Every time we run a story on Hastings Pier we always attach a link to the creative vision that Friends of Hastings Pier has drawn up. Adam Wide, the man who has drafted the creative plan, has huge experience in his field. But perhaps because that link is always at the bottom of our story […]
“No significant concerns” have been raised with Sussex Police over the ongoing closure of the custody unit at Hastings Police station. A spokesman for the force told Hastings In Focus yesterday: “Partner agencies including solicitors have been kept updated with the progress and have raised no significant concerns.” It’s now almost eight months since the custody […]
We asked, and the readers answered, but we still want to hear your thoughts, opinions and ideas. People are passionate about Hastings Pier and for many different reasons. Tell us what you think: email tellmeyourstory@hastingsinfocus.co.uk on Twitter @hastingsinfocus on Facebook @hastingsinfocus or search for the Hastings in Focus group Have ambitious plans to keep […]
Tomorrow night sees the first meeting of Hastings Borough Council since the elections were held at the beginning of the month. It’s what’s known as the ‘annual’ meeting and among items on the agenda are the elections of the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor; current Mayor Judy Rogers and her deputy Nigel Sinden will be […]
Could Hastings be set to have a scorching hot summer of trade and tourism? If the momentum of this year’s May Day celebrations are anything to go by then that is certainly on the cards. Last Monday around 45,000 bikes came to Hastings, and during the morning there were 5,000 people per hour arriving at […]
Hastings was centre stage at a major maritime exhibition in Ostend, Belgium, last week. ‘Oostende voor Anker’ attracts around 250 000 visitors from across northern Europe, and Hastings’ marketing team was invited to attend by the show’s organisers. As well as members of the council’s tourism team promoting Hastings, John ‘Tush’ and Pat Hamilton, who […]
This month’s GQ Magazine feature Hastings and St Leonards in its travel section under the not so flattering headline, “How Hastings became ‘Dalston-On-Sea’”. Dalston is an area of London which the writers consider is similar in many ways to Hastings but without a coastline. The feature says nothing new, rehashes a great many old prejudices […]
A grant from the European Union will allow work to start on considering the feasibility of a seafront tram from the Old Town to Grosvenor Gardens. The £133,000 grant is from the EU ‘Destismart’ scheme which is all about developing sustainable transport solutions. Councillor Peter Chowney, leader of Hastings Borough Council (HBC), said this week: […]
Representatives of Friends of Hastings Pier (FoHP) had what they describe as a “warm and positive” meeting with the administrators handling the business affairs of the pier but they concede that, “time is not on our side”. Jess Steele and Adam Wide met Adam Stephens of Smith and Williamson to talk about the plans FoHP […]
