Do you have the skills, the tools or the supplies to give the Y Centre in St Pauls Road a much needed make over? Sussex marketing agency PMW is asking local suppliers, tradespeople and businesses to step forward and help deliver a vital community makeover at The Y Centre. The centre is part of Hastings […]
The Parchment Trust announced yesterday that it had made ‘the very difficult decision’ to back away from plans to reopen The Bridge Community Centre in Priory Road. The charity blames the government’s decision to increase what it costs employers in National Insurance, according to the Trust those increases mean that it cannot afford to pay […]
Ansvar Insurance is hosting a free workshop on Building Corporate Partnerships on Thursday June 26th, the event is open to all charities and will be held at Ansvar’s Community Hub in Brighton, with the option for organisations outside the area to join remotely via Microsoft Teams. The session will be led by Andy King, an […]
Detectives investigating the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Hastings have released a CCTV image of a man who they believe can help with their enquiries. The incident happened in an alleyway in Hastings town centre around 1.30am on Sunday, 11 May, the man is not believed to be known to the girl. He is […]
Do we need to earn ourselves the world we think we deserve? Maybe we are all suffering from a bit of entitlement syndrome? I was out for an early dog walk this morning, down through our local park – it was beautiful. It’s called Alexandra Park and it has won awards. There are fine well […]
Meeting Roger Wilcock was fascinating as he recounted a lifetime in music and as he looked ahead to the return of the Hastings Prom on July 3rd as part of the Hastings Beer and Music Festival, organised by the local Round Table. Click the link below to hear the full interview. Roger came from a […]
How would you feel living next door to a derelict house that the owners abandoned 16 years ago? The house in question is at 39 Alma Terrace in Silverhill. It is overgrown, it’s covered in scaffolding that neighbours have been told is being paid for by Hastings Borough Council, but the council has no record […]
Hastings In Focus offers a platform to those who have held, and those who still hold, elected political office in and around Hastings and St Leonards, to come and have their say. To kick things off our former Conservative MP Sally-Ann Hart looks back at this month’s local election results and explains what she believes […]
I’ve been a reporter for more than 40 years. I’m not a writer, I’m not a columnist, I’m not an opinion former I’m a good old fashioned, well seasoned, hack writes Stuart Baillie. It’s strange because in my career I’ve had short spells away from news but even when I was working in other industries […]
