A ‘people’s vote’ was launched on Monday but not the kind you hear being discussed daily on the national news, no this people’s vote is out to find out the best parks and green spaces in the country. In July Alexandra Park, the Country Park, and St Leonards gardens were given a prestigious Green Flag […]
Almost 30 years after the site was cleared there are now some solid plans on the table for the redevelopment of the former bathing pool site at the west marina in St Leonards. At its cabinet meeting earlier this week members agreed to recommend that Hastings Borough Council works with developers County Gate/Sunley to develop a […]
Sidney Little 1885 – 1961 ‘A paradise of concrete and chrome’ is how one commentator of the time described what Borough Engineer, Sidney Little had created in Hastings and St Leonards. Folklore says that the 41-year-old Cumbrian was one of 47 men who had applied for the job of Borough Engineer when it was advertised […]
Just to prove that everybody loves a dinosaur and a good dinosaur story around 1,100 dinosaur fans flocked to see a 35-foot Victorian Iguanodon that visited Hastings Museum and Art Gallery last week. The amazing sight was the stage for a performance by Emerald Ant’s outdoor family theatre of, The Iguanodon Restaurant. The play told […]
Proposals for new leisure facilities, a purpose built theatre plus housing, open space and new retail areas are just some of the ideas up for discussion as the consultation process around the Hasting Town Centre and Bohemia Area Action Plan. Hastings Borough Council (HBC) launched its 12 week consultation process at the beginning of July […]
The man bidding to become the first person to swim the length of the English channel in a effort to raise awareness of the damage that plastic is doing to the world’s oceans was off the coast of Hastings at the weekend. Lewis Pugh’s target is to arrive in Dover tomorrow (Wednesday) but at the […]
Hastings-born Claude Nunney has been described as a ‘fearless’ soldier and his valour will be commemorated next Sunday at a special ceremony in Alexandra Park. A permanent memorial is being unveiled to the man who bravely charged through a barrage of gunfire during a First World War battle and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross – […]
A petition has been launched to fight plans to close the NHS walk-in facility at the Station Plaza health centre in the middle of Hastings. News broke that the centre was under threat at the start of this year but plans for its relocation were put on hold during the summer, however, these plans are […]
The first phase of Hastings Borough Council’s energy generation programme is now underway, with PV (solar) arrays being installed on council-owned buildings. In his monthly report on council activities HBC leader Peter Chowney says the work should have started sooner but was been delayed because of ‘technical contractual issues’. “Thanks to the council’s recent commercial […]
