Thriving pub owners toast award success
Two business partners are toasting their success after scooping The Observer’s Pub of the Year award.Chris Leech, 47, and Philip Quarton, 46, won the award just two and a half years after opening their...
View ArticleCar fire at Cross in Hand
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a car fire at 12.44pm yesterday (Wednesday January 21).They attended the scene on the B2192 near Possingworth, Cross in Hand.Firefighters...
View ArticleThere are better things to do than knock benefits claimants
What do we gain by pointing a finger at others, those who don’t pose any real threat to anybody else?I only ask the question because in recent months there has been a steady succession of the hackneyed...
View ArticleVolunteer sought for St Michael’s
St Michael’s Hospice is appealing for a volunteer to support the linen stall at its monthly Coffee Morning and Bazaar.The hospice’s Hastings and St Leonards Support Group needs a volunteer to help sort...
View ArticleChilly dipping raises £1k for charity
Three members of Tesco Hollington’s staff decided to do a ‘mad’ challenge to raise funds for charity.Tesco community champions Lisa Moon, Mandy Ashingdon and service manager Rachel Harding took a dip...
View ArticleDebt charity inundated with calls for help
A charity which tackles debt is fully booked up until April with people who need help.Christians Against Poverty runs local debt centres in Hastings and St Leonards, and says the post-Christmas rush to...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after taking a knife into Hailsham school
A student at Hailsham Community College was arrested after taking a knife into school yesterday (January 22).A Sussex Police spokeswoman said, “A 14-year-old girl was arrested for possession of a knife...
View ArticleFire crew tackles chimney blaze
Firefighters were called to a house in St Leonards to deal with its chimney last night (THURS).A crew from Bohemia Road station were called to the property in Hollington Park Road at 7.40pm. An aerial...
View ArticleRail delays at Eastbourne as train breaks down at Cooden Beach
A broken down train at Cooden Beach is causing delays from Eastbourne Railway Station.Trains have been cancelled and delayed this afternoon, after the incident caused disruption on the Ashford...
View ArticleNew scratch card outlet for charity
A newly opened textile and fabric shop in St Leonards , is the latest outlet to stock scratch cards for local charity St Michael’s Hospice.Little Sew and Sew, Bexhill Road, to support the charity while...
View ArticleManuscript by Turing to go under hammer
A rare notebook belonging to wartime code-breaker Alan Turing is expected to go under the hammer for more than £1 million.The 56-page manuscript sees the mathematician working on the ‘foundations of...
View ArticleEagle-eyed students rescue exotic bird
Eagle-eyed students came to the rescue of a rare exotic bird discovered lying on the pavement two weeks ago.The colourful bird, a Zebra Finch, native to central Australia, was found weak and unable to...
View ArticleSophie’s London to Paris pedal in memory of mum
A cyclist from St Leonards is pedalling from London to Paris in May for charity.Sophie Barton-Hawkins, 28, of Cloudesley Road, is undertaking the trek in aid of the MS Trust.It is also in memory of her...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Blood covered swan now fit, well and released to the wild
Last week’s swan which was found covered in blood has been returned to Sussex and released. An ambulance collected the swan plus one from Shinewater which was attacked by a dog back in October last...
View ArticleRotary club’s are revving up for next Classic Car Show
The Rotary Club of Senlac - Rotarians living in and serving Hastings, St Leonards, Bexhill and Rother - are going full speed ahead to bring a family treat for Father’s Day with Classic Cars for Classic...
View ArticleBook depicts historic local road most travelled...
A book telling the story of how one of the most historic highway’s in Sussex ‘The Ridge’ evolved has been published by Hastings History House. Author of She said: “It would have been used by William...
View ArticleCounty council proposing to increase its council tax
Residents in 1066 Country and the rest of East Sussex could see a hike in their council tax bills as the county council proposes a rise of almost two per cent.The authority said it faces a continued...
View ArticleStudents’ exhibition of artwork celebrating history of the pier
An exhibition of artwork celebrating the history and reconstruction of Hastings Pier produced by students from Sussex Coast College has opened at the Pier Hub on the seafront.Last November Level 1 and...
View ArticleTake part in Swimathon
Summerfields Leisure Centre is urging the community to sign up and join in with the World’s Biggest Swim. This year’s Swimathon will take place on Sunday, April 19 so there is plenty of time to set up...
View ArticleCrackdown on rogue traders
Police are urging second-hand businesses to join them in a campaign to reverse the Del Boy effect in Sussex.Handling stolen goods is a serious offence that carries a maximum sentence of 14 years’...
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