Hastings Pier will reopen on Monday according to its owner. And Sheikh Abid Gulzar has reassured the town that he and his team remain 100 per cent committed to the town’s Victorian, award-winning pier. This morning he has asked the community ‘to bear with him’ in his bid to make the iconic site a huge […]
According to its Facebook page this morning the owner of Hastings Pier is ‘feeling blessed’ as the Facebook post announces that the pier will be open by Easter – apparently contradicting an announcement made earlier saying the pier would remain closed over the Easter weekend. The announcement comes after both MP Amber Rudd and leader […]
A formal complaint about the way the chair of Hastings Borough Council’s Planning committee handled a recent meeting has been lodged with the authority this week. Confirming that they had received the complaint a spokesman for HBC said it would be dealt with by the council’s monitoring officer who will investigate the matter. While names and […]
There’s no doubt that one of the biggest stories in town this year has been the battle for ownership of Hastings Pier. In November 2017, in the same week that the pier was awarded the nation’s top architecture award, the RIBA Stirling prize, it was also announced that the Hastings Pier Charity, which ran the […]
Hastings Pier will reopen on Thursday its owners announced this afternoon saying they ‘apologise for any inconvenience’ and ‘look forward to welcoming you back’. Just a day ago Amber Rudd’s press team sent out a press release headlined “Pier to open for Christmas” but gave no further detail about reopening plans. Talking about her visit to […]
With the weather forecast looking bleak for the remainder of the weekend we’re recommending hibernating in front of a roaring fire with a mug – or a glass – of your favourite tipple and settling down to a selection of videos all with Hastings at their centre. If the weather stays the way it is, […]
From the video vault With padlocks firmly securing the gates of Hastings Pier this week after a fire at the weekend we found this film on YouTube which looks at the aftermath of the 2010 fire and community efforts to bring the pier back to life. Re: A Pier is the work of film maker […]
News that Hastings Pier has been designated by the borough council as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) has been warmly welcomed by campaigners. The application for the pier to be recognised as an ACV was made by The Friends of Hastings Pier earlier this year, it was then up to Hastings Borough Council (HBC) […]
A team of occupational therapists from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are getting out and about to raise the profile of their profession. Their day-to-day work sees them support people to ‘live life their way’ despite any health or care needs they may be living with. The Sussex team is getting out and about as […]
