The Latest Breaking News from Hastings

Hastings Direct’s failures forced my family out of our home

A leak beneath our fridge-freezer last winter caused extensive damage but there’s still no functioning kitchen

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Chess: Magnus Carlsen back in World Rapid and Blitz as Fide signals jeansgate peace

The Norwegian world No 1 will compete at Doha next week, a year after he was penalised for wearing jeans in New York

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

Hotelier made MBE says ‘hospitality is in my blood’

James McGinn, managing director of Hastings Hotels, has been made an MBE for services to tourism and hospitality in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025

Take note: cashless hard-sell a dodgy deal

Letters and Short Takes, April 6,2024

Newcastle Herald · Apr 5, 2024

Port deal: lifting the lid on commitments and compensation

Newcastle port deal: Liability could cost NSW between $600 million and $4.3 billion

Newcastle Herald · Mar 25, 2024

Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, eight, sets new records with victory in Zagreb

The Harrow schoolgirl, who won the women’s prize in the European open blitz championship, plays at Hastings next week in the chess world’s longest running congress

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023

Chess: Adams wins in London at 52 while Royal, 14, aims for GM in Hastings

The eight-time British champion called the London Classic “my best ever result” while the young talent will be close to a new English age record if he scores his third and final GM norm

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

Pride of Estonia: Paul Keres, one of the best to never hold chess world crown

A top player for a quarter of a century and a national hero immortalised on coins, the fates denied him a match for the world title

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

The great car insurance con: Complaints about payouts soar as motorists hit by record-high premiums

Exclusive: Insurers delaying payout claims and undervaluing cars among top complaints

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Where's the proof the Supercars sting is worth it for Newcastle?

What we heard was that there appears to be no evidence to prove that Newcastle benefits from Supercars visits

Newcastle Herald · Apr 6, 2023