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FOOTBALL: United Back on Top
10 October: Sheppey Utd 1, Hastings Utd 213 October: Margate 2, Hastings Utd 217 October: Hastings Utd 2, Erith Town 0 HUGH SULLIVAN Hastings United returned to the top of…
Hastings Greens in Firing Line After National Zionism Vote
HUGH SULLIVAN The chair of Hastings Greens Justin Lee Wynne resigned his position and cancelled his membership of the party last Friday citing two “main reasons”. The first related to…
Pizza and Plays 2: Archie and the Fox Woman
At The Stade on 30 October, Spun Glass Theatre will stage the second of their three newly-written Hastings history plays, this one by Anna Atkinson, followed by pizza and DJ…
James Brute Solo Album Launching at Brewing Brothers Courtyard
Hastings-based singer-songwriter James Brute is set to launch his debut album, Move To The Ghost, on Friday 16 October with a special event at the Brewing Brothers Courtyard in ;…
Council Housing Partners Go Bust (Again)
HUGH SULLIVAN Another private property company working with Hastings Borough Council to identify, acquire and manage housing stock for letting to homeless households has gone into liquidation – the third…
Consultations – Are they Worth the Effort?
JAMES PRENTICE Over the last five years, Hastings Borough Council has conducted 38 consultations on issues from the local plan to the culture strategy. But do people want so many?…
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?
Letter Local Plan Dear HIP, Most residents of Hastings will not be aware or interested in the Regulation 19 stage of adoption of the proposed new local plan and yet…
Draw your own ‘Pawtrait’!
Rockinghorse Children’s Charity, the Sussex-based children’s hospital charity, is calling on primary school children across the county to put pen to paper for Pawtraits, a new animal drawing challenge launched…
Bexhill Supports the United Nations
Two important dates are marked each year by the United Nations in September and October which encourage people, groups, and nations to commit to non-violence, put aside differences, and focus…
Keeping Hastings’ Streets Cleaner
FIONA MCGARRY In March, Cllr Glenn Haffenden wrote on social media that Hastings Borough Council would be recruiting more staff to ensure cleaner streets in Hastings. Last week, the council…
De La Warr: News, History, and Outer Space
From historians and cultural commentators to an astronaut who has seen Earth from space, the upcoming lineup of talks at the De La Warr Pavilion brings fascinating people and thought-provoking…
Are You Reading This?
MO HEARD Imagine someone in a restaurant who cannot read being asked what they’d like to order. If you can’t read the menu, what do you do? “I’ll have what…
Five Alive
Hastings Library Hosts a National Poetry Day Feast CHRIS CONNELLEY Politicians often bang on about our lack of productivity compared to other countries, and there may be some truth in…
Sahib & Matta-Clark at De La Warr
PREM SAHIB Chamber is a mid-career survey of work by British artist Prem Sahib, bringing together work spanning twenty years of one of the most distinctive practices in British art…
Tiedto the Other Side
VICTORIA KINGHAM There’s much to admire about the work of Otobong Nkanga, a Nigerian-Belgian artist whose extraordinary tapestry Tied to the Other Side fills one wall of the Foreshore Gallery…
Rabbit in Cider with Suet Dumplings
A recipe from ANDREW SWAN, The Crown Hastings Suet dumplings in progress This casserole combines rabbit, cider, smoked bacon and garlic, finished with cream and tarragon. The suet dumplings cook…
More Misery on A21
East Sussex Highways has begun works to stabilise the western embankment of the A21 at Sedlescombe Road North and Whitworth Road. The works are expected to cause more misery for…
Bid for Designated Bathing Water Status
The Clean Water Action Group (CWAG), the local, volunteer-led grassroots organisation focused on ending sewage pollution and protecting local coastal waters, is applying to the Department for Environment, Food and…
Eagle House Wins Award
Eagle House in Hastings has been named Retrofit of the Year at the 2026 AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards. The project also won the Adaptive Reuse into Mixed Use category…
Hastings RNLI Mourns Loss of Crew Member
A member of the Hastings RNLI lifeboat crew died last Tuesday evening (30 September) following an incident at the station on The Stade, in Hastings Old Town. Emergency services were…
Town Deal Interest Black Hole
