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OB – “It’s Going To Happen”
Hastings Borough Council last week granted full planning permission by delegated powers to social enterprise developers White Rock Neighbourhood Ventures (WRNV) for refurbishment of the Observer Building and change of use. The permitted mixed-use redevelopment will comprise retail and office…
Subculture Vulture
Hastings has traditionally welcomed those who march to the beat of a different drum. This may be why, historically, subcultures have thrived here. There is an unyielding spirit of rebelliousness that stretches all the way back to days of smugglers…
Why So Low?
East Sussex Health and Overview Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) is investigating why Hastings and Rother areas have comparatively low levels of ; “There are some things here that don’t make normal sense when you consider the impact of coronavirus on deprived…
Sitting Out
Hastings Borough Council has removed benches from the town centre in Wellington Place with the aim of “reclaiming space” from drunks and ; Local traders have generally applauded the move, but many shoppers and other pedestrians who regularly use the…
HIP READ
New graphic novel on Mugsborough The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in words & pictures By Scarlet and Sophie Rickard Published by SelfMadeHero, Paperback, 352 pages. RRP £ REVIEW BY PETE DONOHUE A graphic adaptation of Robert Tressell’s classic semi-autobiographical novel of…
Looking for an alternative to alcohol?
I’ve often wondered why I drink. What is it specifically about alcohol that I want to experience? What I do know is that when I’ve been forced to spend long periods of time in pubs and other places where drinking…
Wrap up your honey and give plenty of money!
Every year in the Easter school holidays, ATownExploresABook festival celebrates a book. Next year’s will be Edward Lear’s Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets of 1871. This much-loved heritage anthology contains the first publication of the nation’s favourite poem (2014…
Casting light and bringing hope
Book review by Dave Young The 21st Century Revolution - A Call to Greatness by Bruce Nixon has two immediately obvious attributes: positivity and accessibility. Many recent tomes documenting the current ecological crisis have been incisive in diagnosing the problem,…