Tackling Fishing Industry Litter
Lara Quinn who runs the monthly beach clean on behalf of the Marine Conservation Society writes: Single use plastics get a lot of media attention and we do find discarded plastic bottles, cutlery and straws left behind on the beach…
All You Need Is A Posh Bowl…
By Safiya Young Home-made hummus is a wonderful thing. But those chickpeas can’t crush themselves, so what if you don’t have the time? Imagine you’re organising a children’s party: the stress, the balloons, the sticky fingers that will poke everything…
Algal bloom warning
The Environment Agency has confirmed that the water at Shornden Reservoir near Clarence Road in Alexandra Park has high levels of blue-green algae. This can produce a scum that is toxic to animals and can potentially harm ; Hastings Borough…
Furniture Service Pops Up In Town Centre
Hastings Furniture Service (HFS) has temporarily relocated to Hastings town centre, writes Rachel Holtom. It is in the former Top Shop premises opposite the cricketer statue in Priory Meadow while the old Dorset Place store is being repainted and, according…
Solar Panel Row Grows
The Friends of Hasting Country Park Nature Reserve (FHCP) have complained to the government advisory body Natural England about council proposals to site a solar panel farm in an officially designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Last May HBC suggested…
Emergency Refugee Camp Dentistry
It’s hard to imagine anything worse than being forced to uproot your family, abandon your home and set off across the planet in search of sanctuary. For many refugees the struggle is made far worse by sickness and physical pain.…
HIP’s 5G Coverage Makes Waves
HIP’s coverage of the new 5G mobile network (click here) received a huge response. The article was subsequently republished in the US by Robert Kennedy Jnr’s website and in the UK by EM Radiation Research Trust. It clearly struck a…
So Where’s That Then? New And Nearly New Eateries In St. Leonards
I grew up in a house where Angel Delight was the acme of everyday luxury, so it’s a constant pleasure to find such a cornucopia of reasonably priced dishes created by the current high level of professional expertise, home-grown talent…
A Cut In Funding Won’t Stop Homeground: A New Community Kitchen
Kate Rintoul and Savannah Karr are opening a much needed kitchen, canteen and cookery school next month to bring our community together through food, but since EU limbo has halted funding they need your help to raise the money for…
Sunshine Thyme!
By Arno Maasdorp I’ve been keeping a close eye on the genius community garden project masterminded by the good folk of Transition Town Hastings. The idea is straightforward: raised beds with herbs and vegetables and fruit trees have been planted…