Better news for Hastings
With the weather forecast looking bleak for the remainder of the weekend we're recommending hibernating in front of a roaring fire with a mug – or a glass – of your favourite tipple and settling down to a selection of videos all with Hastings at their centre. If the weather stays the way it is,... Continue Reading →
Seaview carol concert Tribunal win for council Hastings Borough Council won an appeal against a financial penalty it imposed on landlord Keith Worsley of Vicarage Road for failing to improve his rented property as directed. Andy Batsford, lead councillor for housing said today: "This shows the council will use all the enforcement options available to... Continue Reading →
From the video vault With padlocks firmly securing the gates of Hastings Pier this week after a fire at the weekend we found this film on YouTube which looks at the aftermath of the 2010 fire and community efforts to bring the pier back to life. Re: A Pier is the work of film maker... Continue Reading →
Kate Tym and John Knowles of It’s Not Us Theatre Company are back for a third year with their sell-out Christmas show, A Penny Pincher’s Christmas Carol. "Every year we get requests from our audiences to put it on again," says Kate, "they tell us it wouldn’t be Christmas without it and we are more... Continue Reading →
Hastings performer Esme Needham will be performing a one-woman show at Hastings Arts Forum this weekend as part of ongoing celebrations marking the 100 year anniversary of women being given the right to vote. The play How the Vote Was Won will start at 6pm on Sunday evening and is a free performance of the 109-year-old play... Continue Reading →
He's a lover of 'socialist architecture' and the man who in 2005 fought a valiant battle against the demolition of the 90 concrete chalets at West St Leonards, the last trace of the old bathing pool. That campaign might not have ended in success but Colin Booth's passion for the work of borough engineer and ‘Concrete... Continue Reading →
Crowds flocked to Bottle Alley on Friday evening for the great 'Sound and Light' experience. Combining great music from some great bands and the stunning colourful light display along Bottle Alley that people have come to know and love, all the ingredients were there for a stunning night of entertainment. The revolutionary double deck promenade... Continue Reading →
Damian Etherington (right) is the new museum and cultural development manager at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery His appointment follows the recent retirement of curator Cathy Walling. Damian’s career began in 2005 working on a project with the National Museums of Scotland, since then he has worked on a range of projects with partners including English... Continue Reading →
Our recent feature on the 'old bathing pool' certainly stirred up a lot of happy memories and it has gone on to be the story that has attracted the biggest audience of any on Hastings In Focus. One reader pointed out:"People still say 'meet you at the bathing pool' even today, you can tell their... Continue Reading →
