A Mud Free Walk
Kathryn Vale offers a walk through central ; Vista wonderment, architectural appreciation and local colour should be added on a DIY basis. After the winter of torrential rainfall we’ve been experiencing, all the best walks around are deep in mud…
Anyone Who Has A Heart…
By Julia Mortimer We’ve all heard of mindfulness and its value as a form of meditation but ‘heartfulness’ is less well known. Although historically practised by saints of yore, the first recognised teacher of this form of meditation started teaching…
The very almost Batty food quiz 2018
Here in the soufflé and whisk of Christmas cheer I have decided to give you something,. I know, iI know, all you have done is taken, but I’m so generous, that even though you have scraped my bowl clean, mopped…
Biodiversity Matters
Without government action Richard Price sees little hope for the future “Stop biodiversity loss or we could face our own extinction”, ran a recent Guardian headline. UN biodiversity chief, Cristiana Pacca Palmer added: “People in all countries need to put…
Environmental News
Wild Hastings photography exhibition A free and accessible exhibition at Hastings Rail Station until 31 January 2019. Hastings’ urban areas are interspersed with and surrounded by many wild and green spaces. The photographers featured here have created images in response…
Cranberry Mojito Punch
By Holly Johnson ‘Tis the season for family get-togethers, parties and spending time with friends so let’s get in the mood for the most wonderful time of the year! Fruity, fresh and a little bit naughty! This zesty Mojito Punch…
Livin’ on the Edge
By Rod Webb Walking into the Edge café opposite Azur, you enter the comfortably exotic world of Ed & Rosie. Their numerous business ventures since arriving in Hastings 12 years ago have always featured an eclectic mix of design. They…
Living in a Plastic World
Susan McFie argues that it’s not just plastic waste that’s threatening life on earth, but that the chemical composition of the material itself is posing an increasing threat to our health. Everyone is talking about plastic. It’s in the oceans and…