The future of Debenhams may well already have been decided as reports surface today that those bidding to take on the struggling department store chain were asked to submit their bids by 5pm yesterday (September 1st). Investment bank Lazard is overseeing the department store’s sale process after Debenhams filed for administration in April. There are […]
Hastings Week Poetry Competition is happening again for Hastings Week and appropriately enough the theme for this year is ‘Love Hastings’. The competition is for all ages to enter and there will be three categories: 11 years and under. 12-17 years. Adults (18 years and above). You may only enter one poem and it is […]
As the new school year is set to begin, thousands of children and young people will return to school after months away. East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has launched a section on its website full of information and advice to support parents in planning their child’s return to school. The pages, at www.eastsussex.gov.uk/backtoschool, share information about […]
More charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) are on their way for Hastings. On Tuesday members of Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) ruling cabinet approved spending of £35,000 to install charging points in Priory Street and in the Carlisle underground car parks. For Councillor Maya Evans, the cabinet’s climate change champion the investment in charging points […]
Hastings’ Carl Brook, has achieved the illustrious dream of promotion to the English Football League (EFL) as a referee! Carl can look back on an already proud 29-year career as a referee. After promotion from the County Leagues, he thought he had cracked it, but now as he heads into his 30th year, the dream […]
Police are searching for teenager Darcie Goobie, who is missing from Hastings. The 15-year-old was last seen near her address about 2pm on Wednesday (August 26th) and officers are appealing for anyone who sees her to get in touch. She left her house on foot. Darcie is described as 5’4”/ 5’5”, of heavy build, with […]
A householder in Brackendale was left ‘very shaken’ but uninjured after an aggravated burglary at their home. Police are appealing for witnesses after officers were called to a property in Brackendale around 11.40pm last Thursday (August 20th) after receiving reports of two men entering the house and threatening the occupant with a firearm. Around £2,000 […]
Today is #demanddemocracyday with campaigners up and down the country making their case for why the UK should switch to a new system of voting – proportional representation. Hastings’ former Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Nick Perry (pictured above) is fully behind the campaign saying: “More and more people say to me that they would like […]
When it reopens next week Hastings Museum and Art Gallery will have a newly-acquired piece of the town’s history on display thanks to the Hastings and St Leonards Museum Association. It’s a silver trowel which was presented to Thomas Farncomb, Lord Mayor of the City of London, on October 28th 1850 by the South Eastern […]
