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Retro Games Night
Tuesday 13th February saw old technology given a new lease of life in the first of a proposed regular retro games night. Taking place in the Grand rue de pera…
Protecting your Business when Customers go into Liquidation
Carillion, the UK’s second largest construction company went into liquidation on 15th January 2018, after running up huge debts of around £ There is no doubt more to emerge on…
OPINION: The Means of Repression
Colin Gibson takes issue with Britain’s booming arms trade Our despicable and morally-bankrupt weapons industry has successfully hoodwinked and bribed its way into the national ignorance. Since the Brexit referendum,…
Safety in a Land where Men wear Skirts
Rosanna and Family in Chile 1970 Not all refugees coming to Britain have to be isolated and treated with hostility. Rossana Leal has recently founded a Buddy project for the…
ANALYSIS: Ode to Joy?
Kent Barker looks at the growing evidence of severe economic consequences given a hard or even medium boiled Brexit Schadenfreude – taking pleasure in another’s misfortune – is not a…
Totally Tropical Teaser & Blueberry Belter Smoothies
WHOLESOME KITCHEN BY HOLLY JOHNSON I love a delicious smoothie to start the day and this fantastic duo contain potent and nutrilicious blend of anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and health-boosting ingredients. Being…
Welcome back!
Hastings Library re-opens in the Brassey Institute, Claremont After works which have taken over two years to complete and cost over £ million - more than £720,000 over budget - …
Teachers Get Some Sun in Hastings
The Hastings Friendship Link’s delegation left for our Twin Town in Sierra Leone on February 9th as part of an ongoing exchange project. Thirteen teacher members of the group will…
MANifesto
The representation of women in power is full of contradictions – from Elizabeth I through to Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton and Theresa May: stereotyped; objectified; masculinised; feminised. The media representation of…
No Plastic Shop started in Hastings
With environmental pollution from plastic waste an ever-increasing concern, many are seeking ways to reduce their impact. One such person is Hastings-based Izzy Crouch, who noticed the plastic pollution on…
Brothel Closed in Modern Slavery Crackdown
EMMA HARWOOD REPORTS Five women who were trafficked to Hastings “for the purpose of sexual exploitation” have been removed to safety following the closure of a brothel in Russell Street.…
Café des Arts to close at end of month
BY ROD WEBB This much-loved café in Robertson Street, Hastings is set to close on 28 February. During the past eight years, it has provided much needed employment opportunities for…
The War on the Old
BOOKBUSTER BOOK REVIEW The War on the Old by John Sutherland Biteback Publishing, hardback, rrp £, Bookbuster price £ REVIEW BY KAT NIP After the result of the last election and the…
New Hastings-based Theatre Company Debuts with Hamlet
TOM DALDRY of Theatre Nation tells HIP about this production Patrick Kealey (Artistic Director) and myself (Writer/Producer) initiated Theatre Nation last summer. A(nother) theatre company, a local one; one that…
SeaChange under renewed attack
SeaChange Sussex, funded with public money channelled through the South East Local Enterprise Partnership, have been accused by environmental pressure group Combe Haven Defenders (CHD) of presiding over a doubling…
HAVE Launch
On Saturday 10th February, Hastings Access to Venues and Events launched their first quarterly newsletter. It grew out of their informal Facebook group and other longstanding efforts to publicise the…
Fat Tuesday 2018
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK RICHARDS
A Brush With Violence Ghosts, Hamlet and The Art of Butoh
Butoh is an art form which is at the same time instantly recognisable, but extremely elusive of description or definition. Like the paintings of Francis Bacon, the way one is…
Younger Than That Now
Calum Davis in action for Hastings United v Molesey; credit Scott White The early songs of Bob Dylan are hardly likely to feature on the playlist of Hastings United manager…
Opera and Ballet International Perfectly pins Madame Butterfly
White Rock 30th January The decision to show Ellen Kent’s production of Madame Butterfly at the White Rock was timely. It reveals how the cliched view that a conquering country…
Aliens and vertigo among excuses for missing tax return deadline
