Pestalozzi Village Sells Up To PGL
After more than 60 years of hosting international students at its estate in Sedlescombe, the Pestalozzi International Village Trust has confirmed that it has sold the site and will cease to operate there from the end of the summer term…
His Place Funding Appeal
His Place, the large grey-stone Victorian church that straddles Cambridge Road and Robertson Street opposite the ESK emporium, combines a place of Christian worship, a well-used community hub, and arguably the best concert auditorium in ; PICTURE: Owen Price Current…
FOOTBALL: Brilliant Ajakaiye Boosts United
After four games without a win that had resulted in Hastings United slipping to third place in the Bostik League South-East, last Saturday’s 2-1 home win over Faversham Town came as welcome relief. It was a far from vintage performance…
HOCKEY: Saxons Heading For Double Promotion
South Saxons hockey teams, men and ladies, moved closer to a potential double promotion with excellent victories last Saturday. The men overcame Gillingham Anchorians 4-2 at Horntye to record their tenth successive league win in Kent/Sussex Division 2. The ladies,…
Carbon Neutral By 2030?
Only if the Government allows, say Labour In response to the threat of climate change, Hastings Borough Council passed unanimously a motion brought by leader Peter Chowney last Wednesday that aims to make the town carbon neutral by 2030. The…
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,…
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…
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…
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…