Off–form Chopbacks scrape through victorious

Bexhill Broncos 0 South Coast Athletico 1 South Coast Athletico’s penultimate league game of the was an away match against Bexhill Broncos. Victory for the Chopbacks would bring a second place promotion opportunity within touching distance as it would leave third place Victoria Baptists needing to win both of their final fixtures and score some 38 goals to pip South Coast to  […]

Brave Ports beaten but unbowed

St Leonards CP 17 Lewes 22 (HT 0-12) Due to an earlier postponement and a lack of pitch at Hastings, Ports found themselves hosting Lewes at Eastbourne RFC in a ‘double header’ league tie where double league points were available. Despite the importance of the game Ports found themselves struggling for a squad and this […]

A treasure chest of ideas to create a happier, healthier, sustainable future

Over the past few months I have been talking about the necessity of exploring ideas and generating new solutions to how we become a happier, healthier and more sustainable town into the 2020s and as part of this I am delighted to introduce the Common Treasury of Adaptable Ideas. In the summer of 2018, through […]

Police need help to crack down on motorcycle thefts

Police have renewed calls for information concerning thefts or attempted thefts of motorbikes and mopeds in Hastings and St Leonards. There’s been a recent spate of thefts and police say they want to make sure people know what to do if they see anything suspicious and say that anyone who sees anything suspicious, who recovers […]

‘Pure class’ Kickboxing at its very best…

Fighters from Hastings Kickboxing Academy walked in to the ‘Kombat Zone’ at the Casino Rooms in Rochester last night and they came away with victories under their belts. Nick Lelliott was in a rematch against Matt Geere, the man he’d beaten in Hastings last autumn, and not only did Nick win his fight by a […]

Making the news – Amber Rudd is hitting the headlines again

It has been a tumultuous week in the national press for Hastings’ MP Amber Rudd. She has been accused of ‘cynical plotting’, she had to ‘furiously deny’ having offered advice to former Tory MP and vehement anti-brexiteer Anna Soubry who left the Conervative party last week and there have been calls for her to resign […]

Chopbacks fail in bid to clinch early promotion

Bexhill A.A.C II 2 South Coast Athletico 1 This weekend’s League fixture saw the Chopbacks travel to Bexhill AAC II and South Coast put in a less than convincing performance against one of the league’s poorest performing teams. Athletico looked lethargic and disjointed, conceding a sloppy goal after just 11 minutes through poor marking. A stalemate ensued. After 74 minutes a […]