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FOOTBALL: ‘U’s Stay in Contention
HARINGEY BOROUGH 0, HASTINGS UTD 5 HASTINGS UTD 2, FOLKESTONE INVICTA 1 BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 0, HASTINGS UTD 1 HUGH SULLIVAN As of last weekend, Hastings United remained in contention for a play-off…
2066 Virtual City: The World’s First Inland Seaside
In the wake of a climate crisis architect KEN DAVIS imagines a new urban centre connecting Hastings, Battle and Bexhill This vision, this idea, this plan is overwhelmingly positive. It…
LEVELLING UP FUNDS RAIDED TO COMPLETE LINK ROAD
£ Cash Gap Plugged out of Awards to Hastings and Rother HUGH SULLIVAN On 25 March the Westminster government announced that Hastings borough and Rother district will receive targeted cash…
Jack-in-the-Green Future ‘At Risk’
PAUL McLAUGHLIN The future of the Hastings traditional Jack-in-the-Green festival has been put in doubt because of a lack of funding and commitment from Hastings Borough Council(HBC), according to founder and…
From Grief to Inspiration
ROD WEBB talks to celebrated actor and comedian Steve Furst about how he came to direct a film about mental health Last month, Steve Furst hosted an event at the…
Connecting through Ceramics
FIONA MCGARRY is entranced by St Leonards Ceramics Studio Over the past few years, there has been a palpable ‘buzz’ in St Leonards as people give in to their urge to…
June Comedy Bonanza
JAKE ALEXANDER, one of the directors of Hastings Comedy Festival, previews what’s in store this June This June, be prepared for a week of laughter as the annual Hastings Comedy…
Water Bill Boycott: Town Hall Event
There is something about the impunity with which England’s water companies are allowed to dump sewage into our rivers and seas: it seems emblematic of the corruption and gross inequality…
Sea Change Looks to Borough Council to Remedy Azur Disrepair
Sea Change Sussex, the publicly funded regeneration company which has held the head lease of the Azur Marina Pavilion since 2007, has appointed national leisure sector property agents Fleurets alongside…
DISSENT, DISORDER, DIVISION
Uproar As Mayor Terminates Council Meeting PAUL McLAUGHLIN AND HUGH SULLIVAN The last full meeting of Hastings Borough Council before May’s local elections was suspended and then abandoned last Wednesday…
Eregata
VICTORIA KINGHAM at Hastings Contemporary’s new Spring show The spring and summer seasons at Hastings Contemporary promise to be the best yet both in terms of exhibitions and participatory activities.…
Neighbourhood Rock
One of Hastings’ biggest musical names returns home after a busy week following the release of There Goes The Neighbourhood. HARRY HAWKINS takes in Kid Kapichi’s fine performance at the…
BOORMAN’S BACK
Former council manager joins crisis response team at Old Roar PAUL McLAUGHLIN Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has set up a dedicated emergency response taskforce to coordinate efforts to help those…
Community Solidarity after Right-Wing Threat to Hastings Mosque
Muhammad Daniel provides a personal perspective Last week, Hastings Mosque received an anonymous email saying a group of ‘Britain First’ members would be marching to the mosque on Sunday morning…
Expanding Hastings Higher Education
CALLUM THOMSOM Hastings is no stranger to film and TV crews, with their numerous vans often spilling out along the seafront. The Great Escaper (2022), Close to Me (2021), Dear…
Cream Tea with HotWax
SERENA FERRARI “Which one do you put first – the cream or the jam?” asks Tallulah Sim-Savage, lead vocalist and guitarist of new hyped rock band, HotWax. “The cream, I…
Legitimate Protest vs Mob Rule
SIMON HESTER, convenor of Hastings Stand Up To Racism and chair of Hastings & District Trades Union Council says that, far from mob rule, marches like this Saturday’s in London…
FOOTBALL: Cruttwell Returns
HASTINGS UNITED 1, BILLERICAY TOWN 1HUGH SULLIVAN Hastings United matched play-off rivals Billericay Town in an absorbing contest at Pilot Field last Saturday - their first competitive action since 13 February…
None of the Above
New Group Show at Electro Studios Six contemporary artists. Six contrasting styles. Commitment to challenging work, from deeply personal to fiercely political. There is no overarching narrative. These artworks transgress…
HOMES AT RISK!
