Titus Oates
A shame to mankind! By all accounts, the seventeenth century Titus Oates was a baddy. The son of the Rector of All Saints church in Hastings Old Town, he went from bad to worse. No blue plaque for him! So,…
The Fight Against Modern Slavery In East Sussex
I’ve always found the term ‘modern slavery’ to be a contradictory one. The word ‘slavery’ conjures up visceral images of oppression and innate human suffering that seem somehow associated with the past; a time when we were less civilised, less…
Politikal Pokes by lobbytroll
Trying to keep down appearances A PLAGUE OF LOCUMSArmies of retired GPs are to be marshalled in order to cope with Covid-19. Dubbed Dad’s Doctors their efficacy has been thrown into doubt by GP leaders who have warned that retired doctors…
Transcribing Hastings’ History
Kent Barker calls for a community effort to make the works of one of the town’s great historians and eccentrics more widely available to all. Students of some of the more obscure byways of Hastings’ history will likely know the…
Sausage Life
The column in which terms apply, but not : What’s up? You look as though you’ve swallowed a : I’ve been listening to commercial radio. I’m going to track down and throttle the next actor I hear talking like they’ve…
Politikal Pokes by lobbytroll
BIG BROTHER ISN’T WATCHING YOU According to Hugh Sullivan’s report (HIP, issue 145), the council’s building control officers decreed that certain infringing installations, equipment and signage were to be removed from Hastings pier by 3rd February 2020. These installations included…
Josie Barnes
Her award-winning photography, Hastings fishermen and social realism Local 23-year-old photographer and film graduate, Josie Barnes, won the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery (HMAG) competition in 2019 with her insightful photograph of Hastings fisherman, Darren. Josie tells HIP the story…
Sausage Life!
The column which beats as it sweeps as it cleans GLOBAL WARNING?The continent of Australia, already devastated by unprecedented bush fires, is now apparently on the brink of running out of question marks. Our antipodean correspondent Kylie O’Reilly spoke to…
Politikal Pokes by lobbytroll
‘OL BLUE EYES IS BACK I thank The Albion’s Bob Tipler who passed on this absolute gem of a music agency press release, which manages to paint a tantalising picture of an artiste, whilst avoiding all the rules of grammar, syntax…
Learning The University Game: It’s Never Too Late To Study
Thinking about going to university? UCAS applications closed in January, but it’s not too late to apply. Here’s some advice if you’re thinking about it and some local resources to help you afford it. There were a lot of things…