The Government has announced that East Sussex – and that means Hastings and St Leonards – will be in Tier 2 (High alert) from Wednesday December 2nd when the current national lockdown ends. Tier two rules include: No household mixing. Rule of 6 applies outdoors. Pubs and bars must close, unless operating as restaurants. The tiers will […]
Even as the main hotel reopens the Travelodge Hastings Bar Cafe will stay closed in line with Covid-19 safety measures. The Hastings Travelodge, in Bohemia Road, has been closed since March when lockdown was imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The hotel chain, which operates 573 hotels across the UK, said it has invested in […]
Reopening bowling greens and installing new outdoor exercise equipment is the recipe to improve people’s fitness and mental health Conservative member of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) Councillor Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood says it’s time to improve the town’s green spaces and sports facilities and is calling for up to £1m to be spent improving the towns green […]
Could you provide leadership for St Michael’s Hospice, be its ambassador and its public face? If the answer is yes then you might want to apply to be the Hospice’s next Chair. It’s a non-executive, volunteer role that has a key role across the organisation and its services. The Chair and the board hold the […]
Throughout the pandemic Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has made clear its priority of keeping residents safe and has said it was putting health and wellbeing at the heart of its decision making. With lockdown measures set to ease further from Saturday (July 4th) and tourists coming back to the town, the council is once more […]
Hastings has the lowest Covid-19 infection rate in Eng;and according to figures published yesterday. Data released by Public Health England showed that Hastings has an infection rate of 48.5 per 100,000 people with a total of 45 people having tested positive for the virus, according to the figures. Neighbouring Rother had the sixth lowest infection […]
It’s clear to see that more and more people are venturing out of lockdown; roads are clearly busier than they were just a couple of weeks ago and more businesses are reopening. This weekend we heard from readers concerned because neighbours were having what appeared to be parties and were clearly socialising with people who […]
When Prime Minister Boris Johnson emerged from the front door of ten Downing Street this morning it was to make a plea to the public to stick with the plan and accept lockdown for a little longer. He was echoing the call made over the weekend by the NHS, care providers, councils, police, fire and […]
Local residents in Hastings and Rye are demanding their General Election candidates take the NHS ‘off the table’ in a trade deal with the USA, by ending privatisation. Candidates from all parties standing in Hastings and Rye were asked to make the pledge at Station Plaza Health Centre on December 8th but only Labour’s Peter […]
