The pandemic has had a cruel impact on society, but there has been one positive – everyone now appreciates the benefits of exercise and the huge contribution open spaces contribute towards wellbeing writes Bryan Fisher. Franklin D Roosevelt is quoted as saying: “Forests are the ‘lungs’ of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh […]
Any lingering hopes that the Debenhams store in Robertson Street might be saved have gone with the news this morning that the Debenhams brand has been bought by online retailer Boohoo. The billionaire owner of Boohoo has pledged to take on the might of Amazon and paid £55million for the Debenhams name – but crucially […]
On this cold lockdown Sunday here are some podcasts and video suggestions we think you might enjoy. A little bit of fitness from Paul McCleery… A little bit of song from Eva Pomery A little bit of wrestling magic from The Dominator on the day he retired… A little bit of politics, our latests from […]
Since February 2020, Assistant Chief Constable Dave Miller has been leading Operation Apollo, Sussex Police’s Covid-19 response. He is also Chair of the Sussex Resilience Forum; a multi-agency partnership including local authorities, emergency services, the NHS, volunteers and other key agencies which prepares, responds to and recovers from emergencies and major incidents. In this open […]
Tonight our elected councillors in Hastings will begin the debate about how to spend YOUR money next year. Last week Hastings Borough Council (HBC) published its draft corporate plan and budget proposals for the financial year that starts on April 1st – a little more than nine weeks away. Over the coming weeks we’ll be […]
In December two borough councillors asked for their questions to be answered over issues surrounding planning infringements at ‘The Bunker’ at Rocklands. Today, almost a month later and only hours before a crucial vote on the matter by the council’s planning committee, they finally got their answers – and they make fascinating and uncompromising reading! […]
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 […]
Former Hastings and Rye MP Amber Rudd has been pretty quiet since leaving parliament in 2019 but she’s making a splash in the ‘papers today as she takes aim at the man she once said was “not the man you want driving you home at the end of the evening”. Ms Rudd has called into […]
The Country Park’s “brilliant new environmentally sustainable community facility,” that council officers say will, “become a major attraction for people from Kent, Sussex and beyond” will cost local council tax payers an EXTRA £340,000 bringing the total cost of the project to over £1.1m – almost three times the original estimate. Papers published from last […]
