Friends of Hastings Pier (FoHP) have been accused on social media of conducting a ‘witch hunt’ against the new owner of Hastings Pier, Sheikh Abid Gulzar. It was announced late on Friday that Mr Gulzar, owner of the pier in Eastbourne had won the tussle to secure ownership of the pier in Hastings. Almost immediately […]
Hastings Pier has been sold and the new owner is Sheikh Abid Gulzar the man who has owned Eastbourne Pier since 2015. A statement issued by administrators Smith and Williamson to Hastings In Focus just after 10pm tonight read: “…since the Hastings Pier Charity went into administration we have been working extremely hard to find […]
It’s been a hectic few days for Hastings’ Mayor and Deputy Mayor as they have attended everything from the opening of a new restaurant on the seafront to being part of the annual Albany Taxi charity day. The Albany Taxi Charity Day is an annual event when a fleet of black cabs and other taxis […]
Local clergymen led the annual Blessing of the Sea ceremony last night outside the Hastings Lifeboat station. Hastings is one of the few coastal towns that still celebrate this once widespread custom of Blessing the Sea. Originally the ceremony would have been held in Rogationtide which falls between the Monday and Wednesday before Ascension Day. […]
The Conquest Hospital, part of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, is no longer in special measures news that has been warmly welcomed by local MPs. The trust is made up of the Conquest and Eastbourne District General Hospital. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) this week published a report following their latest inspection of the two hospitals […]
Lupo Lee is the first to admit he’s just an ‘arrogant street punk’. He’ll tell you proudly how he recently got involved in a brawl with the man who has made him what he is today and then ran off – stealing £5,000 from his mentor in the process. But Lupo Lee is just a […]
When Ore Village Primary Academy decided to host a ‘breakout afternoon’ last week Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA) was there to lend a hand and to let the youngsters have a first hand taste of the sport. The idea of the breakout afternoon was to break away from the curriculum and encourage children to try new activities, 32 […]
James Dee was born in St Leonards and has spent his entire life growing up here. He went to school at West St Leonards Primary followed by Filsham Valley, Claverham and then Bexhill College. He has always had a strong interest and devotion to his home town, wanting to always give something back. James has […]
Protestors were out in force in Lewes on Saturday campaigning against proposed cuts to the East Sussex County Council Adult Social Care budget, cuts that could result in the closure of the Isabel Blackman Centre here in Hastings. The protest was organised by Emily Clarke of Lewes Labour and saw over 40 people meet outside […]
