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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Weather Kent weather today — Thursday, 15 October 2026
Overcast Thursday across the Garden of England. Kent wakes to a thoroughly grey Thursday morning, with temperatures ranging from 15 to 17…
15 October 2026 -
Weather Kent weather update — Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Dry Wednesday across the Garden of England with autumn chill. Kent will stay largely dry today with partly cloudy skies across the coast…
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Weather Kent weather today — Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Clear skies across the Garden of England this Wednesday. Wednesday is shaping up to be a crisp and dry day throughout Kent, with clear…
14 October 2026 -
Council Updates Water supply warning puts Tonbridge & Malling housing plan in doubt
Field Value post_date 2026-10-08 10:24:02 post_title Tonbridge and Malling Local Plan: residents have until 25 October to comment in…
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 -
Crime & Justice CCTV captures plain-clothes officer chasing shoplifting suspect in Tunbridge Wells
CCTV captures plain-clothes officer chasing shoplifting suspect in Tunbridge Wells Kent Police released footage showing a plain-clothes…
1 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