News
Behind the scenes at The Conquest maternity unit video
THE day maternity was centralised at the Conquest, May 7, doctors and midwives witnessed the highest number of births in any one day since the beginning of April.
Morris dancing bang up-to-date
DANCE company Morris Offspring are set to explode onto The Stade with a modern take on an old folk tradition, and break with all stereotypes.
Youth unemployment is at a five-year low
THE NUMBER of young people in Hastings and Rye claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is at its lowest level since 2008.
Conservation of historic church is completed video
A PROJECT to conserve Old St Helen’s Church, parts of which date back to the time of the Battle of Hastings, is now complete.
Man jailed over indecent images of children
A MAN who was found with thousands of indecent images of children in his possesion has been jailed.
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A21 widening could cut congestion by 69 per cent
WIDENING of the A21 between Tonbridge and Pembury could reduce journey times along that section by 69 per cent by 2032 according to the Highways Agency.
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Sport
Priory pipped in thriller
Hastings Priory were edged out by three runs in a thrilling Sussex Premier League cricket match at home to Worthing yesterday (Saturday).
Lydia shines on England duty
Lydia Powell has concluded a successful badminton season with strong performances at home and abroad.
Hastings hit by Poysden injury
Hastings Priory Cricket Club has been dealt a major blow in the form of a serious injury to a key player.
Park buoyed by better showing
Crowhurst Park go into the third weekend of the Sussex Cricket League Division Two season buoyed by an improved display last time out.
Bexhill upbeat after positive start
Bexhill captain Malcolm Johnson is upbeat about the cricket club’s prospects for the summer after a promising first fortnight.
Boss “90 per cent” likely to leave
John Lambert admits “90 per cent” of him feels like stepping down as Sidley United manager.
Video
Behind the scenes at The Conquest maternity unit video
THE day maternity was centralised at the Conquest, May 7, doctors and midwives witnessed the highest number of births in any one day since the beginning of April.
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Lifestyle
Electric Palace hosts quiz for film fanatics
The Electric Palace Cinema, in the High Street, welcomes the inventive and energetic quiz masterminds, George and Thom, for another bout of cinema-connected chin-scratching, on Saturday, May 25.
The circus is coming to town but there’s no big top in sight
Combining performance, music and art, over three days (May 24 to 26), The Body Circus is to bring the beautiful and the original to a range of venues around town.
A spectacular double bill of folk
Stars of the folk scene Eliza Carthy and Jim Moray join forces in a double bill this Sunday (May 19) at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill.
Theatre hosts tribute act with a difference
A must for fans of The Kinks, this is not just another tribute to an iconic band.
International pianist at Respond
Pianist John Donaldson will be performing at Respond Academy, in Silchester Mews, St Leonards, on Friday May 24.
Music and cinema from Buster Birch
Buster Birch plays Buster Keaton, St Mary-in-the-Castle, Sunday, May 12. Review by Marrion Wells.
Community
English-Speaking Union 1066 (Hastings) Branch
AT our meeting in April Mick Barrow gave a talk on The Fishing Heritage of Hastings.
Ore and St Helen’s Camera Club
AS we are celebrating our 50th season it seemed appropriate to have the theme of Celebration as our theme for the Set Subject competition.
St Helen’s WI
WE have enjoyed a very good start to our spring programme with two interesting speakers. In March, we welcomed Wendy Bates, a camellia enthusiast who came with a large box of plants to illustrate her talk. Wendy introduced the evening by saying that sadly many people thought that camellias were difficult to care for and expensive to buy; she then dismissed both of these misconceptions by giving us easy-to-follow ideas for the planting and care and told us that many camellias could last for 60 years or more which gave a new calculation on the price of annuals.
Hastings and District Services Rendered Association
AT the meeting of the Hastings And District Services Rendered Association on Saturday, May 11 it was agreed that our trip to Blackbush Market and Farnborough British Legion Club was a huge success and we will be organising another trip later in the year to Romford Market and RBL Club.
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Weather for Hastings
Friday 24 May 2013
Today
Light showers
Temperature: 5 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 24 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 6 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: North
