Just ten days ago this amazing charity set out to raise £3,000 to help keep it going, this morning it’s just a few hundred pounds away from its goal – can you help it get there? If you read our story you’ll appreciate just how important Pat Fisher’s work is to the young people of […]
When Ore Village Primary Academy decided to host a ‘breakout afternoon’ last week Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA) was there to lend a hand and to let the youngsters have a first hand taste of the sport. The idea of the breakout afternoon was to break away from the curriculum and encourage children to try new activities, 32 […]
It’s three years since the then leader of Hastings Borough Council Jeremy Birch died suddenly after suffering a stroke and at the beginning of the month a memorial to him was unveiled in the Peace Garden in Alexandra Park. Mr Birch had been a member of the council since 1998 and led it for 13 […]
Have you signed the petition yet? Follow this link now! https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/campaign-for-a-roof-for-edith We’ve filmed an interview with campaigner Ian Jarman and the new West St Leonards councillor on Hastings Borough Council Karl Beaney. They talk about what’s possible in the quest to bring greater public recognition to the statue of King Harold and his Queen, Edith […]
The Courthouse Street street party – Saturday All pictures courtesy of Roberts Photographic The Sussex Street Food Festival at The Stade Friday – Sunday The Hastings Trolley Bus Restoration Group – The Oval – Sunday
Nottingham woman Sue Church is spearheading a campaign to have a blue plaque erected in Hastings in memory of the legendary Biddy The Tubman. This Pathe newsreel footage of Biddy in action probably better explains his ‘act’ than words ever could. Sue says: “As Hastings Borough Council no longer funds these Blue Plaques, it looks […]
Hastings Old Town was presented with the first ever Britain’s best walking Neighbourhood Award yesterday after winning a public vote to find the very best urban area for going about everyday life on foot earlier this year. At a special ceremony at Butlers’ Gap attended by Judy Rogers in one of her last roles as […]
South Coast Athletico might be Hastings’ newest senior football team but this year the club – only in its second full season – is chalking up some big wins. But how did South Coast Athletico come to be known as the Chopbacks? Well we’ve dipped deep into the murky history of the town to find […]
