Man fined for being drunk and disorderly
A 52-year-old man arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Hastings town centre has been ordered to pay £178 by a court. Michael Reid, of Mount Pleasant Road, pleaded guilty to the offence when he...
View ArticleAA seminar open to public
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) wll be holding a short seminar open to the public in Hastings on Wednesday, September 24.The seminar will be about the work the organisation does in the Hastings and...
View ArticleUckfield cyclist injured in Newick collision
A white van driver failed to stop after a collision in which a cyclist came off her bike on a country lane near Newick.The 33-year-old woman from Uckfield was cycling in Markstakes Lane, just south of...
View ArticleNew festival puts artists in the picture
A new photography festival will be held in and around Hastings and St Leonards this Autumn.PhotoHastings has won funding from Arts Council England, becoming the South East’s newest, most exciting...
View ArticleBus stop signs to return to Southover High Street in Lewes
Bus stop signs are to return in Southover High Street, Lewes, on Monday – after an absence of about 10 years.They were taken down during traffic calming works and never reinstated.Their return has been...
View ArticleRegeneration champion awarded honorary degree
A man who helped bring jobs and prosperity as part of the regeneration of Hastings and Bexhill has received an honorary masters degree.John Shaw, a land economist and Fellow of the Royal Institute of...
View ArticleInternational buskers fair hits the Stade
Hastings Borough Council’s Stade Saturdays programme is hosting an international buskers fair at The Stade this Saturday (August 9). Starting at 2pm, the Gilded Hand International Buskers Fair will see...
View ArticleStudents’ Parliament visit
MP Amber Rudd welcomed eight students from Respond Academy to Westminster and organised for them a tour of the Houses of Parliament. The students were accompanied by Jc McFee, project manager at...
View ArticleFire at Mayfield farm outbuilding
Fire crews used two hose reel jets to put out a fire at a farm outbuilding at Witherenden Road, Mayfield, yesterday (Tuesday August 5).Firefighters attended at 1pm and found the six metre by three...
View ArticleWoman conned out of £5,000
A pensioner was conned out of £5,000 by a bogus police officer on Friday (August 1).The woman, of Wykeham Road, received a phone call in the afternoon from a man saying he was a police officer in Essex...
View ArticleChildren sold alcohol at shop
A shop assistant has been fined after being caught selling alcohol to children in a police operation.On Monday, July 28 a series of test purchases were carried out at Turners off licence in High Street...
View ArticleSale of art pieces nets £4,000+ for Gaza
An art sale raised thousands of pounds for medical aid for Palestinians caught up in the current conflict in Gaza.On Sunday (August 3) at the White Rock Hotel, Hastings Palestine Solidarity Campaign...
View ArticleWildlife trust holds bushcraft session
East Sussex Wildlife Trust is holding a bushcraft and wilderness survival skills session on August 22 in Combe Valley Countryside Park.The taster course, run by Andy Sullivan, will give participants...
View ArticleCelebration and remembrance
Last weekend was one of the busiest in the Hastings and St Leonards calendars. The end of Old Town Week was celebrated with our competition of floats from the area. Some are ‘motorised’ and others on...
View ArticleNew care home to open offering 80 new jobs
A new care home for the elderly featuring a cinema and bistro is set to open this autumn creating up to 80 new jobsHastings Court will be a state-of-the-art care home located on The Ridge that will...
View ArticleNew service for pensioners
Great news for all the retired people and pensioners of Hastings and St Leonards. The Central Hall Teas Room, in Station Road, is now being run by a new committee. We are a registered charity. Drinks,...
View ArticleMan arrested over alleged rape at holiday park
A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape at a holiday park near Hastings.The 22-year-old suspect was arrested following the alleged incident at Coghurst Holiday Park in Ivy House Lane, Coghurst.The...
View ArticleGravetye Manor: Victorian kitchen garden inspires the best food
Top chef George Blogg is in no doubt who determines what should be your ‘signature dish’.And it’s not him.“Signature dishes, no matter what any chefs say, are driven by the customers. It’s something...
View ArticleMP handed petition calling for end to Gaza conflict
A petition calling for the Government to do more to stop the killing of civilians in Gaza was handed over to the town’s MP on Sunday (August 3).Amber Rudd met with campaigners from Hastings...
View ArticlePeople’s views sought by watchdog as trust to come under spotlight by CQC
Hospital services will be coming under the inspector’s microscope later this year.England’s chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, is inviting members of the public to tell his...
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