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, […]
The August the Eat Out to Help Out scheme delivered nearly 100,000 discounted meals across Hastings and Rye. The Government backed scheme was designed to encourage people back out to our restaurants, pubs and bars to get those businesses back on their feet after they had been forced to close as a result of the […]
Even as the main hotel reopens the Travelodge Hastings Bar Cafe will stay closed in line with Covid-19 safety measures. The Hastings Travelodge, in Bohemia Road, has been closed since March when lockdown was imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The hotel chain, which operates 573 hotels across the UK, said it has invested in […]
The leaders of police, fire and ambulance services across Sussex have come together to condemn a steep rise in assaults against emergency workers. Sussex Police Chief Constable Jo Shiner described the trend as ‘completely unacceptable’. “It can’t be right that the very people dedicating their lives to saving others are increasingly coming under attack…” Jo […]
