Knowle Grange Health Spa is the area’s go-to health and holistic destination thanks to its impressive redevelopment, which has seen new, state-of-the-art facilities built in its glorious grounds, a fantastic café open and pioneering skincare on offer. Eileen Leahy meets the spa’s owner and visionary Carol Barazzone to discover how a simple ad in the…
Residents are still experiencing little or no water into early 2026 due to what South East Water calls ‘intermittent supply interruptions’. Eileen Leahy reports on the latest outage which has seen six and a half thousand homes and businesses affected… Following the major water outage at the end of last year – which started on…
Who says white wine is only for summer? Think again, says Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine’s Drinks Editor James Viner. Winter calls for a change of pace. Swap light summer whites for rich, full-bodied, barrel-matured bottles that bring warmth, texture and comfort to long winter evenings. A world away from July’s crisp, unoaked Sauvignons and Muscadets, these…
In today’s world, our lives are increasingly lived online. From email accounts and social media profiles to online banking, cloud storage, digital photos and cryptoassets, our digital footprint is growing larger and more complex every year. These assets can hold significant financial value, but they can also carry deep personal meaning. Despite this, many people…
After a year of stripping everything back, entrepreneur and Success Coach Dee Airey explains to Eileen Leahy how refocusing on teaching, mentoring and leadership has reshaped her career and inspired her brilliant new book Set Goals Like A Rich B*tch… 2025 was the year Dee Airey decided to make some big changes in her professional…
Winners of our first Tunbridge Wells Business Awards were honoured at an exclusive ceremony at The Spa Hotel just before Christmas. It was a night of great celebration and support for our brilliant local business community… The end of last year saw the inaugural Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine Awards take place. The judges had a…
Whether you’re selecting a bottle for the Christmas table, choosing a thoughtful gift, or raising a glass of bubbly to the year ahead, our Drinks Editor James Viner has you covered. After an intensive autumn of tastings, I’ve selected eleven superb wines to enhance Christmas sipping, dining and gifting. They range from a discounted white Burgundy to…
The new Primark for Tunbridge Wells is now open so to mark its arrival Eileen Leahy had an exclusive chat with its store manager Kyle Brace about what shoppers can expect from the retailer. Kyle also reveals how its 31,000 sq. ft presence will help to drive a positive socio-economic impact to the centre of town……
From Sanofi to Saracens, superyachts to start-ups, Active Digital has earned a reputation for keeping businesses connected wherever they are in the world for 30 years. Here its founder Richard Groves along with his sister and the company’s director and co-owner Jo Wimble-Groves tell Eileen Leahy how they have evolved into a digital-led company helping…
Festive magic fills the streets as thousands flock to the ‘Christmas Kick Off’ in Royal Tunbridge Wells The Royal Tunbridge Wells Christmas Kick Off took place all day on Saturday 15 November and was the biggest Christmas event the town has seen. Footfall data from the day showed over 60,000 people in the town centre enjoying…
The recent water outage has caused significant damage to local businesses, schools and households, with hundreds of thousands of pounds lost in revenue at the busiest time of the year and a public health emergency declared. Eileen Leahy gives a timeline of what happened, how the community rallied to help the vulnerable and looks at…
