Sidney Little 1885 – 1961 ‘A paradise of concrete and chrome’ is how one commentator of the time described what Borough Engineer, Sidney Little had created in Hastings and St Leonards. Folklore says that the 41-year-old Cumbrian was one of 47 men who had applied for the job of Borough Engineer when it was advertised […]
Newick 49 St Leonards Cinque Ports 38 (HT 14-19) Ports continued improvement as a club meant that for the 18/19 season they started with a pre-season game against a Newick side that finished mid-table of Sussex 2 a division above Ports. A large squad, with some notable missing faces travelled to mid Sussex knowing that […]
Ramsey & Mistley II 3 South Coast Athletico 8 This weekend’s fixture away to Essex and Suffolk Border Football League Division 3 Ramsey & Mistley FC got off to an interesting start. Due to an accident on the M25 delaying the Chopbacks journey the kick-off had to be postponed for 40 minutes leaving the team with less than ten minutes to […]
Locally there is probably no better known – or better loved – good cause than St Michael’s Hospice. For too many local people the hospice has played a big part in their lives as a member of their family, or close friend, has seen out their days being cared for there. The cost of running […]
There are fund raising challenges and then there are fundraising challenges and when you need to raise thousands of pounds every single day you need to be innovative, creative and come up with some pretty special ideas. Well that’s just what the team at St Michael’s Hospice has done in offering local people the chance […]
The garden full of cultural delights community event 2018 was held at St Leonards Gardens last Sunday. The event was organised by a number of community and faith groups and is supported by Hastings Borough Council. Mayor of Hastings Councillor Nigel Sinden and Councillor Kim Forward the council’s deputy leader joined the event along with […]
Hastings council has almost halved the management fee it pays to keep the White Rock Theatre running. Figures seen by Hastings In Focus indicate that under the new contract just signed with HQ Theatres and Hospitality Ltd Hastings Borough Council (HBC) will pay £1.75m over the next five years as the ‘management fee’ an average of just […]
At a time when retail giants are seen to be struggling on the high street there’s a new competition designed to celebrate the best of small shops and independent retailers. Just walk through Hastings old town and parts of St Leonards and there are plenty of unique, quirky and one-off shops and boutiques that this […]
There are some great photographers in Hastings and it’s great to be able to share some of their work. Here’s a selection of shots from the last week courtesy of Sid Saunders, Kevin Burchett, Alan Roberts and Dan Hicks. Aviation has played a big part in the story of the last seven days, this is […]
