RUGBY: H & B Hold Sevens Tourney
Morale at Hastings & Bexhill RFC is on a high, despite the relegation of the first team from the London & South East League back in April and defeat in the Bob Rogers Cup Final later in the same month.…
Fisherman Caught In Legal Net
Early one morning last October, a fisheries officer from the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Association (SIFCA) on patrol at Rock-a-Nore spotted two fishermen taking fish from a net and putting them in a ; The officer identified himself and…
Chart Funds Still Awaiting Release
European Union funds worth £ aimed at supporting “social and economic development of the most deprived areas of Hastings and Bexhill” remain in the pipeline four years after being applied for. Allocation of the major part of this sum moved…
CRICKET: Priory In Comfort Zone
Burgess Hill 171-9; Hastings & St Leonards Priory 173-4 After defeat at Billingshurst the previous weekend, Hastings Priory got back to winning ways last Saturday with a comfortable victory at Horntye over visitors Burgess ; Manager Ian Gillespie had described…
FOOTBALL: Exodus From Pilot Field
Hastings United have announced a full overhaul of their playing squad for the 2019/20 season. Ten of last year’s troops have departed, including many who arrived during manager Chris Agutter’s ongoing 20-month reign with fanfares of greeting but, for one…
MINI:GOLF: The Windmills Of Your Mind
International cricket teams no longer play in Priory Meadow, and the world tennis pro circuit calls in next month at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, not Hastings or St Leonards. Nevertheless the town retains its claim to a place on the international…
FOOTBALL: Managing Disappointment
Who would be a football manager? Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino experienced the highest of highs last week as each guided their respective teams, Liverpool and Spurs, back from the dead in Champions League semi-finals to win famous victories. Literally…
SAILING: Boat People
On Saturday 25th May, as part of the Royal Yachting Association’s annual initiative Push The Boat Out, Hastings & St Leonards Sailing Club is holding an open day. Adults and children (from age five upwards), whether complete novices or with…
Green Light in Bexhill
One beneficiary of the local political revolt in Bexhill was Green Party candidate, Polly Gray, who topped the poll in the Old Town and Worsham ward. At the last council election in 2015, Conservatives Gillian Johnson and Jacqueline Potts were…
FOOTBALL: Not Going Up
Hastings United drew a crowd of 1,123 - the biggest at Pilot Field for over six years – for their Bostik League play-off semifinal on Monday night. But for the home supporters it was as miserable an experience as if…