Royal Tunbridge Wells - BBC News

Skip to content

A general shot of the exterior of The Gym Group on a retail park in Strood in Kent

Plans submitted for new gym at business park

The Gym Group aims to to take over a building at Kingstanding Business Park in Tunbridge Wells.

A dark-haired woman is getting a hair cut

Hairdressers 'fear for future' of industry

A report calls for the government to provide urgent financial support to hairdressers.

A street sign in Tunbridge Wells with a blue circular notice.

Misleading road signs could lead to fines, MP says

Tunbridge Wells MP Mike Martin is calling for the planned changes to be postponed.

A man with dark hair and a thick beard standing in front of a white tiled wall. He is wearing a black shirt which says "Roddy Burger" on the front in pink text.

Burgers face off to be named the best in the UK

Roddy Burger from Tunbridge Wells and Boring Burger from Guildford are cooking in the final.

A woman and a man smiling at the camera. Both are wearing smart clothes

Funeral held for 'last' WW2 RAF bomber pilot

Wing Commander Jack Harris carried out 37 raids with 550 Squadron, including flights over Dresden.

Broom Lane Bridge pictured in high summer with the trees in full foliage, the lower girder painted yellow and the upper girder painted green.

Heritage railway to host fundraising walk

The Spa Valley Railway is aiming to raise £300,000 to replace the Broom Lane bridge.

The cover of a hard-backed book. The cover features a painting of four military aircraft flying over blue water, white blobs of cloud, and green hills. A ship is sailing on the water below the planes. Across the top of the cover are the words: "THE GOLDEN YEARS OF MATCHBOX ART", written in yellow on a blue background. Across the bottom are the words: "ROY HUXLEY", written in white on a blue background.

Painter tips wings to Matchbox and Airfix art aces

The death of painter Roy Huxley marks the "end of an era" for lovers of plastic modelling kits.

A black and white image of Jeff Beck, who is wearing a blazer and has long, dark hair, playing a guitar.

Rock legend Jeff Beck's collection sells for £8.7m

Folly Wildlife Rescue in Tunbridge Wells benefits from more than £125,000 raised in the auction.

Jeff Beck performing on stage, wearing a white shirt, black jacket and trousers and sunglasses, playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar.

Rock legend Jeff Beck's guitar sells for over £1m

The sale of 130 guitars, amps and pedals follows the star's death at the age of 78 in 2023.