Perk up your palate with these rare reds

Perk up your palate with these rare reds

Stuck in a wine rut? It’s time to reboot and think outside the (wine) box, says Drinks Editor James Viner. Give these six joyful offerings from uncommon grape varieties a try… Last month, I felt a surge of adventure and decided to step away from my usual favourites, like Cabernet Sauvignon—the world’s most widely cultivated…

“We don’t just create spaces,we create experiences” 
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“We don’t just create spaces,we create experiences” 

Sammy Forway of Abode Well Design and Build tells Eileen Leahy about his bespoke building business which creates the most stunning, sustainable and aesthetically-driven outdoor spaces, which include alfresco kitchens, gyms, pergolas, swimming pools and spas… Since Covid, our outdoor spaces have become somewhere so much more than just a garden. For many they are…

“Our door is always open for clients needing bespoke financial advice”
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“Our door is always open for clients needing bespoke financial advice”

Over the past 15 years Forbes Financial has steadily grown to become one of the area’s most successful businesses specialising in – as its name suggests – financial planning. Here its founder Matthew Forbes tells Eileen Leahy more about the bespoke services the firm offers for individuals, families, entrepreneurs and companies… Located in the charmingly…

JJL Media and Boostkit unite to promote business growth
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JJL Media and Boostkit unite to promote business growth

Businesses can now benefit from a powerful new collaboration between JJL Media, publishers of Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine – renowned for its wide reach and reputation – and Boostkit, a powerful all-in-one marketing and business management platform. This alliance streamlines marketing across digital and offline channels saving you time, money, and hassle. Three Reasons This…

“We make a real difference for our clients”

“We make a real difference for our clients”

JE Bennett Law is an industry-leading firm based in Tunbridge Wells which specialises in Court of Protection cases but is also growing exponentially into other areas of the law, specifically those involving related private client services.’. Eileen Leahy talks to its co-founder and Managing Partner Jane Bennett and some of her senior team about this unique…

Orange crush

Orange crush

Our Drinks Editor, James Viner, rings in the new year with five sophisticated on-trend orange wines, including a local cracker from Charing – and suggests the perfect whisky to ‘address the haggis’ this coming Burns Night… The future is bright; the future is orange! While rosé has long enjoyed popularity, orange wine is (re)emerging as a compelling…

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…

Pub prices will increase this year but dont shoot the messenger
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Pub prices will increase this year but dont shoot the messenger

By Richard Moore Tunbridge Wells businessman Brian Whiting owns and operates four popular gastro pubs in the area – all of which have collectively been hit with a post-budget bill for £160,000.  That’s the extra money he will have to find to meet additional costs piled on the hospitality sector, and others, by Chancellor Rachel…

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…