14 year-old from Hastings is third best unicyclist in the world
by Pete Donohue Dekki Sudiarta, born and raised in Hastings, first discovered his natural talent as a unicyclist at age eleven. The Rye Community College student was initially inspired by a friend to get his first unicycle and started…
Brookes & Leal bring an icon of contemporary literature to Hastings
Review: ‘An Evening with Irvine Welsh’ plus support from Andrew Grainger, Richard Heslop, Michael Smith and David Quantick. By Pete Donohue Recently relocated back to Hastings, arts event producers and promoters Simone Brookes and Rossana Leal have built on their…
Quick march: Intrepid trio plan to ‘yomp’ like Saxons
Forget walking like an Egyptian, or moving like Jagger, to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings an intrepid trio of latter-day Saxons are aiming to recreate a magnificent feat of military manoeuvring, the Saxon Army's epic march…
Irvine Welsh hits Hastings – An exclusive HIP interview
Ahead of ‘An Evening with Irvine Welsh’, local promoters Simone Brookes & Rossana Leal caught up with the internationally acclaimed Edinburgh author for an intimate chat about Hastings, music and writing. “We are really excited to be bringing one of…
Letter from a Wild West Hillbilly
No. 3: Madness is creeping up the Hill By Pete Donohue When I moved to Hastings thirty years ago – yep, not a native but a BICCLIDFL – someone told me this town, like Rome, was built on seven hills.…
What do you call people who live in Hastings?
Last issue, we had a few people get in touch to object to our use of the word 'Hastonians' on the front cover. The correct word, they said, was 'Hastingers', which harks back to the Anglo-Saxon tribe the Hæstingas, who…
To whom it may concern,
I am writing in response to the article titled 'Julian Assange is a political prisoner, not a fugitive from Justice' in the latest edition of The Hastings Independent. In my response to this article I do, of course, take into…
Dear Metro,
I'd like to briefly pen this response to your article on the 23rd January All Hastings – Shoreditch on Sea is on the up and up says Alison Taylor. It may surprise you to hear that many people in Hastings…