Grotbuster scheme spruces up properties
Another two premises in St Leonards have been brought back to their former glory by Hastings Borough Council’s Grotbuster team.23 London Road and 4-6 Eversfield Mews were both targeted by the council’s...
View ArticleCharity ball raises £1,800
A James Bond themed ball has raised nearly £2,000 for a children’s charity.The event, held at Azur, Marina Pavilion and organised by Odeon Cinema Hastings, collected more than £1,800 for Variety, which...
View ArticleYour simple guide to Open Source technology
Have I mentioned Open Source to you before?I have? Good. I am going to tell you all about it again anyway, just for laughs.So what exactly is Open Source? In its simplest terms, it means the source...
View ArticleCall for direct south coast train line route
A politician in Hastings has launched a campaign calling for a direct rail link between Ashford and Southampton.Nick Perry, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Hastings and Rye, believes such a route...
View ArticleChanges to residential care pay scheme
A consultation has been launched on proposed changes to a scheme which helps people pay for residential care.East Sussex County Council plans to change its deferred payment scheme to fit with the...
View ArticleGo yellow for St Michael’s Hospice
St Michael’s Hospice is calling out for people throughout Hastings and Rother to join in the annual Yellow Day, which is taking place on Friday, March 27. For the past nine years, local schools,...
View ArticleCalls for better local mental health services
Calls have been made for better provision for residents in 1066 Country who suffer a mental health crisis.Sarah Owen, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Hastings and Rye, has backed the appeal by...
View ArticleTeenagers take part in annual tap dance championships
A brother and sister tapped their way to success at a recent competition in Germany.Charlie Mockett, 17 and his 14-year-old sister Stephanie, of Acorn Close, St Leonards, were part of the England Tap...
View ArticleMissing Seaford boy found safe
A missing Seaford boy has been found safe and well.Rhys Millerchip, 14, who had not been seen since he left Seaford town centre to walk to his nearby address on Tuesday December 30, went into a police...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Consultant at Conquest Hospital charged with sexual assault on...
A consultant at the Conquest Hospital has been charged with three offences of sexual assault on a teenage girl. Jayaram Pai, 45, of The Spinney, Battle, was charged with the offences on a girl aged 16,...
View ArticleOne person rescued in Eastbourne kitchen blaze
A fire broke out in a block of flats in Eastbourne on Saturday evening, and one person was rescued by firefighters.The fire service was called to Pevensey Road at 5.57pm on Saturday (January 24), after...
View ArticleTown to get £500,000 from central Government
Hastings is to receive a £500,000 grant from the Government to help rejuvenate the seafront.The money will be used to improve attractions and amenities, including bikes to hire, improved signage,...
View ArticleMan must pay back £31,000
A man from St Leonards has been ordered to pay back more than £31,000 of criminal profits from drug dealing after an investigation by Sussex Police.Luke Morris, 32, appeared at Lewes Crown Court last...
View ArticleStroke survivor’s walk for charity raises thousands
A stroke survivor, who lost most of his mobility, raised thousands of pounds for charity by undertaking a sponsored walk along the seafront.Ken Rogers, 72, of Tenterden Rise, has so far raised £3,000...
View ArticleMan airlifted to hospital after fall
A man was airlifted to hospital with a head injury after falling 10 feet from a roof in Hastings yesterday (Sunday)The fall happened in Canute Road around 10.15am. Paramedics treated the man at the...
View ArticleMan, 75, caught driving while banned again
A 75-year-old man from St Leonards with five convictions for drink-driving and six for driving while disqualified has been convicted of breaking the law again.Harry Brown was arrested at 5pm on...
View ArticleParamedics and NHS staff to strike in East Sussex
The public is asked to only call an ambulance in an emergency on Thursday, as paramedics are set to strike in a row over pay.Ambulance staff who are members of UNISON, Unite and GMB will take strike...
View ArticleMan jailed for smuggling drugs into prison
A man has been jailed for attempting to smuggle drugs into Lewes prison.Michael George O’Brien, 32, of Duke Road, St Leonards went to Lewes prison on February 11 last year to visit an inmate.When he...
View ArticleSussex Police precept to rise
The police precept is set to increase by around two per cent across Sussex in 2015/16.The increase in council tax means residents living in Band D properties will pay an additional £2.79 for policing...
View ArticleHelp shape the future of our countryside
Groups and individuals involved in the countryside and rights of way are being urged to take part in a survey to help shape plans for the future of the East Sussex countryside.Landowners, community and...
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