monday morning with temperatures ranging from…
28 September 2026 -
Weather Kent weather update — Sunday, 27 September 2026
Mild Sunday with clouds dominating, clearer skies towards the coast. Kent’s Garden will see a largely overcast afternoon, though the…
27 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 -
Health Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells surgeons pass 1,000 robot-assisted operations in under two years
MTW says its surgical team reached full robot-assisted theatre schedules faster than any other hospital in the UK and Ireland in seven…
19 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 17 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 17 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1944: Operation Market Garden launched: Allied airborne troops…
17 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice More than 3,000 illicit cigarette packets seized from Paddock Wood shop
Kent Police and Trading Standards executed a joint warrant at a Commercial Road premises in September 2026, arresting a 34-year-old…
16 September 2026