Quebec Road arson attack

Police are investigating an arson attack in St Leonards believed to be a part of a series of targeted incidents. Officers were called to Quebec Road on Sunday July 25th around 10pm following reports of a black Mercedes car having been set on fire. The owner of the vehicle also had windows smashed at their […]

Marline Road man will be sentenced next month

A man has pleaded guilty to two burglaries and two attempted burglaries in St Leonards. John McWhinnie, 46, unemployed, of Marline Road, St Leonards, admitted six offences when he appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, April 15th. The charges included burglary with theft, burglary with intent to steal and two counts of attempted burglary […]

Hollington builds its very own Christmas wonderland

At a time when we all need to hear a good news story or two we bring you the amazing tale of the community in Hollington who’ve created their own Christmas Wonderland for local families to enjoy writes Fiona Allman–Treen. What started out as a few dumped artificial Christmas trees recovered by volunteers from the […]

Maya Evans in conversation about Afghanistan

Click the link above to hear Maya Evans talking about new book, Afghanistan: hidden voices from a forgotten war published tomorrow! Hollington’s borough councillor Maya Evans is a renowned campaigner and telling people about how real people are surviving in Afghanistan is her passion. Tomorrow Maya’s new book, Afghanistan: hidden voices from a forgotten war and it […]

Securing the silverware! Triumphant weekend for the Lions!

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, […]

A game to forget! Was this the first team’s worst performance of the season?

Hollington United 1st – 1 Rye Town – 2 With the sun shining and a lunch time kick-off, designed to help the league with the fixture congestion, Scott and Andy’s first team arguably produced their worst performance of the season against a team who would take full advantage. After a good start with Sam White, […]

Penalty shoot-out decides quarter final clash

Hollington United FC 2nds – 4 Mayfield – 2 As the matches start to come thick and fast the seconds entertained Mayfield on Wednesday night in the Robertsbridge Junior Cup quarter final. Looking to continue their recent good form, the Lions started a little slow against a big Mayfield side who played some decent football. […]

Lion’s frustrating weekend ends on a high-note

After a frustrating weekend the Lions traveled to Rye Town knowing a win would see them go four points clear at the top of the table. Rye started stronger for the third time this season and could have been 2-0 up in the first five mins. It was Rye who did take the lead after […]

Hollington Lions back in action at the weekend

Hollington 1st – 5 Crowhurst – 0 So the international break saw the Three Lions beat the Dutch but they couldn’t match the mighty Lions as both the first and seconds returned to action. With the firsts having only their third game this calendar year and their first home league game since the December 2, […]