Martin Webber
Editor at BBC World Service
I edited BBC World Service World Business Report from 1995 to May 13th 2022. I love radio (& old radios) and follow big economic growth and environment debates.
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1 week ago |
westkentradio.co.uk | Martin Webber
Nearby properties in the village of Five Oak Green are vulnerable to flooding, but the developer says the flood issues have been taken into account. The housing estate would be on the narrow and winding B2017 road which leads to Tonbridge 4 miles away. The developer B.Yond said the new homes were needed to meet the council's house building targets set by central government. It plans to provide a new 3 metre wide off road cycle route from Capel Primary School to the village.
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3 weeks ago |
westkentradio.co.uk | Martin Webber
Mike Martin has written to the Treasury on behalf of 17 local businesses including TasteWells, Sankey's, Tiger Tavern in Culverden Down, Spa Hotel and Fuggles Beer cafe in Grosvenor Road. They all want changes to the current business rates system. The letter states: "From 2025-26, the retail, hospitality, and leisure relief rate will be reduced from 75% to 40%. This has come as devastating news to hospitality businesses in Tunbridge Wells.
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3 weeks ago |
westkentradio.co.uk | Martin Webber
Tunbridge Wells Borough planning committee approved the scheme by 5 votes to 3, despite concerns that the development was too big for the village to handle. Local Conservative Borough Councillor Tom Mobbs called it a "deeply disappointing outcome" which set a "dangerous precedent for overdevelopment".
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2 months ago |
westkentradio.co.uk | Martin Webber
Since 1974, Tonbridge has been the only part of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough council area without a more local Town or Parish Council. The Conservative leader of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Matt Boughton, said on Monday that - up to now - he has had mixed feelings over whether a Tonbridge Town Council should be set up, as he was concerned about the cost.
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Nov 22, 2024 |
westkentradio.co.uk | Martin Webber
The consultation on the Tunbridge Wells Council initiative called “Better Streets” has just one more week before public feedback closes. The council says the aim is to make the St John’s and St James’ areas more pleasant to live in - and safer for walking and cycling. But some residents say that blocking off certain routes to cars - like Powder Mill Lane and Queen's Road - will worsen congestion on the main roads. Seven routes could be blocked off to through traffic.
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More house building has been approved in West Kent. Despite concerns about overdevelopment in a small village with no public transport, 120 homes are to be built in Horsmonden near Tunbridge Wells. Read more: https://t.co/q5cD4AoYJ5
Leading Tunbridge Wells hospitality businesses have teamed up with the local MP Mike Martin @ThreshedThought to highlight cost rises which they say are "potentially ruinous". https://t.co/q71cXQbLwT
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