Tiers and Fears
Positive tests for coronavirus infections in Hastings were reported last week to have increased almost fourfold within a seven day period. In the week ending 28th November there were 63 cases recorded across the borough; in the following week ending…
Partially Closed School Turns Viral Test Site
Hastings Academy, one of the three secondary schools serving the borough, closed its gates to most pupils for two weeks from last Wednesday after at least five of them tested positive for coronavirus. Parents were informed with less than 24…
Schools Return: The New Abnormal
Most Hastings schools will reopen to pupils from Monday 7th September – for the majority, their first entry back through the gates since March. They will find a transformed system of controls within to conform with government ; “Good hygiene”…
Covid Conundrum
Why hasn’t Hastings gone viral? As of last Wednesday 13th May, according to Public Health England (PHE), 45 people resident in the borough of Hastings had tested positive for coronavirus since the beginning of March. That’s per 100,000 population, the…
Coronavirus: The Conquest Is “Prepared”
In line with national planning directed by Public Health England (PHE), the Conquest hospital has established a priority assessment pod near its Accident and Emergency Department for patients suspected of contracting the coronavirus. However, the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,…
Wi-Fi Refugee On St Leonards Seafront
A homeless Hastings woman with a complex medical condition is facing huge fines for non-payment of parking tickets. Roxanne Roma has been living in a camper van on St Leonards sea front since March this year. Numerous parking tickets litter…