Hailsham criminal returned to ‘closed’ prison
Lucas Lamb, who walked out and failed to return to Ford Prison on Friday, September 5 last year, has been arrested.He was arrested by officers in East Sussex this Friday (February 20) and has been...
View ArticleDisability rights guru at business fair at Azur
A well-known and respected disability rights spokesman is coming to Hastings for the Expo Business Fair at Azur, Marina Pavilion next Friday (February 27).Adam Lotun is a workplace disability...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: Charley Boorman reveals the hottest travel trends of 2015
It’s the time of year when millions of us will start planning our holidays to give us something to look forward to through the winter months. But which destinations are being touted as 2015’s...
View ArticleWilliam Parker students’ pledges for safer internet
Ark William Parker Academy joined hundreds of other organisations across the UK by supporting Safer Internet Day (SID) 2015 to promote the safe and responsible use of technology. The day gave staff and...
View ArticleFire Authority agrees to raise council tax
Taxpayers will be paying more for their fire service after the East Sussex Fire Authority decided to raise its portion of the council tax.The 1.94 percent increase was decided upon at a meeting last...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Unusual casualty brought into care from Jevington
We have an unusual visitor to our centre this week.It is this lovely meadow pipit which came into care from Jevington. Her wing is injured and has been checked over by our vet Simon, however we are not...
View ArticleColour the Coast fun run returns
A colourful fun run in aid of St Michael’s Hospice will once again be running at this year’s Old Town Carnival Week.Colour the Coast is on Sunday, August 9 and hospice organisers promise that the...
View ArticleFestival to remember poet
A festival celebrating the life of a much-loved poet is to be held in her memory.The family and friends of Josephine Austin, who passed away last April, are holding the event on Saturday, November 14...
View ArticleLifeboat crews see a busy 2014 rescuing those in trouble at sea
Lifeboat crews along the coast of Sussex were kept busy in 2014, according to figures released by the RNLI.Collectively, crews from the eight lifeboat stations in the area launched on 442 rescue...
View ArticleHelp plan the perfect wedding
Love is in the air at the White Rock Theatre as it hosts its annual wedding fayre this Sunday (February 22).There will be an opportunity to meet and chat to a wide range of wedding specialists and...
View ArticleSaga supports Comic Relief
Saga has announced that its Hastings contact centre has been chosen to be an official Comic Relief Call Centre this Red Nose Day. A team of 150 volunteers made up of staff from across Saga’s sites in...
View ArticleCrackdown on illegal use of blue badges
A crackdown on drivers who misuse disabled blue parking badges is set to be launched across the county.On Monday (February 23) East Sussex County Council will discuss plans which will see two blue...
View ArticleNew project is launched to keep Sussex war heroes’ memory alive
Residents in 1066 Country whose relatives died in the two world wars are being asked to take part in a project aimed at bringing Sussex war memorials to life.Recording Remembrance gives people the...
View ArticleProgramme for annual musical festival is now available to buy
The official programme for this year’s Hastings Musical Festival is now available.The festival, which lasts for three weeks, starts on Saturday, February 28 and ends on Saturday, March 21.The programme...
View ArticleBig Tea event to return in the spring
The Big Tea will be back again for 2015 in aid of St Leonards-based St Michael’s Hospice. People across Hastings and Rother are being invited to hold tea parties on or around Friday, April 24 in...
View ArticleYellow Day sticker entries on display
St Michael’s Hospice is displaying all entries from its Yellow Day sticker competition on its Yellow Tree of Love until the end of next month.The tree will be in the reception area at the hospice until...
View ArticleWays to improve your online footprint
Do you ever wonder how people do it? By ‘it’ I mean run a successful website. Perhaps the question shouldn’t be how do they do it, but why do they do it?I am approached regularly by businesses looking...
View ArticleChild suffers broken leg after collision with van in Eastbourne
A seven-year-old girl was taken to hospital with a broken leg on Sunday (February 22) after a road incident involving a van.The girl was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton by...
View ArticleFour taken to hospital after Eastbourne crash
Four people were taken to hospitals across the county after a three-car crash in Eastbourne.Police, firefighters, the ambulance service and the air ambulance were called to Priory Road, Langney, at its...
View ArticleEastbourne skies to be darkened by solar eclipse
A solar eclipse will be visible from Eastbourne next month - and there won’t be another one for 11 years.The phenomena is set to darken the skies on Friday March 20, starting at 8.24am, reaching its...
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