‘Brutish, bullying and intimidating’ is how borough councillor John Rankin has described attacks made on him at a council meeting on Wednesday night while his group leader says it felt like ‘institutional bullying’. Mr Rankin has written to the council’s senior management and senior elected councillors telling them he is reserving the right to seek […]
A man has been charged in connection with a murder in St Leonards. Police discovered the body of a man inside a property in Magdalen Road on Thursday (April 8th). He has since been identified as 51-year-old Darren Alderton, from St Leonards. Officers launched a murder investigation and arrested a man in North London on […]
Just what is going on at the old bathing pool site in West St Leonards? It’s two and a half years since Hastings Borough Council said it was on the verge of signing a deal with a developer who was all set to build houses there and it’s getting on for six months since a […]
By Tom McCann Saturday’s dual Stand Up To Racism and Kill The Bill protest in Alexandra Park was a peaceful event during which songs from What a Wonderful World to Stand By Me were sung and speeches made regarding a variety of topics, from the conditions refugees have to live in at Napier Barracks near […]
Unemployed Craig McNicol, has been charged with burglary at a pharmacy in the town centre. Officers were called to Kamsons Pharmacy in York Buildings around 1.45am on Thursday (April 8th) to reports of a man smashing the windows of the store. A witness intervened and the suspect left the scene. Nothing was stolen from inside […]
The Hastings & Rye Palestine Solidarity Campaign [HRPSC] is to host a free Zoom meeting about the upcoming Palestinian elections on Wednesday April 21st at 7pm titled Palestine: Democracy Under Occupation? It is the first time Palestinians have been invited to the polls in 15 years – a stark contrast with Israel, where a political impasse […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a boy was assaulted in a Hastings playground. The 13-year-old victim was in the West Hill play area around 4.50pm on Sunday, March 28th when he became involved in a brief discussion with a group of children. As he went to leave, he was assaulted and suffered minor injuries […]
Jane Midwinter is the founder of HotWomenAtMenopause, an associate trainer with Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace and is a menopause coach. She also writes articles on menopause for women and their employers. Jane’s monthly column, specially written for Hastings in Focus, offers accurate information and support for women and a better understanding of menopause for all. After losing an hour in […]
Battle Road will be closed from Tuesday (April 6th) for the installation of temporary concrete protection blocks – the first stage of works that will see the demolition of the derelict arches later this summer. During the work the road will be closed 24 hours a day until Sunday, April 11th. The concrete protection blocks […]
