Recognising debt owed
As we approach Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, especially in this centenary year of the First World War, it is right that we recognise the debt owed to those who have lost their lives or...
View ArticleHand over guns and ammunition
Sussex and Surrey police have joined forces to appeal to members of the public to surrender unwanted firearms or ammunition so they can be disposed of safely.The campaign runs November 10-21 and gives...
View ArticleCall for inquiry into Rocklands
MP Amber Rudd has written to the Secretary of State for Local Government requesting a public inquiry into the borough council’s handling of Rocklands caravan site.Ms Rudd has written to Eric Pickles...
View ArticleBook brings to life the roles of WW1 nurses
An autograph book belonging to a St Leonards nurse, containing messages and drawings by wounded soldiers during the First World War, is the latest edition to a website marking the conflict in East...
View ArticleLest we forget - the lost and found men of the 78th
The great, great nephew of an officer killed in the battlefields of northern France during the First World War has spoken of mixed emotions after the remains of his relative were discovered almost a...
View ArticleA little social media etiquette to observe
You know that feeling, when you are sitting on a train minding your own business, perhaps reading a book and someone nearby starts speaking on their phone… loudly. Suddenly all eyes are on the noisy...
View ArticleCrime commissioner seeks precept views
Residents are being asked whether they would be prepared to pay more to fund policing in Sussex.Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has launched a consultation to find out if the public...
View ArticleElectrical storm halted search for missing yachtsman
Volunteer lifeboat crews from three Sussex lifeboat stations spent the night at sea off the coast of Sussex searching for a missing yachtsman.A man was reported missing by his wife, after he failed to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Search for missing yachtsman suspended
The search for a missing yachtsman has been suspended this morning (November 10).The coastguard rescue teams and the RNLI were searching through the night for a man who failed to return home on Sunday...
View ArticleDescendents of surgeon visit ward named after him
The generations of descendants of Frank Shaw came to the Conquest Hospital to visit the post-natal maternity ward named after him. His granddaughter Caroline Todhunter, great-granddaughter Nicola...
View ArticleWoman rescued from roof of Marine Court after candle sparked blaze
A woman was rescued from the roof of Marine Court in St Leonards after a fire caused by a candle broke out on the third floor.Firefighters were called to the 1930s Act Deco building at 9.14am yesterday...
View ArticleGirls take part in sporting fun over half-term
Hastings Borough Council’s StreetGames project held a festival of sport for girls aged between 12 and 18 during the half-term break.The Us Girls Rocks event took place at Freedom Leisure Helenswood...
View Article‘Ban on estate agent boards a success’ - HBC
A campaign to rid the seafront of estate agents’ For Sale and To Let signs has been a resounding success, says the council.The measure to ban the signs was brought in in 2009 by the Secretary of State...
View ArticleGrant for dementia training
Almost 1,200 staff working for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will be receiving training and further education in dementia care following an award of £20,155 by Health Education Kent, Surrey and...
View ArticleHospice to hold pub quiz event in new year
St Michael’s Hospice is calling on all pubs and clubs throughout Hastings and Rother to join them for their Hospice Pub Quiz event next year.Are you a pub or club landlord? Do your customers or members...
View ArticleGroup takes leap of faith for Hastings, Sierra Leone
A group of five teachers and volunteers undertook a free fall parachute jump to raise funds to help Hastings’ namesake town in Sierra Leone.Richard White, headteacher of St Paul’s School and his...
View ArticleMan arrested after referee headbutted
A man has been arrested after a referee was allegedly headbutted during a county league football match in St Leonards.The incident is alleged to have happened during a game between St Leonards Social...
View ArticleCall for streets to be named after WW1 dead
New roads in Hastings may be named after the town’s heroes in the First World War.A motion to add to the list of possible street names those who served the United Kingdom in the war and were awarded a...
View ArticleMP welcomes pioneering new green energy tariff
A revolutionary approach to bringing down energy bills and promote renewable energy has been given the green light.Community Energy South, a Sussex-based community energy organisation, this week...
View ArticleFirms come together to network
Businesses across town came together last week for two free networking and information events jointly hosted by the Own Grown project, Hastings Borough Council and Coastal Communities at Sussex Coast...
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