Club founder dies aged 77
Jean Arnold, an active member of the Eastbourne community who was given just hours to live when she was born, has died at the age of 77. Jean was born with spina bifida, a condition that involves a...
View ArticleScaremonging or really scary stuff?
Last week I mentioned laws which affect our rights and freedoms with regards to personal data online. I am going to revisit the topic this week, following some revelations by a forensic scientist about...
View ArticlePostman’s loom band thong raises funds for hospice
A Hastings postman has raised more than just money with his creative and usual campaign in aid of a well-known local charity.When Patrick Kavanagh, 41, father-of-two posted a picture of himself on his...
View ArticleMayor’s fundraiser year boosts charities
Two charities have benefited to the tune of £3,390 each thanks to fundraising by the former mayor of Eastbourne.Councillor Mike Thompson’s chosen charities for his second year as mayor were Matthew 25...
View ArticleAbseiling for charity - it’s a family affair
Three generations of a Bexhill family conquered their fear of heights with a charity abseil.Tracey Bartlett, 43, dad Peter Wilson, 64, and eldest daughter Rhiannon (23), took the Sara Lee Trust Abseil...
View ArticleBoarding kennels scheme in Ringmer
A planning application for a dog boarding kennels in Ringmer has been submitted to Lewes District Council this week.It’s for a building to house 10 kennels on land adjacent to Norlington Gate Farm,...
View ArticleHospital volunteers rewarded for efforts
Big-hearted hospital volunteers have been thanked for their services at the annual Volunteers Celebration Event. The event was attended by more than 30 volunteers who were presented with certificates...
View ArticleTake care in the sea warning
Swimmers and sailors are being reminded to take care in the water as temperatures remain high in Eastbourne and hundreds of people are cooling off in the sea.Twenty-one people lost their lives on the...
View ArticleSwimmers make a splash
Three youngsters who lost their mother to a terminal illness were honoured at this year’s Learn to Swim awards.Harry, 15, Joe, 13, and nine-year-old Chloe Stevens, from Redmayne Drive, have swimming...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: An insider’s guide to New Zealand with cricketing legend Sir...
It’s one of the most beautiful countries in the world and every year nearly 200,000 British tourists head to New Zealand to experience the scenery, adventure sports, beaches, Maori culture and...
View ArticleTown and Country Show returns to park in August
The annual Hastings Town and Country Show returns to Alexandra Park next month.The event this year takes place on Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17, from 10am to 5pm.Highlights include...
View ArticleDonate old hearing aids to help those in world’s poorest countries
A hearing centre is calling on residents to donate their old hearing aids to children in developing nations.Specsavers in Hastings is collecting donations for Sound Seekers, a charity dedicated to...
View ArticleCouncil goes against the public’s choice for road
The name Combe Valley Way, selected for the link road, was not the people’s choice.Just 198 people voted for it compared with 902 who wanted Robert Wood Way, in honour of the popular 28-year-old...
View ArticleFallen tree cleared after paper wades in
Just days after the Observer contacted Hastings Borough Council about a tree which had smashed into an elderly couple’s fence and was blocking a footpath, it was removed. Linda and John Corcoran, both...
View ArticleCrown reopens its doors to an eager crowd
A young couple who have made Hastings their home and taken over the lease of The Crown pub in the Old Town served their first pint to eager punters last Friday (July 18). Bucking the trend which has...
View ArticleAppeal after man’s phone stolen in Peacehaven
Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Central Avenue, Peacehaven, on Sunday July 20.A 22-year-old man was walking home at 0.30am when he was approached by two men who stole his white...
View ArticleHailsham teenager in Bexhill smash
An 18-year-old man from Hailsham suffered cuts and grazes in a smash between a motorcycle and a Toyota Corolla on Thursday (July 24) just after 6.20pm.The teenager was treated at the DGH.Police are...
View ArticleBathers urged not to swim near outfall pipe over summer
Bathers are being warned to swim at a lifeguarded beach and away from an ‘outfall’ pipe this summer.Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has issued the advice as part of a number of initiatives to ensure...
View ArticleMan jailed for five years after admitting stealing £2m from NHS
A former head of financial accounting at an NHS Trust who admitted defrauding the NHS of £2.2 million and buying 11 properties has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison.Trevor Barry...
View ArticleEastbourne man jailed for spate of shoplifting
An Eastbourne man has been sentenced to 12 weeks behind bars after admitting a series of shoplifting offences.Jamine Hubbard, 33, of St Aubyns Road, appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court on Monday and...
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