1958 or 2018? You decide
By Angelica Campion Planning a trip to the Isle of Wight (IOW), a friend warns me it’s 1958 over there. That’s Ok, there are parts of Hastings like that, but I look up the EU referendum results to see that…
Council scoops award for town’s ‘outstanding’ parks
Alexandra Park, Hastings Country Park and St Leonards Gardens in Hastings have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as some of the very best in the world. The parks are among a record-breaking 1,883 UK parks and green…
HIP SHORT STORY: The Bridge
By Adam Russell A word on the Link Road. Or as it’s affectionately known, the Combe Valley Way. It’s made of tarmac, but words built it. Seventeen years of talk paved the way for it. Engine noise from politicians, developers,…
Could You be a Mediator?
Julia Mortimer Hastings and Rother Mediation Service (HRMS) help people find practical solutions to seemingly impossible problems across East Sussex. They help resolve conflict in communities and within families and provide training in conflict resolution to enable people to develop…
Foraging: Brittlegills
By Geoff Dann The UK is still in the midst of the longest spell of unbroken hot/dry weather since 1976, and as a result there are almost no ground-fruiting fungi to be found. This is likely to change very quickly…
Notes from the Weald
The second in an occasional series By Adam Russell For me, a walk is a lesson in humility, a reminder that I can never finish it. Not the one I intend anyway, the one in my head, which is always…
A Gap in Local History
Launching the West Street Chronical. By Tom Daldry Neoliberal political economy and academic research have one thing in common: the non-negotiable need to uncover (and then nail shut) a ‘gap in the market’. Competitive instincts inspire a commodity culture on…
The Night of 15th June: Pier Staff give their Account
by Emma Harwood Former staff have described how the swiftly completed sale of Hastings Pier last month precluded any formal communication from either the administrators or the new owner Sheikh Abid Gulzar about their future roles and rates of pay.…
Hanging on by a thread
Mark Wallinger at the Jerwood Gallery Review by Jilliene Sellner Mark Wallinger, known for his droll installations and winner of the 2007 Turner Prize, brings his thoughtful witticism to the Jerwood Gallery. On entering the Foreshore Gallery, one is confronted…
Literary Festival Books in to Hastings
By Alison Steel Hastings is set to welcome award-winning and best-selling writers, performers and poets next month at the town’s newest festival. The impressive line-up includes authors Patrick Gale, Sophie Hannah, Simon Mawer, Alison Moore, Michael Arditti, Mavis Cheek, Rianna…