Traffic wardens – or parking enforcement officers – are coming under physical attack and it has to stop says a leading member of East Sussex County Council (ESCC) Following a peaceful April when not a single attack was recorded May saw four serious attacks reported including one that saw an officer being pushed to the […]
At a recent meeting of its Small Grants Sub-Committee, Big Local North-East Hastings agreed to grant more than £15,000 to 14 organisations to offer a wide range of services and events to local residents in the coming months. These included: Hastings Storytelling Festival for two performances of Ling Nose puppets at Sandown School as part […]
Reshaping women’s healthcare is a is the subject of a new government consultation and Hastings and Rye MP, Sally-Ann Hart, is encouraging women across the constituency to have their say by coming forward to share their experiences The first of its kind, the Women’s Health Strategy will address women’s health in England over the course […]
Words: Lynda Foy Photos: Colin Foy. Supporters of the project to turn a historic greenhouse into a vibrant community hub can vote to boost its funds. The Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group (APGG) in Hastings has been nominated to be […]
Police are searching for James Maloney, a 29-year-old St Leonards man who they want to interview about a knife attack on a teenage boy. The 17-year-old boy sustained several stab wounds to his lower legs when he was attacked at an address in Marline Road, St Leonards, on the late afternoon of Monday March 22nd. […]
Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA) has worked with a local photographer to capture portraits of volunteers from organisations across Hastings to celebrate Volunteers Week 2021. These images shared on HVA’s website and social media pages are part of a wider campaign to thank volunteers for their commitment to helping others during lockdown. Steve Manwaring, CEO of […]
Hastings Borough Council (HBC) is looking for volunteers to sit on its grants advisory panel. The panel gives advice to the Hastings and St Leonards Foreshore Trust – of which the Council is the Trustee – on how surplus income from the Foreshore Trust should be distributed. Councillor Trevor Webb chairs the committee and says: […]
Hastings Oktoberfest has been given the go-ahead for 2021 after last year’s disappointment that saw the popular event cancelled due to Covid-19. Featuring what organisers call their ‘biggest and best line-up ever,’ the event will run out of Horntye Park on Saturday October 2nd from 2-10pm. “You can expect authentic German beers and bratwurst (German […]
Two men – one from Hastings and the other from Winchelsea – who set fire to a house in Eastbourne, killing a mother and her young son, have been sentenced to life imprisonment. Jacob Barnard of Winchelsea and Andrew Milne, of Wilmington Road must serve a minimum of 36 and 34 years respectively, after being […]
