Watermelon and yuzu juice – the drink of angels
By A. Vasudevan, The Literary Shed We’re experiencing an ‘Indian Summer’ apparently. And although I know it means unseasonably warm weather in late autumn, the term has always slightly baffled me – as summers in India are much earlier in…
Hastings lawyers walk to promote access to justice this September
On 17th September lawyers from Hastings along with colleagues and friends will be walking the annual Hastings legal walk to support local free legal advice centres. The event is expected to raise over £4,000 to promote access to justice for…
Bookbuster Book Review
The Production of Money How to Break the Power of Bankers By Ann Pettifor Published by Verso, available from Printed Matter Books, price £ Review by Lee Humphries Ann Pettifor is an economist best known for predicting the global financial…
Loads of large edible boletes fruiting locally
By Geoff Dann I love this time of year. The oppressive hot weather has gone and nature is at its most abundant for a forager. Best of all, it has been nine months since mushroom season ended and I don’t…
Making a Mark
By Tina Morris, director of Coastal Currents I’m proud to say that by the time you read this, four new pieces of street art will have been installed in Hastings. What a lot of energy it has taken and certainly…
READER LETTER: Where’s the Cancer?
IN RESPONSE TO ‘What on Earth are You Eating?’ from issue 108 available here. Your recent story on GM Crops and the herbicide glyphosate leads me to wonder why other media outlets seem deaf to the dangers. Following the California court…
The Future of Hastings Town Centre
In the light of the council’s long term development plans for Hastings, what might the future hold for businesses, customers and employees in the town? By Emma Harwood PICTURE MONTAGE: Colin Gibson Hastings Borough Council’s Area Action Plan (AAP) highlights…
ERDOGAN’S SINKING SHIP
Talk of Donald Trump’s possible impeachment has pushed his sanctions against NATO ally Turkey off the front pages. But the US leader’s intemperate reaction to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s continued detention of US citizen Pastor Andrew Brunson on espionage charges…
Grand Plans for Hastings
Residents urged to have their say during public consultation. By Julia Hilton There is less than a month to go to comment on, and influence, the biggest urban development plan for the borough of Hastings probably since James Burton transformed St…
International Composers Festival
(Artistic dir: Polo Piatti) Preview By Julian Norridge In six concerts over three music-filled days, from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September, the International Composers Festival 2018 will feature live performances of some of the most exciting, melodic and appealing classical…