Children from Hastings employed their artistic flair to raise awareness of parking issues outside schools. Youngsters from four schools in the town produced pictures of their classmates which have been used on banners urging parents to park responsibly when they drop off and pick up their children. The banners, which bear the slogan ‘Don’t stop […]
The cost of setting-up an in-house street cleaning service is still being kept under wraps despite the idea being given the green light at a council cabinet meeting on Monday night. A spokesman for Hastings Borough Council (HBC) told Hastings In Focus today that because the cabinet’s decision had not been ratified by the full […]
Members of a health watchdog have praised the efforts of the hospital trust that runs the Conquest to pull themselves out of special measures. The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC), which has been closely monitoring progress at the Conquest and Eastbourne District General Hospital, considered reports by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) at […]
Hastings echoed to the sound of horsepower on Sunday as more than 100 high performance machines cruised into town for a fundraising day in memory of a special little boy writes Rob Griffin. A stunning line-up of Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches, Audis, BMWs, Mercedes and other prestigious marques gathered on a gloriously sunny Stade for Hughie’s […]
Hastings’ business community has come together to extend a welcome to the new owner of Hastings Pier Sheikh Abid Gulzar and in a very tangible way. A banner has been put up on the railings at the front of the pier carrying the logos of 27 businesses, including Hastings In Focus, under the headline: “Hastings […]
If you have an idea for a projects that will bring a fresh approach to tackling deep-rooted problems in deprived communities within Hastings then from today you can apply for a grant to turn your idea into reality. Connecting Hastings and Rother Together (CHART) is a Community-led Local Development Programme with access to £2.8m of […]
Over the last 20 years, the Links Project has been working with immigrants and asylum seekers right here in Hastings and St Leonards. This year to mark national refugee week, which ran from June 18th – 24th, the Links Project – which is supported by Hastings Borough Council – celebrated acts of welcome shown to […]
More than 300 women dressed as suffragists or suffragettes, carrying dramatic banners, placards and posters, all of which had been created by local women, marched along Hastings seafront last Saturday writes Ann Kramer. The purpose of this colourful spectacle was to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of British women winning the vote, after a long and […]
A NEW free service has been launched to help people in Sussex prepare for extreme hot weather events. As the mercury rises, the heatAlert service sends out warnings by text, voicemail or email when a heatwave or very hot weather is forecast. The service, which runs until September, is particularly aimed at people with respiratory […]
