Rudd confirmed as candidate when election comes – intriguing re-run on the cards

Amber Rudd has been officially adopted as Hastings and Rye Conservative Association’s candidate at the next general election. Confirmation came following a meeting of the executive council of the local party yesterday (Friday) when Ms Rudd was re-adopted, unanimously. Graeme Williams, Chairman of the association said: “Amber has been a most effective MP for the constituency. […]

Beefing up the ‘thin blue line’… recruits will be on the streets by Christmas

Last week veteran Hastings councillor and one-time candidate for the job of Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Godfrey Daniel said he was ‘sad’ to see the county’s police service struggling to keep people safe. He was speaking the wake of the BBC TV Inside Out programme’s report on the state of Sussex police and how a group […]

Hastings Week poetry competition – there’s still time to enter

You have only two days left to enter this year’s Hastings Week poetry competition. The competition was set up three years ago by James Bacon who is now Hastings’ Deputy Mayor, James says: “I set up the poetry competition because I was inspired by the poems written by my great uncle Sam Bacon, who was […]

Innovative work on underage drinking wins Hastings man national award

Recent figures show that almost a quarter of young people between 16 and 24 do not drink alcohol but that doesn’t mean there is not still work to be done when it comes to tackling issues surrounding underage drinking. This week John Whittington, who is Community Safety Manager at Hastings Borough Council (HBC), won a […]

Hastings Fish delivers ‘amazing and informative’ day

Hastings Fish brand held a Discovery Day at the Stade last week for visiting regional chefs. The chefs toured the area and visited local fishmongers. Then, they went to the Hastings fish market to see the Hastings catch processed for sale. To finish the visit, the chefs had a masterclass in fish cutting at the […]

Riders on the storm! We salute the men and women of Hastings lifeboat station

When the Richard and Caroline Colton arrived in Hastings on Saturday local people turned out in force to welcome the town’s brand new Shannon class lifeboat. It’s been three decades since Hastings has had a new lifeboat. When the Mersey Class Sealink Endeavour came to Hastings 30 years ago who would have guessed then that it would go on […]

UPDATED – Fight goes on to secure future of Station Plaza walk-in centre

Saturday’s protest outside the NHS walk-in centre at Station Plaza in Hastings town centre can have left health bosses in no doubt that local people are determined to ensure the centre stays open Around 75 people took part in the protest including a bus load of people who had travelled from Ore and two homeless […]

Hastings’ new Shannon class lifeboat welcomed to its new home

The Richard and Caroline Colton arrived in Hastings yesterday the town’s brand new Shannon class lifeboat. Crowds of people flocked to the beach to see the new hi-tech lifeboat arrive after it had gone through extensive trials since July and the local lifeboat crew have undergone extensive training with the new craft. The Shannon is the latest […]