Is the future bright for 2025?
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Is the future bright for 2025?

With a new year comes new challenges, opportunities and goals – especially in our corporate, retail, financial, property and hospitality sectors. We asked some of our trusted leading business experts for their thoughts on everything from what the repercussions of Labour’s first budget under Sir Keir Starmer will have on the future economy as well…

Leading by design
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Leading by design

Tara de Linde and Angie Pool of Atelier de Linde Ltd architects and Stephen Donnelly of SJD Projects Ltd tell Eileen Leahy all about their pioneering collaboration which offers both residential and commercial clients a seamless turnkey service to help them achieve a successful and stress-free development… Anyone who has ever undertaken a self-build, a…

Symbol of change – or controversy?
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Symbol of change – or controversy?

Jaguar, the luxury car manufacturer has certainly divided opinion with its new concept electric car. Some have deemed the new Type OO vehicle as ‘absolutely stunning’ while others have simply called it ‘rubbish’. We asked the creative directors of two Tunbridge Wells agencies, Southpaw and Catch A Fire for their thoughts on what’s arguably been…

“Align your visions with your goals”
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“Align your visions with your goals”

RTW Media Group (RTWMG) is a local networking organisation for those working in advertising, PR, TV, radio and social and digital media. In its column for this month RTWMG member, Gary Brindley of Step3 Digital, explains how to brief your web developer on building a small business website… Back in September one of our Royal…

Architects of design and development
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Architects of design and development

 Caswell&Dainow is a boutique property development company which believes innovative design can make even the trickiest of sites work. Eileen Leahy talks to the firm’s founders Adam Dainow and Charlie Caswell about the revolutionary work the pair have become known for since being established in 2017 – and why they are looking to expand their…

Light up your life
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Light up your life

The Wells Candle Company was founded by Leila Eldred in 2020. Over the past four years the entrepreneur has grown her business but has never forgotten that good quality products and customer relations are key. Here she tells Eileen Leahy more about her beautiful hand-poured candles and gorgeous diffusers – which will no doubt make…

Our decade of success
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Our decade of success

“Our decade of success is down to our people Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine columnist Neil Simmons celebrates his recruitment business’s tenth anniversary and reveals the secrets to TN Recruits’ ongoing success. On Tuesday 4th November 2014, I walked into my dining room, which was my makeshift office, in order to start TN Recruits. My wife Chloe…

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…

“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…