Lifelong Hastings United fan, Harry Hoare, thought 70 years of attending home games would come to an end when he moved into a care home but the team at Hastings Court on The Ridge were determined he should continue his passion and they now accompany him to games at the Pilot Field ground. “I’ve been […]
Sussex Police says it is aware of the recent increase in the displaying of flags across Sussex and the impact that’s having on communities. A spokesman said: “Recognising there are varied motivations for people’s decisions to display flags, we cannot ignore that their presence is creating different feelings amongst the public. “We know from our […]
A bid to find a new operator for St Mary in the Castle will get underway next month. Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has confirmed plans to launch a formal Expression of Interest (EOI) process in November 2025 to identify a new partner, operator, or consortium to take forward the revitalisation of St Mary in the […]
Hastings Neighbourhood Board has thanked the almost 2,000 people who responded to their online survey and the hundreds of people they spoke to throughout the summer across Hastings including at supermarkets, fetes, clubs and community events The board asked for suggestions from residents and businesses on where to spend up to £20million from the government […]
Last night, serial volunteer Graham Furness was presented with this year’s Order of 1066 Award, recognising his exceptional and longstanding service to Hastings. The award was presented at Hastings Town Hall by the Mayor, Councillor Becca Horn, as part of the annual Hastings Week celebrations. Proving himself as a vital member of our community, Graham […]
Following the recent announcement that National Insurance increases had scuppered the Parchment Trust’s plans to open The Bridge Community Centre, the charity has explained to Hastings In Focus the process they are taking for a sale and how they will use the proceeds to support local disabled people at their other sites, including Friary Gardeners […]
Seaview – The charity that makes you feel like a somebody not a nobody This weekend I’ll be sleeping ‘rough’ well by my standards anyway; by the standards of those who are forced to sleep outside on a regular basis my billet will be cosy, organised and most importantly secure. The last time I took […]
Once again courtesy of Derelict In The UK we bring you photographs of iconic and deserted buildings, this time St Leonards Parish Church. Standing grand on the St Leonards seafront, this beautiful building was completed in 1961 to replace its predecessor destroyed by a direct hit from V-1 ‘doodlebug’. It originally had structural building problems […]
Was Hastings cursed by the occultist Aleister Crowley? Much has been written about Aleister Crowley, the famous dabbler in ‘sex magick’. He reached the end of his days in a boarding house on The Ridge in 1947 – he’d run out of money and he’d run out of friends. The Victorian house known as Netherwood […]
