Talking about death – especially your own – has always been a bit of a taboo but Kate Tym and Kate Dyer have been working to put an end to that with their innovative and fun Coffin Club. “We make plans for birth, plan our weddings but seem to ignore the one certainty in life – […]
Hastings Kickboxing held its biggest ever grading last weekend, with what Chief Instructor Carl Denne says were some impressive improvements from his students. “The hard work and dedication has not gone unnoticed and the results from the grading have shown this. As our ‘tots’ start to get older and stronger, they move up a group […]
Children from Hastings employed their artistic flair to raise awareness of parking issues outside schools. Youngsters from four schools in the town produced pictures of their classmates which have been used on banners urging parents to park responsibly when they drop off and pick up their children. The banners, which bear the slogan ‘Don’t stop […]
Hastings man Andrew Gurney saw his business career take a big step forward this week with his announcement that his law firm is expanding. The former William Parker pupil qualified as a solicitor nearly 20 years ago setting up a practice, Gurney Harden, in Ashford in 2008. On Monday he announced he had acquired a […]
Plans by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) to effectively close the Isabel Blackman Centre in Hastings Old Town will be challenged by the borough council when it meets next week. A motion proposed by Councillor Tania Charman and seconded by Councillor Dany Louise expresses concerns that the decision made by ESCC’s cabinet at its meting […]
The cost of setting-up an in-house street cleaning service is still being kept under wraps despite the idea being given the green light at a council cabinet meeting on Monday night. A spokesman for Hastings Borough Council (HBC) told Hastings In Focus today that because the cabinet’s decision had not been ratified by the full […]
Campaigners hoping to change East Sussex County Council’s (ESCC) mind over plans to end music tuition in schools will be given a hearing at next week’s full council meeting. If a petition attracts more than 5,000 signatures then ESCC is obliged to debate it and so far the petition against cuts to the music service […]
Members of a health watchdog have praised the efforts of the hospital trust that runs the Conquest to pull themselves out of special measures. The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC), which has been closely monitoring progress at the Conquest and Eastbourne District General Hospital, considered reports by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) at […]
It was a phenomenal night of family entertainment in Battle Memorial Hall on Saturday night as the students from the Hastings based Extreme World Wrestling Academy put on a show that had the capacity audience on the edge of their seats – and even out of them! The packed bill mixed students of the EWW […]
