Strange Exits from Hastings Vol 2 by Helena Wojtczak, published by Hastings Press, 2021 The first volume of Helena Wojtczak’s Strange Exits from Hastings was a best seller with some local experts telling her they think it might be the biggest selling local history book ever! The book was on sale at various outlets around […]
With reports of issues surrounding online abuse soaring a free mobile app aimed at protecting children has been launched in East Sussex. The Safer Schools app will provide information and advice about sexting, bullying, mental health, media literacy, gaming and sexual exploitation online. Its launch comes amid a worrying rise in cases of online abuse, […]
Yesterday‘s Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony was streamed online for the first time, among those speaking was Hastings and Rye MP Sally-Ann Hart – here’s what she had to say. Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) was established in 2000 and is marked on January 27th, the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp […]
Local photographer Sid Saunders took himself for a walk with his camera yesterday morning and caught some wonderful photographs, with Sid’s permission we publish a selection of them here. Sid says: “I had a early walk in the Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood ending up in Alexandra Park with a cold wind blowing around […]
Keeping busy during lockdown has seen Georgie Farrow knit 60 scarves and she’s given the money raised from their sale to St Michaels Hospice. Georgie’s daughter, Lindy, said: “My mum is 85 and lives in Bexhill on Sea. She’s originally from Hastings, as was my dad, who sadly died in 2010. During lockdown mum has […]
In the past we have brought you collections of old photographs of memorable buildings in and around the town which were the work of Derelict in the UK . Today we have pictures from one of the town’s most iconic underground sites which have been provided by Modernity Mark and you can find more of […]
Almost one in three women aged between 16 and 59 will experience domestic abuse in the home One woman is killed every four days by a male partner in the UK This Is Not Love is a strikingly powerful film made by local women speaking frankly and openly about their experiences of domestic abuse and […]
Hastings’ leading live music website has turned its attention to featuring the people who run the town’s independent businesses in order to put human faces to local shops, cafes, and pubs and remind customers of the importance of spending their money locally – when they can. The Hastings Flyer has been running for the last […]
Since he turned 50 last year Darren McCann has been getting all nostalgic and hankering after the “good ol’ days”. Each month he’ll to be sharing his memories of some of the things that shaped him growing up. He wants your feedback too… were they really the good old days? Or is Darren just seeing […]
