There’s an online petition demanding a national day of recognition to commemorate the often overlooked VJ day (Victory in Japan) on August 15th 1945, which marked the real end of the Second World War. Former Hastings Borough Councillor Richard Street has a special reason to feel passionately about the issue and below he explains why. […]
Hastings and St Leonards was buzzing today. There was a huge focus around Warrior Square where the St Leonards festival had it’s base and the promenade opposite the square and stretching along towards the pier was full of colourful characters, dancers and performers. Proving that special events aren’t needed to make our town a fun […]
The club that is quite literally ‘fighting’ to combat male suicide. Rob Griffin reports on a novel fundraiser that took place in Hastings… Martial artists in Hastings have raised £1,000 to help combat worryingly high levels of male suicides across the country. Five black belts taught masterclasses at the Gracie Barra Hastings Brazilian Jiu […]
Mauricio Gomes, one of the highest ranked instructors of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, has been in Hastings to share his knowledge at a sold-out seminar writes Rob Griffin. The red and white coral Belt, known as the Godfather of British Jiu Jitsu for his efforts to promote the sport, visited the Gracie Barra Hastings academy in […]
Who remembers a local band called The Telham Tinkers? And if you remember the band do you remember its members and in particular Pete Titchener? Pete was born in 1954 and grew up in West St Leonards but in 1991 he left the UK to head down under and it was in Australia that he […]
Free beers are on offer for local men this weekend and all they have to do to claim one is take part in a Beatz Fitness dance class. “Men are always welcome to any of our classes at any time, but there seems to be such a stigma when it comes to men and dance […]
Stuart Baillie has been to meet local carpenter Kevin Hitchman to find out about his passion for bees and bee-keeping and about what got him started in the hobby in the first place. I’ve never been that fond of bees, being stung by one as a child is probably what did it! So when Kevin […]
Six-year-old Riley Davis wanted to do something for people who “don’t have much things” and on Sunday he did just that. Proud parents Aaron and Lucy with Riley after he completed his challenge. Riley’s goal was to do 1,000 burpees, an exercise feared by even some of the hardest athletes, and in the process he […]
