The Isabel Blackman centre looks set for closure as East Sussex County Council (ESCC) search for multi-million pound savings from its adult social care budget. Old Hastings borough councillor James Bacon has urged local people to fight in defence of the centre saying: “I attended a Public Meeting at the Isabel Blackman Centre regarding the […]
The full list of candidates for May 3’s elections to Hastings Borough Council was unveiled earlier this week. As a result of boundary changes the whole council is up for election and therefore Hastings voters will be electing two councillors in each of the town’s 16 council wards. The Conservatives, Green Party and Labour are […]
A pre-election war of words has broken out between the main political parties in Ore over just who is responsible for ‘saving’ Ore Library and whether the library has even been saved at all. On Monday Conservative candidate in Ore James Dee published a lengthy post on Facebook explaining how the library has been saved, […]
Hollington United’s first team game was called off as Hawkhurst couldn’t raise a side. Bexhill Rovers – 0 Hollington United 2nds – 3 Hollington United 2nd team travelled to Bexhill Rovers in their Div 2 clash fielding seven players from the youth teams in their side. After early pressure and some missed chances from Bexhill, the […]
Hastings Kickboxing Academy travelled to Greys in Essex for Cyclone Fight night at the weekend. Callum Helsdown jumped back in the ring in his second ever full contact bout. A slow and shaky start as he struggled to find his range against a taller, older, heavier man – the fighter was changed at the last minute […]
East Sussex Football League Div 4 South Coast Athletico 9 Burwash F.C 0 Looking to put a disappointing week behind them, The Chopbacks welcomed Burwash to the academy ground hoping to finish their season strong. The game almost never took place as Burwash arrived wearing their home strip of red shirts, black shorts and socks to […]
Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) policy of buying up commercial property to generate income has turned out to be a divisive one. Somewhat surprisingly perhaps, while the concept is being championed by the ruling Labour group the Conservative group on the council thinks it’s just a bad idea, even though it currently brings HBC over £2million […]
Responding to local fishermen’s plans to protest against plans to keep Britain in the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy until at least 2020 local MP Amber Rudd says they must keep their eyes on the ‘bigger prize’. Ms Rudd said this week: “I know many fishermen in our towns have found this announcement disappointing, but […]
In its bid to retain control of Hastings Borough Council at the elections on May 3 the Labour party recently announced its list of candidates who will be standing at the election. A series of minor boundary changes for several wards in Hastings means that all 16 wards will have elections for two councillors. Local […]
