Vincent Lines
By Anna King On 22nd April 50 years ago, Vincent Lines, Hastings resident, artist and former Principal of the School of Art, died. The anniversary is being marked by an exhibition at the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery from 24th…
It Takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Song?
Reflections from the Lantern Society, Hastings’ Candlelit Acoustic Club, by Trevor Moss The Lanterns seemed that much brighter this month, as did the sense of society, as a select crew of determined adventurers sheltered from the raging blizzard. ‘I’m going…
A Doll’s House
Written by Henrik Ibsen Performed at The Stables, Hastings. 9-17 March. Director: Sandra Tomlinson Review by Hugh Bryant What with the price of houses on the south coast, A Doll’s House seemed a good bet. Set in Norway, it was…
Write on in Hastings – Andy Clancy
Local author and retired police officer Andy Clancy has always been a fan of historical fiction. His first novel Sullivan’s War became an amazon best-seller with a raft of 5-star reviews. Now he has a second novel published by Pegasus. A Smuggler’s Tale is set…
Thank God It’s Friday
Reviewed by Angelica Campion I love old pubs and history. My dad was born in The Angel in St Giles, (previously the Bowl) where condemned men went for their last drink before being hanged at Tyburn. There are more than…
Time’s Up
Julia Andrews-Clifford Austerity cuts have hit women’s refuges hard. In 2016 sixty per cent of women who approached a refuge for help were turned away. On average, two women in England and Wales are killed by their current or former…
Jumble Sale & Daytime Rave!!
A local group of creatives, including artists, designers, DJs, poets, activists and fashion designers, are hosting a jumble sale and daytime rave on Good Friday at Mercatoria Business Centre Studios. You may have seen their ‘Don’t Frack With Sussex’ actions - such as…
Danny Pockets: 5.11.64-12.3.18
Heartbreakingly, Hastings and St Leonards’ art community last week lost one of its favourite and most inspiring lights, Danny Pockets, to cancer. By Andy Fyfe A driving force of East London’s fringe art scene during the ’90s and early 2000s, Pockets…
Bookbuster Book Review – Turbulent Sisters
Turbulent Sisters: Women’s Fight for the Vote in Hastings & St Leonards By Ann Kramer Circaidy Gregory Press paperback, RRP £, available at Bookbuster REVIEW BY KAT NIP Women today take it for granted that they have the same rights…
The Beast of Hastings – Aleister Crowley #1
Crowley in Ceremonial Dress Richard Thomas ‘The Wickedest Man in the World’, as the press called him, died in Hastings in 1947. There are people living locally who believe an aura of evil, his evil, lurks in the locations associated…