The vigil outside the mosque in St Leonards today attracted, at its peak, an estimated 350 local people. Having been moved by what she saw on television Jane Grimshaw was the driving force in getting the event off the ground under the auspices of Hastings Supports Refugees and Hastings and Rother Refugee Buddy Project The […]
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 […]
Sussex Police has hit back today at claims by its former head of CID that it will fail to meet its targets for recruitment of additional officers in the next two years Earlier this week former Chief Superintendent Kevin Moore poured cold water over claims by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne that […]
Tens of thousands of people across Sussex joined in the conversation about knife crime during a week-long national campaign. Operation Sceptre ran March 11th to 17th and officers were out and about across the county talking to people about knives. Schools, college and youth events were visited during the week as officers spoke to young people […]
It’s been less than two years since Kate Tym and Kate Dyer set up Coffin Club in Hastings and an invite to meet the Queen received this week is the latest significant achievement on their road to breaking the taboo that surrounds talking about death. The invite to Windsor Castle in April is to help […]
The ‘spiritual home of mini golf’ on Hastings seafront will be hosting World Crazy Golf Championships this summer for the 17th year in a row. Entry is now open for the event which, for the first time in its history, is including a new junior competition just for children. Taking place at Hastings Adventure Golf […]
When a site has lain undeveloped for more than 30 years there’s probably a reason – property developers are not known to sit back and do nothing when there’s a chance to make a few quid! So perhaps there is a reason why the old bathing pool site at the western end of St Leonards […]
There will be a vigil outside the mosque in St Leonards this Friday for local people to show solidarity with the victims of the attacks in Christchurch in New Zealand at the end of last week. Dr Felicity Laurence of Hastings Community of Sanctuary says: “Hastings Supports Refugees and Hastings and Rother Refugee Buddy Project […]
St Michael’s Hospice will be able to deliver palliative care to more people living in the community thanks to a new car they have been given by Sussex Freemasons. The presentation of the brand new car was made at a special ceremony on Friday. St Michaels Hospice was just one of four hospices across Sussex […]
