Mauricio Gomes, one of the highest ranked instructors of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, has been in Hastings to share his knowledge at a sold-out seminar writes Rob Griffin. The red and white coral Belt, known as the Godfather of British Jiu Jitsu for his efforts to promote the sport, visited the Gracie Barra Hastings academy in […]
A bold claim from last April that Ore Library had been saved for the community – seen by many at the time as an electioneering stunt – has come to nothing. Worse still it looks like East Sussex County Council now plans to sell off the old library building which could dash all hopes of […]
Students from The St Leonards Academy continued their recent Town Sports success by winning the overall competition for a sixth straight year – and they even managed to beat their own record for individual medals in the process. It was a day of impressive performances, with the Academy winning a total of 65 medals, comprising 26 […]
Seeing the sites of Hastings and St Leonards just got easier thanks to a new open top bus service launched by Stagecoach earlier this month. The open top bus will start and finish at Combe Haven Holiday Park and run between Harley Shute and Hastings Old Town. The journey will take in venues including the […]
Significant investment in the town’s fishing industry was celebrated at a special event on The Stade earlier this month. Hastings Fisheries Local Action Group (‘FLAG’), a European union funded project to help fisheries, and managed by Hastings Borough Council, marked its successes at an event on June 18th. Local councillors and other community representatives were […]
Who remembers a local band called The Telham Tinkers? And if you remember the band do you remember its members and in particular Pete Titchener? Pete was born in 1954 and grew up in West St Leonards but in 1991 he left the UK to head down under and it was in Australia that he […]
People from Hastings and Bexhill will join a five-day walk from Brighton to Hastings as part of a walking arts festival which finishes in the town next month. The Refugee Tales project brings together walkers, musicians, writers and storytellers, walking to show solidarity with refugees, asylum seekers and immigration detainees. This year – the fifth […]
Hastings Kickboxing Academy held one of its regular gradings earlier this month and according to Chief Instructor Carl Denne the results show the clubs members just keep getting ‘better and better. Carl says: “Since our change to the time table last month we have already seen a great improvement in the classes as we now […]
More than 1,000 fans of old cars flocked to the gardens of the Bannatyne Spa Hotel on Sunday to pour over 250 stunning examples of motor cars through time. From old Rolls Royces, Lamborghinis and classic Jags to the more mundane including Fords, Rovers and a couple of Leyland Princesses, exhibitors came from across the […]
