It was a nail biting season finale for Hollington United FC’s first team on Saturday as the Lions went in to their final match needing a win to secure the top spot in the league. What a season it had been and a remarkable achievement against the odds. It’s the players who deserve the credit, […]
The battle raging in East Sussex over the future of music tuition in schools could end up costing councillors their seats on the authority. That’s the blunt analysis of Jane Humberstone who is a representative of the National Education Union, a manager of the East Sussex Music Service and a vigorous campaigner against the plans […]
St Leonards Cinque Ports RFC held its annual awards dinner at the Sussex Exchange on Saturday night celebrating a season where they had finished fifth after promotion to Sussex Division 3. Forty players, partners and family members were present to see a number of key awards being presented. Chairman Paul Smart spoke about the development […]
https://youtu.be/rN-CF5z4rt8 Hundreds of foster carers across East Sussex are transforming the lives of children by offering them a safe and loving home. But with 50 more children waiting for a placement at any one time East Sussex County Council is using Foster Care Fortnight (May 14 – 27) to encourage more people to consider becoming […]
It’s ben an amazing debut year for Hastings’ newest senior football team South Coast Athletico – The Chopbacks! Team chief executive Tony Cook says: “As the 2017/18 season comes to a close the club can look back on a very encouraging first season with a third place finish in the league and a good cup […]
THE latest phase of a hard-hitting campaign aimed at driving up school attendance rates in East Sussex has been launched. The ‘Get A Grip’ campaign uses radio and bus shelter advertising and social media to highlight the detrimental impact of any absence from school on children’s education. The third phase of the East Sussex County […]
Hastings enjoyed one of its busiest and best weekends on record as visitors flocked to the town to enjoy the Jack in the Green Morris dancing festival and Bike 1066 events. Councillor Kim Forward, deputy leader of Hastings Borough Council and lead member for tourism said: “What a fantastic weekend! We’ve heard a number of […]
While they may have lost the battle at the ballot boxes on Thursday the local Green party are happy that they are poised to win much bigger prizes locally in the future. Old Hastings had been identified as a seat that the Greens had a chance of winning and they threw everything they had at […]
Locks Heath Pumas – 75 St Leonards Cinque Ports – 17 (55-10 HT) For the two previous weeks Ports had heavily defeated two touring sides., now they found themselves on the receiving end against a well organised Locks Heath side that had just been promoted to Hampshire 1. The early exchanges were encouraging. Tom Ingram […]
