Hastings remembers The town is set to remember the 100th anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War with a series of events being held over this weekend. The official opening of Hastings Remembers at Hastings Museum is at 2.30pm on Saturday. This exhibition runs until January27th next year and looks at the […]
A total of 440 ‘creepy’ visitors raised an amazing £1,400 for St Michaels Hospice when they took part in a Pumpkin Trail around the Hospice grounds last week. It’s always a popular event in the Hospice’s annual fundraising calendar and this year the visitors enjoying the trail around the Hospice garden, craft activities, wicked competitions […]
It’s time for Hastings Borough Council (HBC) to review its gambling policy and members of the council’s cabinet discussed the issues concerned when they met on Monday night. Mike Hepworth, HBC’s Assistant Director Environment and Place told the meeting: “There is a statutory requirement for local authorities to fully review their Gambling Act Statement of […]
Local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups are opening up their meetings as part of Alcohol Concern’s Alcohol Awareness week which runs between November 19th-25th. To mark the event AA in Hastings, St Leonards, Battle, Bexhill, Rye and Ticehurst is opening up meetings that are normally only for those who are trying to stop drinking or need support […]
A team of occupational therapists from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are getting out and about to raise the profile of their profession. Their day-to-day work sees them support people to ‘live life their way’ despite any health or care needs they may be living with. The Sussex team is getting out and about as […]
There’s ‘no hope’ for local people while the current government is in office. That’s the stark message from Godfrey Daniel, on of Hastings’ representatives on East Sussex County Council (ESCC). Mr Daniel was speaking shortly after ESCC published its ‘core offer’ which is a basic package of services the council believes is the minimum that residents […]
More than 240 people attended a ceremony last weekend to mark the return of the Hastings Youth awards, a celebration of our local young people. There were awards to individuals but recognition went too to what were deemed to be ‘outstanding’ youth organisations, these included Gizmo Kids, Hastings Woodchips, Hastings and Rother YMCA, Xavier Ralph, Hastings […]
Sussex Blufin Junior Cup second round South Coast Athletico 1 Rudgwick 3 The Chopbacks game on Saturday was against West Sussex Division Two team Rudgwick. As the game got underway the Chopbacks looked the more comfortable side in the opening 15 minutes. South Coast however were caught on the break from an attack deep in […]
St Leonards CP 15 Crowborough II 19 (HT 12-7) During the reverse fixture at Crowborough, Ports shipped 60 points, the home tie saw a strong Crowborough side who are solid in second place arrive to face a Ports side that was missing some key personnel and were playing full-back Chopper Gooders in the back row. […]
