Following a successful visit to the National Farmers Union South of England Show Hastings prospective parliamentary candidate for the the Labour Party has been invited to visit several farms around Hastings & Rye. Peter Chowney says: “I will be able to see their problems and issues, and talk to farmers and farm workers directly.” Mr […]
Seaview’s sponsored mass sleep-out returns to the Stade Open Space on Friday September 27th, raising awareness and funds for some of the town’s most vulnerable people. The Big Sleep 2019 will put greater emphasis on what the Big Sleep is all about, its role in enabling Seaview to carry out its vital work in the […]
“…people enjoy having an open fire in their home, but… it does come at a cost.” Residents who burn wood or other solid fuels to heat their homes will be encouraged to cut down their use or switch to less polluting alternatives under a project running across Sussex. One in ten households in the […]
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) students from Ark William Parker Academy, finally got to test themselves and their training on a practice weekend expedition. After months of training, planning and preparation, the Year 10 students arrived on Saturday morning at the assessment centre in Cranbrook. Tents were quickly distributed and once equipment was stowed […]
A prolific thief who stole items including face masks, clothing and an Easter egg has been jailed. Scott Starr has been convicted of three separate incidents which occurred in Hastings since the beginning of the year. On January 7th, he was captured on CCTV stealing four grey coats from Debenhams in Robertson Street. On April 17th, […]
Teamwork is the key to staging productions at the Stables Theatre which is in the midst of its 60th anniversary celebrations this month writes Lynda Foy. Frank Jenks, one of the volunteers who is working on the set for the Chicago Heights Drama Group’s satire which opens at the theatre next Friday (June 21st), said: “It is very […]
Vandals have caused damage that will cost Hastings Borough Council (HBC) up to £20,000 to put right at the outdoor skate park in Falaise Road. Vandalism and anti-social behaviour at the outdoor facility has escalated in the last month to include serious criminal damage according to a spokesman for HBC who says the council is […]
The first time Stu Allen saw Professional Wrestling on TV he was hooked – it was to be a life defining moment. For more than quarter of a century Stu has practised his craft in venues the length and breadth of not just the UK but the world. It’s no real surprise then that when […]
Buckswood School’s Pipe band joined a multitude of pipers and bands in Colchester at the weekend for the 27th annual Pipes in the Park! Pipes and drums from across the South of England played incredible medleys of Scottish tunes as they performed in the arena at Colchester’s Lower Castle Park. The competition ranged from beginners […]