In the run-up to the tax return deadline, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) released a list of wonderful excuses it has received from those who fail to meet the deadline…
National Pet Dental Health Month
Nicky Diver-Clarke RVN Your Pet Nurse Hastings February is National Pet Dental Health Month and a great opportunity to ask yourself, am I doing enough to look after my dog’s…
Sign Up for the Sara Lee Trust Therapy Month and Support a Local Charity
This March, the Sara Lee Trust is launching its annual Hastings and Rother Therapy Month to help fund essential care and raise awareness of how counselling and therapy can improve…
EU Supports Hastings Fishermen
BY KENT BARKER The European Parliament has voted to outlaw electric pulse fishing – a practice long criticised by the Hastings fleet. The recommendation came from the European Committee of…
IN MY VIEW: The Great British Parliamentary Oligarchy
BY MERLIN PENDRAGON Anarchism is basically about questioning everything assumed and everything held sacred. As I mentioned in the last article, it’s a thought process, a tendency to mental deconstruction…
Vegan Drop Pancakes with Creme Fraiche and berries
This a tried and tested recipe that my sister makes regularly for her cross-pollinated veggie and vegan family. She made them for my daughter on her birthday, they wolfed them…
It’s all about you, you, you and a little bit me
What a transition befalls us now, throw away your dried apricot of a January and soak up the lava of a fully enriched Fat Tuesday. It’s all about the restocking…
Fever of the Light
blackShed Gallery, 17th February – 31st March HIP talks to filmmaker and Electric Palace cinema owner, Rebecca E Marshall, as she prepares to unveil her latest project, Fever of the…
Brewers back down over pub closure
A community fight to save a favourite pub and social centre has saved The New Inn in Sidley from immediate closure. Formerly owned by Punch Taverns, the New Inn was…
REVIEW: The Post
Steven Spielberg said of his latest film, eleven months in the making, “This is the fastest film I ever made.” The reason? “The level of urgency to make the movie…
HOCKEY: hockey Saxons make light of absentees in Horntye goalfest – But Ladies slide to disappointing defeat
South Saxons Men 7, Marden Russets 2; South Saxons Ladies 0, 2 On a wet afternoon at Horntye last Saturday, Hastings’ top hockey sides, the respective men and ladies of…
Art Exhibition to Raise Funds for Local Rescue Cats
Bluebell Ridge Cat Rehoming Centre in Hastings is holding its first art exhibition from which all proceeds go towards helping local rescue cats in need. The exhibition is free to…
OPINION: Not Riding into the Sunset
BY TIM GODWIN To ride a bicycle from Hastings Station to the popular seafront cycle route, without breaking a byelaw and risking a fine, currently involves crossing at least two…
Chocolate and Cacao – A story of betrayal
BY SOPHIE MEYER How would you feel if your wine was made of less than 50% of grapes? At The C Note Ltd, we believe that cacao is for chocolate…
The People’s Pier?
KENT BARKER REPORTS: Discussions have been held over possible future community ownership of the Hastings Pier. A packed meeting of Pier shareholders considered whether they might be able to establish…
ARK financial woes predicted by parents
BY KENT BARKER Hastings parents have said they are ‘unsurprised’ at the financial difficulties facing the Ark Academies group. The multi-academy trust (MAT) which runs five Hastings schools, posted a…
A Device to Secure Attention Art And Commerce in Documentary Film – Is a Clash Inevitable?
BY KEITH RODWAY ‘A literary skeleton, plus film illustrations – such, almost without exception, are all films’ - Dziga Vertov Former Professor of Anthropology at the University of Papua New…
Council Plan Hefty Rent Increase For Gardeners
BY GILLIAN METCALFE & MERLIN PENDRAGON Although the allotment holders of Hastings may not be planning a pitchfork rebellion, the usually law-abiding and civilised group of gardeners show signs of…
Abacuses Develop Mental Activity and Fight Illness
BY VERONICA ZACON & MERLIN PENDRAGON Brain Health Researchers in Japan, Canada and Spain have proven the efficiency of Abacus calculation in maintaining cognitive health for the elderly. Thousands of elderly people…
Holly’s Wholesome Kitchen
BY HOLLY JOHNSON After a spell of ill-health a few years back, I decided to heal my body by nourishing it with nutritious, vibrant and wholesome foods. It’s now my…