College Staff Strike for Higher Pay
Strike action was taken by members of the University and College Union (UCU) at East Sussex College in Hastings last week. Teachers and other admin staff went on strike for two days, on Tuesday and Wednesday 29th and 30th January,…
Social Media Storm Diverts Palestine Solidarity Talk
A public talk by Baroness Tonge entitled Everyday Life in Apartheid Israel and organised by the Hastings Palestine Solidarity Campaign (HPSC) for 24th January was twice re-located after hostile attacks on prospective venues by telephone and on social media. First…
FOOTBALL: Two Red Cards, Two Home Points Dropped
Hastings United had to settle for a 1–1 draw at home to Guernsey last Saturday after conceding a first half penalty, then two dismissals – leaving them to play nearly 30 minutes with nine men against eleven. It was scant…
West Marina Development Inches Forward
The former bathing pool site at West Marina, on the West St Leonards seafront beyond Grosvenor Gardens, has been vacant for over 30 years. From the point of view of residents of Seaside Road and others who live close, it…
CRICKET: Horntye – BOWLED OUT
Hugh Sullivan talks with Priory chair John Morgan It’s a Friday night at the beginning of February, and snowing outside, but John Morgan, chair of Hastings & St Leonards Priory cricket club, is on the upper deck of the Horntye…
Jerwood Bust-Up
As reported in the national press and websites last weekend, the Jerwood Gallery at the Stade looks likely to lose virtually its entire permanent collection of around 300 artworks and much of its funding in November, following a very public…
Pier Sale: The Reckoning
A formal account of the sale of the pier to Sheikh Abid Gulzar last June has finally been released into the public domain by the administrators of the Hastings Pier Charity, Adam Stephens and Finbarr O’Connell of Smith Williamson. It…
HOCKEY: Rampant Saxons Stretch League Lead
South Saxons Ladies hockey team have hit new heights this month. Unbeaten since the start of the season they had won nine victories in ten matches in Division One of the Sussex Ladies Hockey ; On 12th January they toppled…
FOOTBALL: Mongoy Hat-Trick Keeps United Bubbling
Hastings United gave what many observers considered to be their best performance of the season in defeating promotion rivals Whyteleafe 3-0 at Pilot Field last Saturday. Particular plaudits went to striker Jordy Mongoy, who netted all three goals with aplomb,…
Back To School – Retired Language School Director Back In Business
Reg Veale, former principal of Embassy English Language School in St Leonards, has revealed that he is renewing the business under his own brand, titled Majors Study Tours. Embassy, which had been operating from Gensing Manor in Dane Road since…