Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy is presenting 208 awards to England’s very best beaches, including 71 international Blue Flags and 137 Seaside Awards, with 52 beaches achieving both awards. These include awards to Hastings Borough Council’s beaches at the Marina in St Leonards and Pelham Beach in Hastings. The Beaches at Marina and Pelham join […]
Former Arsenal Vice-Chairman David Dein was in town this week and stopped off at ARK William Parker where he delivered an inspirational speech to the school’s Year ten pupils. were invited by Speakers for Schools to attend the motivational talk at the academy. Mr Dein is a businessman and football entrepreneur, he was Vice-Chairman of […]
Increased VAT on solar panels is undermining the renewable energy sector at a time when young people are demanding action to stop global warming says Peter Chowney. Mr Chowney – leader of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) and Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Hastings – has hit out at the tax hike saying it puts Hastings’ […]
I’m very proud of our Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA) team in their performances at the Casino Rooms in Rochester at the weekend writes Carl Denne. First up was Sanjay Rajan competing in only his second fight. The Casino Rooms is a night club and represents a massive step up for a youngster at this stage […]
Local Liberal Democrats have moved quickly to distance themselves from one of their former councillors and one-time Hastings Mayor Paul Roger Smith who admitted to four charges of fraud by abuse of position in court in Hove last week. One of the charges which Smith, (74) of Addington Grove, Lewisham, London admitted was committing fraud […]
Rebecca Ainscough has been announced as St Mary in the Castle’s first Artist in Residence and her exhibition opens on Friday. The exhibition Rhythm, Ritual, Rite of Passage will be on show in the Crypt Gallery until August 16th. “We’re so excited to have Rebecca as our first Artist in Residence,” Lead Curator, Thom Kofoed says, […]
He concedes it has been a ‘long, slow process’ but Hastings Borough Council (HBC) leader Peter Chowney says he is pleased the council stuck with its plans to build the new Hastings Country Park visitor centre out of straw. The project that will have cost in excess of £700,000 when it is complete will be, “…a […]
Nottingham Forest and England U19 star Arvin Appiah visited Buckswood Football Academy (BFA) last week to meet students training for a career in the sport. The BFA used its connections, through a previous student working for a Ghanaian football agency, to reach out to Arvin, who was keen to come and speak to the students […]
St Leonards CP congregated at Sussex Exchange to celebrate its 12th annual dinner dance, celebrating a season that saw them finish fourth in Sussex Division 3 and play an unprecedented 28 games. Proceedings were led by Chairman Paul Smart and Team-manager Gavin Thomas. Smart opened proceedings capturing the highlights of the season. Notable wins against local rivals […]
