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Tunbridge Wells Claimant Count Hits 1,835 as Over-50s Rise 16%
1,835 people in Tunbridge Wells borough claimed unemployment-related benefits in September, the most since November 2024. Over-50s rose 16% in a year.
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Food hygiene
Food Hygiene: Town Fish Bar and Southborough Thai Rated 1
A Little Mount Sion fish bar and a Southborough Thai restaurant were rated 1 in September. August's 37 ratings had none below 3. Every name and score.
Business
THE PIG Buys the Tunbridge Wells Hotel, Now Closed
The Pantiles hotel shut its doors this week and Companies House dates the takeover to 16 September. THE PIG's Groombridge Place plan was withdrawn in May.
Food hygiene
Tunbridge Wells Food Hygiene: One Venue Rated 1 in July
A Silverdale Road bakery scored 1 and a Matfield pub scored 2 in July's hygiene ratings. Of the borough's 1,043 rated businesses, 867 hold a 5 and none a zero.
Hawkhurst
Eight Bells Hawkhurst: pub company goes into liquidation
The company behind the Eight Bells at Hawkhurst passed a winding-up resolution on 18 August, ten days after the pub shut. Two liquidators from Begbies Traynor are appointed.
Jobs
Tunbridge Wells Under-25 Claimant Count Up 28% in a Year
295 people aged 18 to 24 here claimed unemployment-related benefits in July, up from 230 a year ago. Kent's third steepest rise, and nearly triple the UK rate.
Business
Paramount Place licence bid: comments close 7 September
Paramount Place has applied for a premises licence and the public notice closes on 7 September. What the register records, and how to have your say.
Business
The Pantiles for sale for the second time in 250 years
Targetfollow has put The Pantiles, the Commons and the Lord of the Manor title up for sale. What the £936,855-a-year estate sale means for Tunbridge Wells.