Showcasing job opportunities while helping people show off their talents and fulfil their ambitions is why Amber Rudd says she stages her Job Fairs. Sussex Coast College was again the destination for jobseekers today. Thy were able to meet around 40 innovative exhibitors that were showing what their businesses have to offer to those looking […]
Two women, passionate about changing the way we think about funerals, are in line for a top industry award. Independent celebrants Kate Tym and Kate Dyer have won their way through to the finals of The Association of Green Funeral Directors, Good Funeral Awards, in the category of Funeral Celebrant of the Year. The Kates […]
Just seven months after borough councillor Dany Louise quit her party saying: “Sensible people have long ago abandoned the Hastings and Rye branch of the Labour Party,” the acting chairman of the branch has had to refer a comment made by a member to the party’s complaints department. As part of a spirited debate on […]
You did it! Thousands of people signed petitions, campaigned and lobbied their elected representatives and the upshot of it all is that Hastings’ GP walk-in centre has officially been saved. Seen as a crucial resource for the sick and disadvantaged in our town health bosses had threatened to close the centre and relocate its services […]
We live in an age where there is increased awareness and understanding of the natural world and the damage that humans are doing to it writes Andy Patmore. At the Paris summit in December 2015 the nations of the world agreed to try and limit global increases in temperatures to less than 1.5 degrees celsius. […]
Plans to change the way support is offered to families and young people will be presented to council leaders next Monday. The Early Help Strategy sets out how East Sussex County Council (ESCC) will spend £4.4 million on early help services and according to the council, will also safeguard support for the most vulnerable children […]
Wisden Junior Challenge Cup First Round Bexhill Rovers – 1 South Coast Athletico – 2 This weekend saw the beginning of the Chopbacks defence of the Wisden Junior Challenge Cup against fellow promoted club Bexhill Rovers. The match started in a very explosive fashion with the opposition’s goalkeeper and Jay Beaumont getting into a tussle within the first five minutes resulting in […]
This morning’s announcement made ahead of the Conservative party annual conference that a Tory government will plough £13billion in to the NHS looks set to be a significant one for Hastings. The Conquest Hospital on The Ridge is earmarked for investment in the second phase of government spending plans and talking to Hastings In Focus […]
St Leonards CP 25 Eastbourne II 15 (HT 18-10) Ports had started the season slowly with injuries and lack of availability meaning that going into this key league game a radical new front row of Kim Wan, James Daniels and Greg Montier were at the heart of a large Ports pack. Eastbourne brought a large […]
