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 […]
A Hastings councillor has pledged to find the resources and implement whatever is needed to allow local women to walk safely in Alexandra Park. Councillor Paul Barnett is the co-chair of The Safer Hastings and Safer Rother Joint Community Safety Partnership, the group issued a statement this week saying it was ‘deeply saddened’ by the […]
Police in East Sussex have increased from £500 to £1,000 the reward offered for information leading to the arrest of 26-year-old Kesley Searle. Searle is wanted for recall to prison having broken the terms of his release licence, and a reward of £500 was originally offered in January for information leading to his arrest. Detectives […]
Nick Perry applauds the efforts of the voluntary sector for the work it has done throughout the Covid crisis but after attending Friday’s Hastings Question Time he’s concerned that those efforts have signposted what he sees as the ‘hollowing out’ of the role of local councils and highlights their diminishing financial capability to help the […]
