Tag archives for Debenhams
Hastings Creative College in Town Centre
ROBERT BOUCNIK Hastings Creative College (HCC) will take over the second floor of the old Debenham’s building from September. The college, formerly DV8 Sussex, Bexhill, provides vocational qualifications at Levels…
INDOOR SPORT: Former Debenhams Building to Host New Sports Bar
A licensing sub-committee of Hastings Borough Council has approved a premises licence for a new sports bar in part of the former Debenhams building. It will be accessed from Robertson…
Owens Directors’ £4m loss
HUGH SULLIVAN Draft accounts of CFEC Ltd, the company which developed the Owens entertainment centre in the former Debenhams building in Robertson Street in 2022 and which filed for insolvency…
Not Coining It
ANNIE LAWSON Five years ago, I was living near Hebden Bridge. There had been a gang of counterfeiters in the village in the 1760’s, known as The Coiners. Now I…
Year of Shutdown for Owens ‘Refurbishment’
The company which owns the OWENS Entertainment Centre in the former Debenhams store in Robertson Street has announced it will “start full development” of the premises in the new year.…
OWENS OUT, ATTRACTIONS WITHDRAWN
So what’s left of £400k Town Deal investment? HUGH SULLIVAN There’s been a major upheaval in the management of OWENS, the entertainment centre opened last November in the former Debenhams…
Debenhams Redevelopment to get £400k Cash Boost
The Hastings Town Deal Board (“the Board”), which has control of £ of government funds for ‘levelling up’ investment in the town, has approved a £400,000 cash grant towards the…
Gaming to replace retail at former Debenhams store?
Planning permission is being sought from Hastings Borough Council to develop part of the first floor of the former Debenhams retail store in Robertson Street as a games arcade. The…
Shopping Channel
Debenhams store in Robertson Street remains closed during the current lockdown. This branch is not one of the several which announced immediate final closure last month. It will re-open “as…
Arts Diary
Beacon Jazz Fans of avant-garde music are in for a double treat at the Beacon in October. Free jazz trio Somersaults are touring their new album ‘Numerology of Birdsong’ (West…
Falafel And More
By Safiya Young A few years ago, Nadia El Hafiani noticed the lack of vegan or halal street food. Most people’s reaction to this would be to sigh, perhaps brand…
What Future For Hastings’ Shops?
By Dave Young High streets across the country have empty shops and an entire shopping mall recently sold for the price of a house. As many as 14 shops are…
The Future of Hastings Town Centre
In the light of the council’s long term development plans for Hastings, what might the future hold for businesses, customers and employees in the town? By Emma Harwood PICTURE MONTAGE:…