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Help bring Paula Rego to Hastings by Caf Fean
Dame Paula Rego is a Portugese-British artist whose work centres around themes of feminism, folk and fairy tale. An adept storyteller, she has used her discipline to exact revenge upon…
Café des Arts – Dave Koller, By Maria Stretton
Stepping into Café des Arts there is a sense of Art Deco meets the present - people of all ages relaxing in huge leather armchairs and sofas, drinking cups of…
Derek Jarman’s jubilee at Electric Palace
by Sarah J Lloyd Performance artist Emilia Telese hosted a screening of Derek Jarman's 1978 punk movie Jubilee last week, and afterwards a lively Q and A with Jordan, the…
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner at The Stables Theatre, Hastings 22nd March 2017
by Darren Johnson Peter Knight will be known to many as fiddle supremo of folk rockers Steeleye Span, for over four decades. The Gigspanner trio initially began as a side…
ML Liebler interviewed by Pete Donohue
Bookbuster Interview The US Rust Belt Poet with the Wife of Bath Kicks Out the Jams in Hastings (England) ML Liebler interviewed by Pete Donohue The (mad) March monthly…
Going To The Dogs
We go to the dog track on Saturday nights We put all our money on a dog that we like A kiss an' a cuddle, an 'ot meat pie Two…
Arts and affordable housing meet in the Ore Valley
A local trust has announced a one day festival of music, food and arts in the Ore Valley on the site of the old Broomgrove Power Station Site, featuring the…
Brexit Fish Stew – Toxic and Incendiary
By Kent Barker It was one of UKIP’s key platforms before last June’s referendum – Nigel Farage, stately as a ship’s figurehead, lead a flotilla of fishing vessels up the…
American Porn by Heathcote Williams
A HIP READ - Review by Pete Donohue On 20th January many of us on this side of The Pond watched mouths agape as the 45th President of the United States…
Hastings Fringe Festival 2017
Do you want to take part in the newest, boldest performing arts festival in Hastings? Then give it a go and showcase your work whether it's theatre, music, magic, spoken…
Ton-Up United Keep Heaping The Goals
Jack Evans in action against Carshalton; credit Scott White Hastings United have become the first club in the top eight tiers of English football to score a hundred league goals…
The Winning Habit
So much of success in sport is confidence - winning breeds more victories, losing saps belief. So Hastings United's two home wins last week, 3-0 against Horsham, 4-0 over Whyteleafe,…
Wisdens – 120 years of Sport in the Community
What is the sporting centrepiece of Hastings? Footballers might choose Pilot Field, tennis players the courts of Amherst or The Green, athletes the track at William Parker, hockey players the…
Hastings Runners – Biggest (And Cheapest) Club In Town
The sports clubs and societies of Hastings and St Leonards are legion. From American footballers and archers through to yachting sailors and yoga groups the experience of gathering together for…
Home Secretary’s home targeted in refugee rehousing protest
Protestors gather outside the constituency home of Amber Rudd to protest the foreshortening of the Dubs amendment. By Sam Kinch Protestors gathered outside the constituency home of Hastings & Rye…
New St Leonards Gallery/Antique Space Opens
The iconic Marine Court, St Leonards is the location of OBJEKT D’ART! – Michele Doyle’s new gallery showcasing antique specialists and featuring an ever-changing display of affordable and exclusive artifacts.…
New World/Old World… Chaqu’un a son gout
by Tracey Claridge In the 1970s the choice of wines available on the High St was poor. Brands such as German Blue Nun Liebfraumilch, Bulls Blood from Hungary, Mateus Rosé…
Small Town, Open Mind
By Pete Donohue The Hastings & St. Leonards community has a history of all-inclusiveness and speaking its mind that stretches back over many years. Through 2017 we continue that tradition…
‘A Little Jazzed Up’ for the Friends Of The Conquest £1M Scanner Appeal
A special concert intriguingly called ‘A Little Jazzed Up’ is going to be staged at the Hastings Centre on The Ridge on Saturday February 4 at in aid of the…
Not Here Not Us Short stories of Syria – Author: Bronwen Griffiths
A Hip Read - reviewed by Pete Donohue Hastings author Bronwen Griffiths describes herself as an activist committed to solidarity with the Syrian Revolution. Whether those opposing an oppressive…
Poetry Corner
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Diary of a Somebody
compiled by Patrick Carabine An occasional series in which we randomly browse the recollections of an anonymous diarist. DECEMBER/JANUARY SATURDAY 24TH DEC I can’t say I’ll be sad to see…
Local Momentum: Building for Labour and Debunking Misinformation
by Natasha Scott Local Momentum activists led by Alfred Bouch set up a stall in the town centre of Hastings at Wellington Place on Saturday 7th January. When interviewing Mr…
Council Faced With Difficult Choices In Tough Budget
Hastings Borough Council Hastings Borough Council has unveiled proposals for its 2017/18 budget. Council leader Cllr Peter Chowney explained “We are faced with continuing cuts from our government grant, which…
Hold the Back Page – And Look at the Listings!
