Autumn Statement

Autumn Statement

Breaking down the budget to reveal what’s really happening behind all those headlines Labour’s first budget since 2010 – delivered on October 30 by Chancellor Rachel Reeves – announced tax rises worth £40billion to fund the NHS and other public services. But what’s the reality? How does it impact you? We asked some of our…

Winter Warmers

Winter Warmers

This month, Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine’s Drinks Editor James Viner shares his top autumnal bottles from the Southern Rhône Valley… As the dark evenings settle in and winter approaches, I’d like to recommend some bolstering bottles of red wine from the sun-drenched southern (méridional) Rhône Valley in southeast France, where 75% of AOC wine is…

Revolution by Evolution
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Revolution by Evolution

Thackray Williams is reinventing the rule book by appointing three new Managing Partners –in keeping with its ethos of putting people and innovation at the heart of everything it does. Eileen Leahy meets the ambitious law firm’s dynamic senior management team to discover why they’re breaking with convention and how their complementary skill sets will…

Trullo Scrumptious
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Trullo Scrumptious

On November 14 LIMEKILN, the exclusive private-hire events space in Eridge, will host the first of its supper clubs when it invites chef Conor Gadd from the legendary Italian restaurant Trullo down. Read on to discover how you can be a part of this exceptional dining experience in this picturesque pocket of East Sussex… In…

Fusing tradition and innovation
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Fusing tradition and innovation

Gavin and Lorraine Marsh co-founders of The Diamond Setter tell Eileen Leahy how their Pantiles-based jewellery store, which opened earlier this year, has proved to be such a success and why they’re delighted to become the UK’s first official ambassadors for crystalline osmium… With its gleaming custom-made glass cabinets boasting unique glittering gems of all…

Online security risks and how to reduce them

Online security risks and how to reduce them

Nick Brandon from tecwork explains the impact of cyber threats and how local firms can benefit from his business’s help…  How serious a problem are Cyber threats for a typical small business or organisation? Unfortunately, very serious. Most cyber criminals are indiscriminate. They don’t care how big or small you are or what type of…

“My tips for networking on LinkedIn”
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“My tips for networking on LinkedIn”

RTW Media Group is a local networking group for those working in advertising, PR, TV, radio and social and digital media. In its new monthly column we hear from one of its members, Lucy Ames, about how you can effectively leverage LinkedIn for business networking in Tunbridge Wells With 1 billion users worldwide, LinkedIn is…

Spotlight on Oxney organic wine estate

Spotlight on Oxney organic wine estate

This month our Drinks Editor James Viner meets Kristin Syltevik, co-owner of Oxney Organic Estate located on the Sussex-Kent border, to savour a sip of their award-winning wines and discover the secrets of their success… Kristin and her partner Paul Dobson farm organically, making award-winning organic wines on their farm on the Sussex-Kent border near Rye, 25 miles…

“We treat each patient as an individual”
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“We treat each patient as an individual”

Cosmetic dentist Dr Kiran Shah invites Eileen Leahy to his Molyneux Park Road practice to tell her about the specialist work he does for both his general dentistry patients and for those seeking a transformative same-day smile… Kalon Dental, which is located in the quiet leafy enclave of Molyneux Park Road, in the heart of…