COMMENT: A Woman For All Seasons?
One wonders if, after politics, Amber Rudd might consider joining the Church and seeking a living in the parish of Bray? She’d be ideally suited to follow in the footsteps of her illustrious predecessor who contrived to bend his principles…
XR Rebels – More News
Extinction Rebellion (XR)’s local group in Hastings and St Leonard’s built a large traditional fishing boat and carried it down to the beach on Pirate ; PICTURE: David Bruce XR member Phoebe Cecchini said:”We decided to celebrate the special fishing…
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…
Youth Strike 4 Climate
By Mima Bone Young people gathered in Hastings once again on Friday 24th May to mark the 4th UK and 2nd international Youth Strike 4 Climate. Inspired by activist Greta Thunberg, in response to increasingly alarming news on climate and…
Rewilding To Avert Catastrophe?
Richard Price argues politicians are criminally negligent in ignoring climate change. Doom is coming to the world. No, I don’t think that’s too strong. I sincerely worry for the future generations and want to figure out why no one seems…
Sustainability on Sea
Helping you help the environment The last fortnight has seen an onslaught of apocalyptic news, catastrophic climate change on the horizon and one million species at risk of extinction. Things couldn’t be more serious, but when wondering what to do…
Blame The Cows
Cows are getting a really bad press again. Dramatic rises in levels of methane gas have put ‘farting cow stories’ back in the news. Methane is a big problem in terms of climate change. It’s 84 times more potent than…
RISING TIDE – Youth Climate Protest in Hastings
By Mima Bone “What does democracy look like? This is what democracy looks like!” So went one of the vocal and impassioned chants at Hastings’ second Youth Strike for Climate last Friday, 15th March. Around 180 people gathered in the…
If The Climate Can Change, So Should Our Attitudes!
By Safiya Young Last Friday 15th February, children in over 60 UK towns and cities took to the streets to call for climate action. And this national demonstration is only a warm-up for an international protest against climate change to…
‘No Smoke’ Makes A Perfect Fire
How to reduce air pollution and save money by keeping your stove-handling skills bright and shiny Though wood and coal are time-honoured materials for fires, they can still cause pollution by creating small particles in the air, but this can…