It’s just over two months until Mark Little will be leading a team paddling across the channel in a bid to raise cash to help a very special little girl. Four-year-old Elsie-Rose Nugent suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a progressive disease that leads to muscle weakness and loss of movement. But little Elsie has spent […]
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 […]
It might seem that it started weeks ago but the official consultation process in to the future of the East Sussex Music Service has only been officially announced this week. A statement from East Sussex County Council (ESCC) says: “A public consultation on proposals to reduce the role of the county’s music service has been […]
Lupo Lee is the first to admit he’s just an ‘arrogant street punk’. He’ll tell you proudly how he recently got involved in a brawl with the man who has made him what he is today and then ran off – stealing £5,000 from his mentor in the process. But Lupo Lee is just a […]
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 […]
James Dee was born in St Leonards and has spent his entire life growing up here. He went to school at West St Leonards Primary followed by Filsham Valley, Claverham and then Bexhill College. He has always had a strong interest and devotion to his home town, wanting to always give something back. James has […]
Hastings Pier was back on TV at the weekend as BBC reporter Charlie Rose came to town town get an update on progress. And he heard good news about progress towards raising the money that gives Friends of Hastings Pier a fighting chance to keep the award winning Victorian structure under community control when the […]
Big-name stars Michelle Collins and Chico will headline the cast list at this year’s White Rock pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk that will run from December 14 to 30. Michelle will play the Fairy and X Factor star Chico will star as Jack in this year’s spectacular family pantomime. Michelle became a household name from her time playing Cindy Beale […]
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 […]
