Great news, the Hastings fishing fleet is to receive a cash boost from the EU.
It is one of six coastal communities whose Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) will share a £4.6 million fund set aside to help areas where fishing is a key industry.
The fleet is one of the few using traditional methods in this the age of high-efficiency technology. It is the largest beach based fishing fleet in the country and fishermen have operated from this area, The Stade, for over a thousand years. The fleet has diminished over the years and it would be sad to see it disappear altogether which is why the cash injection is such good news.
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