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Hastings Borough Council has admitted it does not know how much interest has been earned on £10 million of unspent Town Deal funding sitting in its bank account.…
FOOTBALL: United Toppled from League Summit
22 September: Sittingbourne 2, Hastings Utd 326 September: Hastings Utd 2, Dulwich Hamlet 129 September: Crowborough Athletic 2, Hastings Utd (lost on penalties) 23 October: South Park 2, Hastings Utd…
MINIGOLF: Seve Kukielka wins the 2026 British Open
JON ANGEL The International British Open Minigolf Tournament returned to the Pirate Course at Hastings Adventure Golf on the last weekend of September, with a record turnout. Seventy-four players took…
RUGBY: Slow Start for H&B
It’s been a slow start to the new season for all local rugby teams, with the original fixture list for the first half of last month cancelled to avoid playing…
Unity over Fear
PAUL McLAUGHLIN The past few weeks have exposed some uncomfortable divisions within the town. Volunteer lifeboat crews in Hastings and Pett Level have faced disruption and hostile encounters amid anti-migrant…
Old Town Cider Festival 2026
Hastings Old Town Cider festival will return from 7-15 November, with pubs across the Old Town offering a broad selection of the UK’s best ciders, perries and apple juices. ELLA…
Scaffolding, Struggle and St Leonards Post Office
ROD WEBB For newcomers to Hastings and St Leonards, the fact that yet another building in the town has been covered in scaffolding is unlikely to mean anything – and…
I’ll Swim to France!
SARAH MILNE There are some things you say as a child that disappear completely. Others, for reasons you can’t quite explain, stay with you. I was born in Hastings, although…
Blue Humans
DAVID MILTON takes a well-defined view of Edge at Hastings Contemporary Exhibition In Situ, Courtesy of Hastings ContemporaryGeorge Rouy, The Witness Cool college kids chew the fat about it. Ambitious…
Concerns Over Future of Hollington Community Centre
The future of Hollington Community Centre remains uncertain after an East Sussex County Council (ESCC) report warned the building requires “significant capital investment” to ensure its long-term sustainability. Paul McLaughlinA…
Hastings Jazz Festival – A Dedication to Joy
VICTORIA KINGHAM Last weekend’s Jazz Festival was a sell-out, hugely successful, supremely managed and organised, with some of the best performances from all across the genre. Musicians and audiences alike…
Salon Music
Worlds collapse into one St Leonards House VICTORIA KINGHAM On a brief internet search, it was fascinating to discover that while the earliest known musical instrument, a Neanderthal flute carved…
Hastings Jobs Fair Buzzing With Attendees
The 12th annual Hastings Careers & Recruitment event took place on the 30th September at the Hastings Centre and it was another huge success for job seekers. 20 local companies…
Hastings Chamber Music Festival 2026 – Transfiguration
Hastings Chamber Music Festival 2026 presents four varied programmes united by the theme Transfiguration, exploring music shaped by change, reflection, conflict and the search for peace. The Festival opens with…
Jazz Hastings Next Gig
Next week Jazz Hastings will host an innovative trio consisting of three excellent, award-winning musicians who also happen to be women. With all the excitement surrounding the upcoming Jazz Festival,…
The People’s Emergency Briefing in Battle
The opportunity to hear directly from the experts is coming to Battle on Sunday 27 September, when The People’s Emergency Briefing film will be shown three times at Battle Memorial…
Free Inheritance Tax Information Session
St Michael’s Hospice is inviting Hastings and Rother residents to join them at their next free will-writing information session, which focuses on inheritance tax and how to plan confidently for…
Exploring Activism in the Vaults
FIONA MCGARRY An unusual museum has recently opened in Hastings: The Before and After Vaults – unusual because its subject is modern activism. Located in the vaults of the Observe…
HVA Volunteer Awards 2026
Hastings Voluntary Action’s annual Volunteer Award Nominations are now open! Nominations are invited for people who either live or volunteer in Hastings. The categories are: Award for Individual Excellence in…
Last Chance to Catch Seaside Yarn Trail
The handcrafted yarn creations which have delighted residents and visitors while on display throughout Hastings Old Town are now on show together at St Michael’s Hospice, St Leonards. Yarn Trail…