Amber Rudd is committed to Hastings and in a weekend interview with the Financial Times she categorically denied being on the look-out for a safer seat. In the interview the FT’s political editor George Parker suggested to Ms Rudd that the vulnerability of her constituency (her majority is just 346) to Labour had prompted some people to […]
I thought it was about time to update you on where things have got to with discussions about a UNESCO world heritage submission. A small group of people have met twice since the public presentation in October hosted by Hastings and St Leonards Society to discuss ways forward and contribute their wealth of knowledge. We are […]
Ark Alexandra Academy is the name that’s been chosen for the co-educational school that will result from the merger of William Parker and Helenswood. Yvonne Powell, Executive Principal of Ark William Parker and Ark Helenswood schools, announced the name today saying that it was chosen by student council members at both schools, the name comes […]
South Coast Athletico 7 Magham Down 0 South Coast Athletico were in league action at the weekend, hosting a recently strengthened Magham Down side. The two sides last met in October when the match ended in a 12-0 win for the Chopbacks. Coast’s Manager Neil Sutcliffe kept the team grounded in his pre-match comments making it clear this game would be very […]
Hastings & Bexhill II 29 St Leonards CP 33 (HT 12-12) An injury crisis at Ports meant they did not complain too strongly at Crawley RFC’s cancellation and instead rapidly arranged friendly against a Hastings & Bexhill XV. The match saw Ports start with a bare XV including a number of players playing out of […]
From a base on the Castleham Industrial estate a small but dedicated team made one of possibly the most beautiful ‘estate’ cars ever conceived – the Lynx Eventer, based on Jaguar’s XJS sports coupe. Lynx Engineering made its start in 1973, building faithful replicas of the Jaguar C and D-Type in a converted farm near […]
Could Hastings MP Amber Rudd be heading for the cabinet exit door for the second time in just nine months? Ms Rudd has been forefront of the Brexit debate this week and she is being tipped by the national media as one of several high-profile cabinet ministers who are set to resign in protest if […]
Prudent planning for the future or reckless behaviour creating a ‘ticking time bomb’ for Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) finances? Your council has borrowed more than £40m in your name in the last five years to invest in commercial property – and more is planned. Like everything that happens in politics there is a group of […]
Last week we published a column from Jay Kramer about the proposal to shut the English as an Additional Language Service (EALs) across East Sussex. Here Dr Felicity Laurence Chair Hastings Community of Sanctuary explains in more detail not just what the service provides and why she believes it is vitally important that it is […]
