Labour was right! In 2006 when Tony Blair began the melodrama of handing over the reins of power to Gordon Brown, he declared that the UK wide rollout of the Academy School system would form part of his legacy. Blair was right then, and the Conservatives are right now to pursue a policy of making […]
Controversial plans to develop and extend the amusement park on the Stade have put the Hastings and St Leonards Foreshore Trust under the spotlight. The Foreshore Trust is a charity which manages land from Rock-a-Nore to Bulverhythe on behalf of the public and there has been criticism over its response to the planning application by […]
Hastings Borough Council’s community safety team and waste services have made some changes at a burglary and environmental crime hot spot in Ore. Colin Fitzgerald, lead councillor for the environment said: “There is a long alley behind properties in Grove Road and Winchelsea Road. This alley has been much complained about by residents who felt unsafe, […]
A Social Worker who goes ‘above and beyond’ to help people with mental health issues is in the running for a prestigious national award. Chrystell Silas, from Hastings, has been shortlisted by judges in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2018 in the category of Mental Health Social Worker of the Year. The 34-year-old […]
Hastings Arts Forum is staging a new exhibition by local artist Emily Johns starting next week that celebrates the people and movements that resisted the First World War and is timed to coincide with 100th anniversary of the end of WW1. The exhibition will open at Hastings Arts Forum, 36 Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0BU […]
East Sussex residents deliver UN climate report to County Council Document should be a wake-up call for East Sussex Pension Fund, say campaigners Members of local campaign group Divest East Sussex delivered the latest United Nations (UN) report on climate change to a meeting of East Sussex County Council last week saying that it should […]
Hawkhurst Utd II 3 South Coast Athletico 3 At the weekend the South Coast Athletico traveled to play Hawkhurst seconds with a couple of key players unavailable. It was perfect weather for football and the squad was looking to get back to winning ways in the league. Hawkhurst had other ideas however fielding a first team striker and midfielder […]
St Leonards Cinque Ports 29 Hellingly II 31 (HT 17-14) Historically these clashes have been very close and this tie was no different, Ports were bolstered by a number of Hastings & Bexhill players as part of their ground sharing relationship and had a sizeable and experienced squad. Ports as typical, were structured and organised, […]
He’s a lover of ‘socialist architecture’ and the man who in 2005 fought a valiant battle against the demolition of the 90 concrete chalets at West St Leonards, the last trace of the old bathing pool. That campaign might not have ended in success but Colin Booth’s passion for the work of borough engineer and ‘Concrete […]