PAUL McLAUGHLIN Residents living in Foxcote and Penhurst Close (below Little Ridge Ave) have been forced to abandon their homes as a major landslip threatens to push their properties into the stream…
New Year Assault on Hunt Sabs: Police Still Seeking Culprits
RICHARD PRICE In a shocking incident captured on video, a group of four masked assailants targeted a broken-down car, smashing its windows and threatening the terrified occupants. The attack unfolded…
International Women’s Day Festival Promises to be a Roaring Success
ERICA SMITH Each year, Hastings Women’s Voice hosts an International Women’s Day event. Last year’s festival in Stade Hall was such a success that it has outgrown the venue. This…
Wicked Leeks
In fact, Leeks were traditionally considered virtuous and were linked to St David (a teetotal vegetarian). So what could be better to cook right now as St David’s Day approaches?…
£3M REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ROAD, SAY SEA CHANGE
But County Council Still ‘Looking’ for Funding Hugh Sullivan At a meeting of the full East Sussex County Council on 6 February, a member of the public, Bernard Brown, raised…
Local Transport Plan for County
MARK SULLIVAN A new Local Transport Plan (LTP), issued in January by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and currently up for public consultation, proclaims five aims: enable safer and more…
The Hidden Value of Carers
LOUISE VLADI, Charity Manager of the Association of Carers gives some facts and figures about unpaid caring and how the organisation helps this hidden army of caregivers. There are over…
Climate Plagues
DAVID EP DENNIS Over the course of history across the world, there have been terrible outbreaks of diseases, and the local climate plays a part in spreading sickness. Science can…
FOOTBALL: Dissent Punished in Derby Defeat
3 February: Kingstonian 1, Hastings Utd 3 6 February: Hastings Utd 0, Horsham 2 10 February: Hastings Utd 1, Lewes 3 HUGH SULLIVAN A comfortable away win for the ‘U’s at Kingstonian on 3 February elevated…
David Rovics: New Songs for Palestine
LEAH LEVANE of Hastings and Rye Palestine Solidarity Campaign writes about the David Rovics current world tour which lands in Hastings on 22 February. David Rovics is an American musician…
Jess Steele, Community Entrepreneur
HUGH SULLIVAN In an era of squeezed public finances, soaring construction costs and wasting infrastructure, the renovation of buildings around Cambridge Road by the Hastings Commons (HC) group of trusts…
What to do with Dorothy
PAUL McLAUGHLIN A campaign to save the historic fishing boat which greets visitors to Hastings as they exit the railway station has divided local opinion. The RX53 Dorothy Melinda is…
A Forgotten Hastings Hoaxer
HELEN MURPHY & NICK PELLING investigate a curious case Have you ever heard of Charles Dawson? I suspect not. He was a well respected Victorian gent who was brought up…
Pedalling a Good Cause
Are you looking for a new fitness challenge for 2024? And one that would actually help other people? How about a 4-day cycle ride from Eastbourne to Amsterdam? Obviously that…
Keeping HIP on the Road
ROD WEBB Hastings Independent is a print newspaper that attempts to be both for the community and by the community – but given that our town is a particularly diverse…
MIXED RECEPTION FOR TOWN CENTRE RE-DESIGN
HUGH SULLIVAN A preliminary re-design of Hastings Town Centre was unveiled at a Town Deal Board meeting last week, then presented in the central hub of Priory Meadow shopping centre…
BARNETT’S BLUE MONDAY TURNS GREEN
HUGH SULLIVAN and PAUL McLAUGHLIN The third Monday of January has come to be coined as Blue Monday – the most depressing day of the year in the UK measured…
Living the Rental Nightmare
My partner D and I are both 65. He is in poor health. We have lived in our current ground floor flat on St Leonards seafront for five years. We…
Why are Teachers Leaving the Profession?
With almost a third of teachers leaving the profession within five years of starting, former teacher CALLUM THOMSON explores why. Recent data released by the Department for Education shows that…
Fat Tuesday Festival Returns with Anniversary Disc
Despite the rejection of Arts Council England support, Hastings Fat Tuesday CIC (HFT) have announced that next month’s festival can and will proceed, albeit on a reduced budget. A successful…
It’s About That Time…
VICTORIA KINGHAM on Darius Brubeck at Jazz Hastings Another packed night at the best jazz club this side of London. Chairs are brought in from everywhere, jazz club organisers meet…