Ditch The Wrapping, And Get Naked This Xmas
A survey, conducted by Hastings Adventure Golf to launch its ‘Naked Christmas’ campaign encouraging the reduction of packaging and wrapping, claims the majority of Hastings adults would prefer to receive ‘help’ than a ; Around 75% of the 500 adults…
‘I Can’t Help Myself’
(from taking another bite): discovering the soul of London Road’s new café Watching my partner gleefully devour his slice of chocolate Guinness cake at the recently opened Sugarpie Honeybuns café, I couldn’t help but wonder whether the Four Tops, when…
Environmental Update
News of the Natural World Seawater quality Water collected from Pelham Beach and tested by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has been rated ‘sufficient’ – the joint-lowest rating obtained in Sussex. In St Leonards samples tested…
Celebrating Life With The Silver Darlings
Hastings fishmonger Tush Hamilton, 77, talks about the past and present of the under-rated herring. He and his wife Pat will be at Hastings’ eighth Herring Fair (23rd & 24th November, 11am-4pm, Stade Open Space, free entry) along with other…
Fighting the sugar epidemic
In HIP 138 Ben Bruges examined our addiction to sugar. Here he explores what’s being done to combat its impact. The intergovernmental Office for Economic Cooperation and Development says the UK is Western Europe’s most obese nation. Obesity costs the…
Clothes On For Shiatsu Oblivion
By Neil del Strother The proof of the massage is in the kneading. At least it certainly seems that way with shiatsu, as my massage commenced with the lengthy kneading of my belly and chest by what felt like a…
Festive Feasting At Home Ground Kitchen
The Christmas party season is fast approaching and if you feel like a change from the usual turkey or nut roast then Hastings’ new neighbourhood kitchen is offering something different. Home Ground Kitchen (HGK) opened at the end of July…
Gardening Guerrillas And Biophiles
Some lucky Hastings residents have been waking up to see flowers springing up in streets where once there were only weeds. Guerrilla Gardeners have arrived. These activists have been appearing all over Hastings and St. Leonard’s, often carrying seed bombs…
The Rise of Sourdough
By Pasha Milburn Sourdough bread, with its distinctive taste and texture, has surged in popularity in recent years. However, it is actually one of the oldest forms of bread, with archaeological findings of sourdough dating from Ancient Egypt. Before the…
The Rise of Sourdough
By Pasha Milburn Sourdough bread, with its distinctive taste and texture, has surged in popularity in recent years. However, it is actually one of the oldest forms of bread, with archaeological findings of sourdough dating from Ancient Egypt. Before the…