People in Hastings and beyond heard about a unique project last week when local man Adrian Underhill spoke about an initiative which links children in Gaza with their peers around the world. The Hands Up project enables children in Gaza to connect, through the internet, with youngsters of their age group in other countries. Last […]
Tom McCann has been surprised at the vitriol directed towards a new art installation on the seafront and asks why can’t people look at the positives, like the recent community effort to refresh the rusting bollards in George Street? You may have heard about the commotion over the latest art installation on Hastings beach – […]
Rumours that Hastings Pier has been sold are not true its owners say. A statement this afternoon from the pier’s owners The Lions Group says: “We can confirm that Hastings Pier has not been sold. We have had an excellent summer with very good tenants. The entertainment and amusements they provided were widely enjoyed. “We have more […]
Stuart Baillie has worked in the newspaper industry for almost 40 years and in that time he has seen the willingness of our public servants to speak publicly evaporate. Here he recalls the ‘halcyon days’ when the local MP was just a phone call away and compares that with his efforts to get Hastings Borough […]
Local Police say they will be encouraging people to play their part in preventing the spread of Covid-19 as changes to the government’s regulations come into force today (Monday September 14th). The regulation changes will limit gatherings to six people, except in a small number of circumstances including schools, workplaces and organised team sports. Sussex […]
Sidley United II 1 South Coast Athletico 5 After the disappointing defeat last weekend South Coast Athletico had the chance to make up for it when they played away from home with an East Sussex Football League Division 1 clash with newcomers Sidley United. The Chopbacks started terribly and as a result of a defensive mix up they conceded a sloppy goal within […]
Town centre benches are being removed from the streets in a bid to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Tomorrow (Friday 11th) Hastings Borough Council (HBC) will be remove benches from outside Jempsons, that are currently seen as a hot-spot for anti-social behaviour and activity and are causing problems for the businesses in the town, their […]
Apple and plant experts will be giving visitors some tips on growing healthy stock at a Heritage Open Day in Hastings this weekend. Peter May, who has studied commercial horticulture, will talk about soil conditions and pests and diseases among apple varieties on Saturday (September 12th) at the Alexandra Park Greenhouse. The event will be […]
Police acted swiftly to disperse a gathering of up to 250 cars that had gathered on Castleham industrial on Saturday evening (September 5th). Following calls from a number of local residents about noise and disruption caused by several hundred people at a gathering of performance cars on the estate at around 8.30pm, police officers attended, […]
