Hastings’ triumphs at the Battle of Kent

Head Coach at Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA), Carl Denne, has pronounced himself ‘so proud’ of his fight team that took part in Battle of Kent at the weekend. Staged at the Lordswood Leisure centre there were more than 90 fights in three rings, “when we arrived I knew it was going to be a busy […]

Council receives complaint over planning chair’s running of meeting

A formal complaint about the way the chair of Hastings Borough Council’s Planning committee handled a recent meeting has been lodged with the authority this week. Confirming that they had received the complaint a spokesman for HBC said it would be dealt with by the council’s monitoring officer who will investigate the matter. While names and […]

Amber Rudd – why I voted the way I did… a message to my constituents

There have been calls today for Amber Rudd to either resign her cabinet post or be sacked by Prime Minister Theresa May. Many believe Ms Rudd broke the convention of collective responsibility which requires government ministers to vote for government policy regardless of their own personal views. In the past ministers unable to uphold the […]

Dedicated Ark students receive art and sports bursaries

Dedicated Ark students were celebrated at an inaugural award ceremony for the Helenswood and William Parker Sports and Arts bursaries. The ceremony was attended by Hastings MP Amber Rudd who awarded the successful students with their bursaries. Ms Rudd said: ‘“I was delighted to be invited to present scholarships to students of Ark William Parker […]

Pilot scheme hopes to raise fuel efficiency in rented homes

Improving the fuel efficiency of private rented housing can help alleviate fuel poverty and lead to a cleaner environment. That’s the message from Hastings Borough Councillor Andy Batsford, Lead Councillor for Housing as HBC plans to host an event called Better Homes for Hastings that will bring together private landlords, housing associations, tenants and businesses, including TrustMark […]

‘The aim is simple… the aim is friendship

Report by Alex Kempton and Felicity Laurence, Hastings Community of Sanctuary Photographs by Andrew Grainger When Rossana Leal received her Woman of the Year award on the South Bank at the weekend a large group of her supporters from Hastings cheered rapturously and made their presence very evident!  Rossana received her award at the Women […]

HKA’s first–time fighters face their challenges head-on

Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA) was out at the TKO light contact event in Maidstoneon Sunday where a number of members of the HKA team were competing in their first ever fights. HKA’s Chief Instructor Carl Denne gives us a detailed run down on the action from the day, Carl says: “We were out with a […]

Going up! Chopbacks end league season on a high

Bexhill Rovers 1 South Coast Athletico 2 The Chopbacks league campaign drew to a close on Saturday, a win was going to be enough to secure promotion to the ESFL Division 2, but home team and league winners Bexhill Rovers, who only dropped points in one match the entire season, stood in their way. Both teams were suffering from the […]

Ports improve to win through

St Leonards CP 34 Heathfield & Waldron 5 (HT 7-5) Ports recent run of poor form began with a disappointing defeat against Heathfield, and despite the visitors only having 14 players the early exchanges of this game suggested that result was likely to be repeated. Ports lost the ball in contact, and Heathfield dominated territory. […]