Sidney Little 1885 – 1961 ‘A paradise of concrete and chrome’ is how one commentator of the time described what Borough Engineer, Sidney Little had created in Hastings and St Leonards. Folklore says that the 41-year-old Cumbrian was one of 47 men who had applied for the job of Borough Engineer when it was advertised […]
Last month we wrote about the Seaview Project based in the heart of St Leonards that’s been helping people with ‘complex issues’ for more than 30 years. We touched briefly on how the charity was set up and more importantly why, but this month we look in a little more depth about those early days and […]
Just to prove that everybody loves a dinosaur and a good dinosaur story around 1,100 dinosaur fans flocked to see a 35-foot Victorian Iguanodon that visited Hastings Museum and Art Gallery last week. The amazing sight was the stage for a performance by Emerald Ant’s outdoor family theatre of, The Iguanodon Restaurant. The play told […]
Can you help keep St Michael’s Hospice on the road, helping people in their homes? The ‘Hospice at Home’ car fleet, is instrumental to the team. Whatever the weather, night and day, 365 days a year the dedicated ‘Hospice at Home’ nurses support people with life-limiting illnesses in their homes. With over 3,500 visits carried […]
Photographer Sid Saunders is well known for his great photographs of the town and he has recently published a series of shots he has taken in Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood, part of Alexandra Park. Sid says: “Little Roar Gill waterfall was my destination situated in the Old Roar Gill part of Coronation Wood […]
Carl Denne says he’s just experienced one of the proudest moments of his life. It’s a couple of months since he put himself through the rigours of a kickboxing grading and his 3rd Dan Belt and certificate arrived this week and he says he feels humbled that he has, ‘earned’ his stripes. “This is my […]
There are fund raising challenges and then there are fundraising challenges and when you need to raise thousands of pounds every single day you need to be innovative, creative and come up with some pretty special ideas. Well that’s just what the team at St Michael’s Hospice has done in offering local people the chance […]
The garden full of cultural delights community event 2018 was held at St Leonards Gardens last Sunday. The event was organised by a number of community and faith groups and is supported by Hastings Borough Council. Mayor of Hastings Councillor Nigel Sinden and Councillor Kim Forward the council’s deputy leader joined the event along with […]
Hastings council has almost halved the management fee it pays to keep the White Rock Theatre running. Figures seen by Hastings In Focus indicate that under the new contract just signed with HQ Theatres and Hospitality Ltd Hastings Borough Council (HBC) will pay £1.75m over the next five years as the ‘management fee’ an average of just […]
