Free electric blanket test
For one day only there is the opportunity to stay safe and warm this winter with a free electric blanket test.The service is being offered by Bexhill Caring Community, Bagnall Room, Sackville Road,...
View ArticleStade Saturdays ends with Afro Cuban fusion music
The final performance of the Stade Saturdays programme will take place tomorrow (Saturday).The free event starts at 7.30pm on the Stade Open Space and will feature the Afro Cuban band Grupo...
View ArticleGreat first year at farm project
A farm that takes in learning disabled young adults is celebrating a successful first year.Little Gate Farm in Beckley takes in young adults from all over the Hastings, Bexhill, Battle and Rye area and...
View ArticleFunds flying in for Jessica
Keen runner Jessica Thompson has got off to a flying fundraising start after she joined the Chestnut Tree House China Challenge.The 23-year-old, from Littlehampton, may have only signed up for the...
View ArticleNovelist sets kitchen-sink drama in the Old Town
A writer and social worker has completed his second novel set in Hastings.Mel Wright’s Mel enjoys escaping to Hastings from his home in London and sometimes writes in an old caravan at Winchelsea...
View ArticleCCTV in all ambulances
Ambulances in 1066 Country and across the region are to be fitted with CCTV to help deter crimes against paramedics.South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb), which is...
View ArticleLegal eagle Emily flying high
Legal eagle Emily Eldrige is flying high after being named Young Conveyancer of the Year. Emily scooped the award at the Law Firm Services (LFS) Conveyancing Awards which were held in Coventry last...
View ArticleGroup to highlight debilitating disease
A charity is holding two events later this month to raise awareness of a debilitating disease.Hastings and Area Osteoporosis Support Group is inviting people to come along to the Sussex Exchange, on...
View ArticleField to Fork Day held for children
Children from four primary schools joined Ore in Bloom’s Field-to-Fork Day at Fairlight Hall last Wednesday (September 22), with more than 160 pupils taking part.Morag Hutchinson, from Fairlight Hall,...
View ArticleSonrise Church’s conference
Scores of women from as far as London and Worthing came to Hastings recently for the annual Sonrise Church ‘Beyoutiful Conference’. It was a packed programme over the weekend with both inspiring...
View ArticleCCTV to be installed on all ambulances to protect staff from being abused
In a move that’s set to help protect ambulance staff from verbal and physical abuse, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has announced that it has agreed plans to begin...
View ArticleGreg wears it pink to join breast cancer campaign
Greg Barker, MP for Bexhill and Battle, has joined the fight against breast cancer by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s flagship fundraiser ‘wear it pink day’. The theme of the annual event this...
View ArticleThe challenge to save Newhaven town centre
For a relatively small town, there’s a lot going in Newhaven at the moment, some good, some bad.The good news, of course, includes the new UTC which will be a major regional facility, specialising in...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Spate of hedgehogs treated for fly eggs and maggots
There has been a common seal on the beach at Saltdean last weekend. He was attracting quite a lot of attention and we’ve had numerous calls about him, but our colleagues from British Divers Marine Life...
View ArticleVolunteers wanted for Blue Reef beach clean-up effort
Blue Reef Aquarium wants local people to support a big beach clean up on Thursday, October 9 meeting at the aquarium at 11am.Volunteers will be given bin bags, gloves and a form to record their finds...
View ArticleSussex cancer care highly praised by patients who have received treatment
Sussex cancer care has been highly praised in a national survey of patients who have been diagnosed with the disease.The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey published on September 25 completed by...
View ArticleReminder on changes to electoral register
People in Rother who have been asked for more information to update their electoral registration are urged to ensure they return it as soon as possible.Rother District Council has written to people...
View ArticleWaging constant war against virus threats
I get a lot of calls about computers misbehaving. No, I don’t mean they sit in the back of the class room chatting and chewing gum. They are misbehaving by being incredibly slow, or doing odd things...
View ArticleWeb service for food operators
A new web resource has been launched to help food business operators in Rother ensure they’re running a safe, healthy business.Rother District Council’s Safe Food and Healthy Workplaces webpages offer...
View ArticleCome dine with Channel 4
Channel 4’s hit TV show, Come Dine With Me is coming to Hastings and Rye and the producers are looking for couples to take part.The show features a new twist in which couples have to demonstrate their...
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