Notes From A Previous Court Appearance
One reason why Sheikh Gulzar may have felt reluctant to attend his recent tax appeal hearing in Brighton, might be the short shrift given to his evidence when he last attended the court. On that occasion, in September 2015, he…
GOLF CLOSURE: Par for the Course
A public footpath between Whatlington and Netherfield runs between fairways of what used, until three or four years ago, to be Battle Golf Club. These days occasional walkers make their way past rough clumps of shoulder-high grass on either side.…
GOLF: Not Enough Memberes? Criticise those you’ve got
Hastings & St Leonards Golf Club, formerly Beauport Park GC, was wound up and its course closed earlier this month after its owners Kellie and Chris Hawes announced ‘an extreme decrease in trade’. Their bar and restaurant which served the…
No Direction Home
There are, on most nights, between 40 and 50 people sleeping rough within the town of Hastings. That’s according to current data collected by St Leonards mental health and wellbeing charity Seaview. They send a team out at 4 am…
The Adventures of a Google Local Guide
How ‘Lord’ Brett McLean puts his pals on the map You’re new in town, looking for a good hotel, restaurant, golf course, dog parlour, whatever. Once upon a time, back in the dark ages of the twentieth century, you might…
SHEIKH GULZAR: The debt gets personal
Sheikh Abid Gulzar, recent controversial buyer of Hastings Pier, told HIP in an interview which we published last month (Issue 106) that he was spending his own ‘good hard-earned money’. When our interviewer pointed out that two of the companies…
COUNTY MUSIC SERVICE – Funding Issue Escalates
We have reported previously on ESCC’s plans to cut their funding for the East Sussex Music Service hub (ESMS) so that teaching of musical instruments on an individual basis or in small groups will no longer be supported. A consultation…
NEEDS MUST – County Council Plans To Reduce All Services to ‘Core Offer’
At the Cabinet meeting of East Sussex County Council (ESCC) held on 17 July, councillors resolved to agree the development of a ‘Core Offer’ in line with a report produced by Chief Officer Becky Shaw entitled Reconciling Policy, Performance and…
FOOTBALL: Confident Agutter Plays It Southgate Style
On 24 October last year Hastings United slipped to 15th in the Bostik League South after conceding two late goals in a 2-1 home defeat by Thamesmead Town. Manager Chris Agutter, elevated from assistant less than a month before following…
FOOTBALL: Knee Surgery for Rodari
‘U’s Italian striker will be sidelined for months Hastings United FC have released news that teenage striker Davide Rodari, the boy from Novara in Italy who made such an impact last season at Pilot Field as regular front player and…