End of the line?
To the horror of enthusiasts and holiday makers alike, Britain’s heritage railways, steam museums and traction engine rallies are facing a possibly terminal shortage of their essential fuel: coal. The last working dry steam UK coal mine, in Wales, is…
Lightning strike
Full fibre broadband is coming to town. Since the 1990s when the internet first became commonplace in UK homes and workplaces, web technology has consistently developed faster than the services supporting it. Beginning with rickety dial-up connections reliant on the…
Using Instagram for business in 2022
By Benn Stanley Let’s start with some, quite frankly, staggering statistics for Instagram and let them sink ; As of January 2022, there were over billion Instagram users worldwide and 90% of those users follow at least one business profile.…
John Bray
Standing the test of time By Ben Cornwell John Bray Estate Agents has been managing and selling houses in Hastings since 1872, making the company as old as the FA Cup, Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days and…
The Elephant in the Town Turning trees into tables
Elephant Timber Supplies is a small, specialist business supplying bespoke furniture makers and the general public with a unique selection of soft and hard woods. Located in a quiet corner of a north Hastings industrial estate it produces ‘live edge…
New companies make good
Damien Pestell, owner of Be Your Business brings news of a local business expanding, the launch of a mobile shoe shop for kids and how a local company is using chocolate to help us heal. CREDIT: Helen Millar Healing Chocolate…
Charity shops
From humble beginnings to an important part of the high street By Rachel Holtom There are currently well over 11,000 charity shops in the UK, employing around 26,000 paid staff and 233,000 volunteers, making them an incredibly important part of…
Natural connections
Damien Pestell, from Be Your Business meets Luke from Project Rewild and finds out how he found his true nature. I grew up in the 1980’s in the heart of the Sussex countryside. My early childhood memories were of…
Journey to Freedom
Damien Pestell, meets Tim from The Bavard Bar and finds out about his journey from the courtroom to the stage and his search for freedom. Those who have been to see The Bavard Bar will know that it is a…
Turning willow into winners
How Hasting supplies cricketers with bespoke bats. Although you’d be hard pressed to find its location, Hastings is home to England’s newest cricket bat manufacturer, GB Willow. Cricket bats have remained largely unaltered since the game’s inception in the early…