The Opportunity
The Opportunity Friday 29 April saw graphic novel author Will Volley appearing at The Beacon on Hastings’ West Hill. In an interview led by local writer Erica Smith, he talked about his career to date and his new graphic novel,…
3 Weeks to go
3 Weeks to go to Diary Day In 'Diary, the motto really is: 'Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?' It coaches us to be aware of our motives and not just be a reaction to the circumstances around us.' Chuck…
Community-run newspaper launches crowdfunder to celebrate 50th issue
The Hastings Independent Press (HIP) is a free, not-for-profit, fortnightly newspaper run mainly by volunteers – and they’ve just published their 50th issue. Having run for two years on a shoestring, they’re now raising the bar with a crowdfunding campaign, aiming…
Hastings Independent Press launches crowdfunder!
We know you love HIP as much as we do which is why we've just launched a crowdfunder to keep this fantastic newspaper truly independent and thriving. Your local community news source, run by a bunch of extremely dedicated volunteers working on a…
New Hastings Domesday Diaries
Hastings Speaks launches an exciting new project to create a modern Domesday record of ordinary people’s lives in Hastings in 2016 as part of the Root 1066 International Festival. Using diaries, blogs, pictures, photos and spoken word events, we will…
Local author hammers home message of peace
Local author hammers home message of peace Andrea Needham with the hammer she used to disarm a Hawk warplane - courtesy of Peace News Pete Donohue Andrea Needham is already well-known in Hastings and St Leonards as a local campaigner…
Issue 46 is out on the town!
Our volunteers are out distributing our first issue of 2016, and it's a cracker. And that's not all - we've only gone and got ourselves a brand new website! It's updated with all the information you need, on how to…
Build your journalism skills – for free
Can’t afford a traditional journalism course? Don’t despair, there are some great resources out there. Journalism is changing – but that’s nothing new. Since the birth of the printing press, this fast-paced industry been in a state of constant flux. The…