Apathy in France
Luther Sullivan I am watching the World Cup on TV channel TF1 in a street in Paris. “No bet no game”, declares a prominent advert (in English) during half time. How true in France; after all what possible pleasure could…
Anguish in Peru
Felix Sullivan Peru last went to a world cup in 1982. They are also at an impressively high 11th in the FIFA rankings (above England). There has been a huge sense of pride, but also expectation. Every advert on TV…
BOOKBUSTER REVIEW
My Turn Will Come By E G Smart Paperback, available at Bookbuster REVIEW BY EMILY BRYANT The author of this moving new novel has a background in training and business support. I think that this must have helped her to create…
Campaign Against Arms Trade
Tim Barton reports back from a public meeting on the UK’s arms exports. People from Hastings were given an insight into the arms industry when Wendy Horler of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) spoke at a public meeting on June…
U.S. and Them
Hold onto your jeans through the Levi levy trade war Last week the EU imposed tariffs on the US in retaliation for tariffs recently imposed by the US on long-standing allies around the globe, including Canada, Mexico, India, China and…
Britain’s Got Love Island (and Love Island’s Got Talent)
It’s essential that the content regime of any reality TV format involves the audience as stakeholders in a balanced public service broadcasting ecology. This is the creative imperative. Britain’s Got Talent invites entertainers to showcase their talent to a nation…
‘When the Oak Spoke’ to Wadhurst
Beth Martin Hastings-based artist Beccy McCray got Wadhurst talking on Sunday 10th June, when she launched her latest participatory arts project, ‘When the Oak Spoke’; an initiative commissioned by local arts charity, Wadhurst Culture. Over 250 attendees of all ages…
New Plans for Bohemia and Town Centre
Hastings Borough Council will soon be consulting on a new draft area action plan, or AAP, for Hastings Town Centre and Bohemia. Councillor Peter Chowney, Leader of Hastings Borough Council, said, “Whilst the town centre represents the commercial heart of…
Hastings is the Plaice to Be
Hastings Borough Council is developing a ‘Hastings Fish’ brand, after securing grant funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). It will be launched at the Seafood and Wine Festival in September, with lots of opportunities to see, taste…
Free Hearing Resource Service brought to Hastings
The East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre mobile unit will be visiting Hastings on Thursday 5th July 2018, and will be outside Debenhams in the Robertson Street precinct from – The East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre is a registered charity working…