St Leonards Cinque Ports 50 Lewes 3 (HT 12-3) Earlier in the season Ports travelled to Lewes with only 15 players and injuries meant they ended the game with 13, this return fixture saw history repeat itself, with Lewes arriving with 14 and ending the game with 12. The early exchanges did not reflect this, […]
Amber Rudd says she is ‘honoured’ to take on the role of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. It was announced this afternoon that the Hastings MP’s time in the political wilderness was over when Downing Street confirmed that she was returning to the cabinet replacing Esther McVey who stood down from the position […]
A campaign by local people to halt the closure of the Isabel Blackman centre in Hastings Old Town has failed. And East Sussex County Council (ESCC) appears to be discarding a petition signed by more than 1,500 local people asking for the council to reconsider its decision. A statement issued by ESCC today said: “As […]
Ambitious plans to build a state-of-the-art environmentally friendly visitor centre at Hastings Country Park is turning in to a major headache for Hastings Borough Council (HBC) as they struggle to find a contractor who can actually build its planned house of straw. The idea to create a visitor centre built from straw bales was initially […]
Residents in North-East Hastings can look forward to more events and activities in the coming months as Big Local North East Hastings awards more grants to improve life for local residents. In 2012, 150 of the most deprived and neglected areas of the country were each given £1 million for residents to spend improving their […]
People in East Sussex are being asked to give their views on its county council’s plan for the future of services amid what the council describes as, “the continuing difficult financial climate”. East Sussex County Council’s (ESCC) ‘core offer’ document was considered by the council’s Cabinet on Tuesday. It outlines what ESCC leader Keith Glazier […]
With Brexit negotiations reaching a crucial stage today Hastings’ MP Amber Rudd, has called on the Government to stand ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with the UK fishing industry. Under current arrangements set out in the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), there has been significant pressure on fishing businesses across the UK, says Ms Rudd, many of which have […]
The eyes of the country were on East Sussex County Council (ESCC) this morning according to its deputy leader David Elkins. Councillors had gathered to discuss the ‘core offer’ that has been prepared by the council’s officials this summer. The core offer outlines the minimum level of service ESCC can provide and yet still meet […]
Hastings’ fishermen have been catching herring off local shores since the 1600s and this weekend sees a celebration of the ‘silver darling of the sea’ as Hastings Herring Fair gets underway. Organised by Hastings Borough Council (HBC), this will be the seventh annual Hastings Herring Fair and is taking place at the Stade Open Space […]
