As part of next month’s Hastings Week local people are being invited to participate in the Edith Festival 2025. There will be a Modern English reading and performance of one of the oldest Old English poems, Beowulf, under the title ‘Edith, a King, Three Monsters and a Hero’. The event will be held in the Marina Fountain, immediately […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Hastings in the early hours of Saturday, 2 August. At around 3.25am, police were called to Corwallis Gardens, Hastings following reports that a man had been assaulted. The victim, a man in his 60s, sustained serious injuries, including a head injury, broken bones and extensive […]
Hear the full podcast interview by following the link below… https://open.substack.com/pub/stuartbaillie/p/i-understand-why-people-take-their?r=2dav26&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false It was fascinating to meet Darren Clark, a man who despite having done one of the most macho jobs in the world is still prepared to admit to his frailties. At 19 Darren signed up to be a Royal Marine Commando and spent 11 […]
According to Sussex Police increased visible policing patrolsa and working more closele with partners working, are helping keep Hastings and Rother safe. Hotspot policing patrols are being enhanced this summer across Sussex with a dedicated Safer Streets Summer campaign to tackle crime, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in targeted areas. The campaign addresses the seasonal increases […]
Kind-hearted staff at a Hastings care home made sure turning 101 was a special occasion for resident Joyce White with cat cuddles and more than 170 birthday cards. The former garden centre owner from Battle wanted to celebrate with ‘cards from all over’ and carers at Hastings Court on The Ridge did not disappoint her. […]
When you look at what our leaders are doing, our councillors and our MP, I can understand why so many people tell me they’re disengaging in politics. Well, ‘politicians, they’re all the same, aren’t they?’ They say, ‘you can’t believe a word they say’. I don’t think it’s the fact that you can’t believe a […]
It’s family summer season time at The Stade Hall with a selection of plays aimed squarely at the family. First up is Pebble Road and the Pond People: “Down at Pebble Road there’s a pond, Where children play, Picnics are eaten, Ducks quack, ish swim, Dragonflies hum, And the Pond People live… It’s a theatre […]
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 […]
