Tag archives for Robertson Street
Liberty In Sound
HARRY HAWKINS The Henry Ward Hall on Robertson Street is bringing a massive musical landmark to town, and in the process raising money for local charity The Refugee Buddy Project.…
Ripping Yarns
VICTORIA KINGHAM French’s bar in Robertson Street is all exposed brick, chandeliers and cocktails, offering an intimate atmosphere. A couple of weeks ago that atmosphere was augmented by a literary…
Sonics Boom
TOBY BULA-EDGE Emanating from French’s on 14 and 15 February will be a selection of unusual and surprising sounds. That is, very different noises to those that normally exude from…
The Science of Dub
KATE SHAW This Halloween, prepare for an electrifying journey into the depths of dub as The Scientist graces the stage at Hastings’ historic Henry Ward Hall. Expect a night pulsating…
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…
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.…
Jazz club by the Sea
A new jazz bar is helping Robertson Street get its groove back. STEVEN SHORT finds out more. Steven Short Back stories don’t get much more eclectic than Barnaby Davies’. Born…
People of Hastings and St Leonards
Lara Alvarez and Alvaro Lois This week Kathryn Sutter met Lara and Al, owners of Spanish-on-Sea, an accessible and friendly Spanish language school in Hastings Town Centre. Lara and Al…
Café des Arts to close at end of month
BY ROD WEBB This much-loved café in Robertson Street, Hastings is set to close on 28 February. During the past eight years, it has provided much needed employment opportunities for…