by Sports Editor, Hugh Sullivan Here is our new sports page - same as the old one but now closest it can squeeze to the back of the newspaper without…
East Sussex welcomes Syrian refugee families
In September 2015 the UK pledged to welcome 20,000 refugees from Syria over the next five years East Sussex district and borough councils have agreed to support the resettlement of…
Sea Change Waives Rules
By Sam Kinch The future of a valuable publicly owned asset in the heart of the Ore Valley has been cast into doubt after the company in charge of its…
Winter Comfort Food
by Meg Cronin This is a very comforting chicken and rice dish with celeriac roasties – just perfect to have on a cold winter’s night. You can prep your own…
Troubled Mental Health Trust ‘needing improvement’ welcomes new CEO
By Andrew Everest The mental health trust that services Hastings and Rother, has been assessed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as ‘requiring improvement’ as of September 2016, as it…
Youth Council submit petition to the Home Secretary
Following on from the successful Love Hastings, Love Yourself event held in Hastings (October 2016) to celebrate World Mental Health Day, Hastings Youth Council has submitted a petition to Amber…
Hastings Academy students’ fun fashion and refreshments find funds for MIND
By Andrew Everest Students at Hastings Academy have used a fun fashion day, and a dash of enterprise, to raise funds for the school’s chosen cause, the mental health charity…
Campaigners Call On County Council To Divest Local Pensions From Fossil Fuels As Value Of Funds Divested Globally Passes $5 Trillion
Divest East Sussex Pension funds that fail to consider climate risk could face legal challenges say leading UK barristers. Campaigners from around East Sussex have hailed a new report, showing…
Obituary: Pete Burden – 4th April 1941 – 27th December 2016
by Marcus Weeks Hastings, and the world of music, is a quieter, sadder place with the loss of alto saxophonist Pete Burden, who has died aged 75. Perhaps the best…
The Cyril and Lilian Bishop Lifeboat
By Richard Price The Ghost of Dunkirk In 2014 Hastings residents saved the Priscilla MacBean lifeboat, which can been seen at the Junction of Harold Road and Old London Road,…
Politikal Pokes by Lobbytroll
by Lobbytroll THE SUN HAS GOT HIS KIT OFF The news that The Sun, the UK’s intellectual mouthpiece, has lost £48 million brought a tear to my eye – and…
There’s No Accounting For It
by Peter Cobrin I want to talk about accountability and I want to talk about democracy and I want to start at a school near you. All state schools are…
Gender Breakdown review
As we welcome the new year, it seems appropriate to reflect on one of the more sobering and thought-provoking cultural events of 2016, which provided a hopeful spark at the…
Tribute To Artist Harry Snook
by Mary Hooper Harry Snook, a much admired artist and well loved friend to many, died peacefully on Tuesday December 6th. Harry worked prolifically in different media - painting, construction,…
Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land
Drama on screen at the Kino Teatr Review by Elizabeth Allen The innovation of screening live stage performances, drama and opera, and so making them widely available, has unarguably proved…
Hit the Stage for Hastings Fringe Festival 2017
by Miranda Gavin Have you got an original act you want to perform, new writing to showcase, a story to tell, poetry to slam, or music to share? Join us…