To describe Georgij Rogolev as driven is a bit of an understatement, Georgij sets himself a goal and lets nothing get in his way of achieving it. He’s the current champion of Europe in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – he’d set himself the goal of winning that title before he was 30 and at the beginning […]
Our recent feature on the ‘old bathing pool’ certainly stirred up a lot of happy memories and it has gone on to be the story that has attracted the biggest audience of any on Hastings In Focus. One reader pointed out:”People still say ‘meet you at the bathing pool’ even today, you can tell their […]
It was a day of intercultural football at the Oval on Sunday as ten teams competed for top honours in the Hastings Intercultural Organisation (HIO) football tournament. Teams taking part included two from Hastings Borough Council (HBC). There was a team from Pestalozzi Village that included students from around the world and Hastings Mosque fielded […]
Cash-strapped Hastings Borough Council (HBC) is reviewing how it pays out cash to help the poorest people in the community deal with their council tax bills. Its says that to keep the scheme as fair as possible and in line with the needs of the community it is inviting the public to take part in […]
Hastings’ Conservative MP Amber Rudd has been out and about in her constituency meeting people who make things happen in the community. In the last week she has met Southdown, a group providing housing, care and support for vulnerable people living in Hastings and she also met up with representatives of the local Citizens Advice […]
Council leaders in East Sussex have ‘listened to reason’ according to Eastbourne’s Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Lloyd. Speaking the wake of the announcement that East Sussex County Council will not close the East Sussex Music Service that provides instrumental tuition to youngsters across the county Mr Lloyd said: “For many months now I and others […]
The additional £1million a year Hastings Borough Council (HBC) needs to find to pay for its new street cleaning service is set to put significant strain on council finances. HBC’s cabinet approved a ‘medium term financial strategy’ last week, a strategy that council leader Peter Chowney says, “does not make comfortable reading.” That strategy demonstrates […]
East Sussex Football League Division 3 South Coast Athletico 2 3 Bexhill Broncos 3 The Chopbacks were taught a harsh but hopefully valuable lesson on Saturday as they lost 3-2 at home to Bexhill Broncos – the Chopback’s first loss in 13 games. South Coast started in assertive fashion, taking charge of the ball and pinned the Broncos to their 18 […]
East Grinstead 59 St Leonards Cinque Ports 17 (HT 38-10) St Leonards Cinque Ports RFC travelled to East Grinstead with a squad badly affected by injuries and unavailability making the challenge of facing a powerful East Grinstead side even more daunting. East Grinstead dominated early possession, Mickey Scriven tackled everything and Nick Giles was a […]
