New unit for patients to open December
A new unit for patients is set to open next month at the Conquest Hospital.Building work is currently in progress on the new Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU).The new facility, costing around £400,000, has...
View ArticleUnprovoked attack on woman, 64, in Eastbourne
Police are investigating an unprovoked attack on a 64-year-old woman as she walked home in Eastbourne, pushing a shopping trolley.It happened at about 3.45pm on Friday (November 14) along Lottbridge...
View ArticlePolegate man jailed for sexual assaults on young girls
A Polegate man has been sentenced to a six and a half years in prison for 18 sexual offences against three young girls known to him.Dean Davies, 20, unemployed, of Walnut Walk, Polegate, was sentenced...
View ArticleHelping town tackle sewer blockages
Southern Water and the Clean Seas Please group are helping people in Hastings to improve bathing water quality in the area.The two groups set up a stand in Priory Meadow Shopping Centre on November 10...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: From grape to glass - crushing and destemming
This is the latest video in our series explaining how wine is produced.When we have completed the process we will be running a competition for a half case of wine, worth £80.John Torode and Neil...
View ArticleYoung chefs of the future compete in FutureChef contest
Enthusiastic year 10 students from ARK William Parker Academy showed off their culinary talents as they competed in the FutureChef Competition. Springboard’s FutureChef introduces young people to...
View ArticleSAS legend inspires cadets at college
Legendary former SAS soldier Andy McNab made a special visit to the Military Preparation College in St Leonards.McNab was speaking at the college based at the TA Centre in Cinque Ports Way as he helped...
View ArticleCarol aims for gold with Olympic book
An author has written a book about her once-in-a-lifetime experience as a games maker at the 2012 Olympics in London.Carol Dennard has spent the last two years penning her book entitled Driving Through...
View ArticleLocal media networks join forces to debut ground-breaking digital advertising...
The UK’s leading local media publishers have today announced the launch of 1XL, an innovative digital advertising platform designed to harness the aggregated strength and scale of local media to give...
View ArticleCommissioner question time
Registration is now open for the county’s residents to have their say at the next Police and Crime Community Conversation event.The event is an opportunity for the public to question Police and Crime...
View ArticlePolice hunt for driver three times over limit
Police are hunting a driver who was caught using his mobile phone at the wheel while more than three times the drink-drive limit.Tarik Girgin, 30, was seen by officers holding his mobile phone to his...
View ArticleMAGAZINE; Celebrity interview - Andrew Marr, the art of politics
Andrew Marr has spent the past 20 years successfully climbing the media ladder; starting out as a trainee reporter at The Scotsman, before becoming political correspondent and subsequently the editor...
View ArticleFirehills could lose their flame in park
Yellow gorse flowers which give the ‘Firehills’ their name at Fairlight could have their flames doused by Hastings Borough Council.The council says work is under way on a three-year programme to clear...
View ArticleArt fair in December for local charities
Creative charities and social enterprises have collaborated to create affordable art fair 10 squared. A hundred squares are being decorated by members of art and craft groups across Hastings and...
View ArticleYour good deeds for Children in Need
Children in Need 2014 sparked numerous good deeds across the borough last Friday (November 14). Students at Ark William Parker Academy took part in a special mufti day. The student leadership group...
View ArticleNewhaven jewellery thefts linked to group of burglars
A group of burglars believed to be responsible for dozens of break-ins across the south east, including a number in Crowborough, are now being linked to two in Newhaven.Between 7.10pm and 11.10pm on...
View ArticleHigh-tech industry meeting a success
A recent event intended to showcase the high-tech industries now based in Hastings and 1066 Country has been hailed as a huge success.Tec 66 was held at Sussex Coast College and organised by Seachange...
View ArticleFishermen face harsh winter and hardship
Hastings’ fishing fleet is on virtual shutdown.Fishermen are facing a harsh winter and more financial hardship due to the fishing quota system set by the European Union (EU).The current quota...
View ArticleIndustrial action by some ambulance staff on Monday
Some South East Coast Ambulance Service staff will be taking part in industrial action on Monday (November 24).A South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson said:...
View ArticleWoman struck by bike on pavement
Police are appealing for witnesses after a boy on a bike ran into a pedestrian on the pavement but then rode off. At about 12.50pm on October 16 the 57-year-old victim left Vantage Pharmacy in Bohemia...
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