Arts on the Horizon
When we finally get out of lockdown, there’s bound to be huge excitement and enthusiasm for the Arts – the same Arts that we took for granted until 2020. But at the moment things are very much up in the…
Covid Dominates Hastings Health Provision
The impact of increased Covid-19 infections in East Sussex is dominating local health provision and putting huge pressure on its staff, according to Dr David Walker, the Medical Director of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT), which runs the Conquest…
HIP READ
The Last Gift and other Tales By Mary RothwellPublished by Scriptora on 6th January 2021 Review By Pete Donohue In 2019 HIP Literature favourably reviewed local author Mary Rothwell’s poetry collection Terra Incognita. Now we are pleased to report her…
BOOKBUSTER REVIEW
How to Blow Up a Pipeline By Andreas MalmPublished by Verso, 2021, RRP £, £ at Bookbuster Review by Tim Barton Subtitled Learning to Fight in a World on Fire, this book is in the great radical tradition of the…
Dr Energy
What is the best thing you can do to save energy in an old home?Maria, Old Town Energise South Coast helps a lot of people with older homes locally and they are usually more difficult to make energy efficient. Bear…
New Covid Testing Machines ‘Game Changers’
ESHT (East Sussex Healthcare Trust) announced last Thursday that they are now operating new Covid testing machines, which should significantly increase Covid testing capacity and speed up the turnaround time for test results at the Conquest and Eastbourne District General…
Interesting People #3
Glenn Veness Long-term Hastings resident Glenn Veness has already appeared in HIP, writing an occasional column (see Glenn Veness kicks off again). HIP thought it was time to talk to him about his interesting life. How long have you lived…
Culture Recovery: Round Two
Local arts, music and theatre organisations are bidding this month for a second round of awards to be offered under the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The formal deadline for submission of applications to the Arts Council, who are administering the…
Veganuary
Chatting with the Breakfast Punx Whether you are part of the Hastings vegan scene, or you just appreciate delicious doughnuts and coffee, you have probably heard of Sham City Roasters (@shamcityroasters) and Deadbeat Doughnuts (@deadbeatdoughnuts) run by Dave and Siobhan.…
Trees not just for Xmas
Despite radical restrictions disrupting recent seasonal festivities, our enthusiasm for the traditional Christmas tree has not diminished. UK Sales of the festive fir usually average 8 million each year but by early December 2020 growers were predicting sales of up…