Invisible Enemies
Not long ago few of us had heard of the coronavirus, and yet this curious entity has rapidly altered life as we know it. The spiky bugs have been around for millions of years infecting almost everyone but seldom killing…
Active Travel: The Covid Factor
A number of recent studies – undertaken by government as well as by cycling or pedestrian pressure groups – have shown that cycling and walking are not only good for your health and general air quality, they also have significant…
Join Sir Quentin Blake as part of lockdown history
Arts on Prescription aims to link the appropriate Creative Service with NHS, Health Care and Community Services to provide creative reminiscence and confidence-building activities to enhance wellbeing and reduce social isolation. Sir Quentin Blake has contributed to their latest project. As…
Local Care Homes Keep Residents Safe
We don’t yet know why rates of Covid-19 are so low in Hastings, but it’s interesting enough to be the subject of a study at the University of Sussex. The low rate of infection in Hastings care homes, see chart,…
My Testing Experience
By Stephanie Gaunt Along with millions of others I subscribe to a Kings College Covid App which invites you to log your health status on a daily basis – they do research into Covid ; A few days ago I…
Southern Business Region Essential to Post-Covid Recovery
Businesses across the South of England have called on the government to support their growth economies as part of the UK’s drive to recover from Covid-19. Six of the country’s Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), covering an area which produces almost…
Indys Are OPEN!
Food businesses are adapting quickly to drastically different circumstances and needs. Many now sell a wider range of goods and are doing deliveries – for the first time or on a much greater scale – and others have created click-and-collect…
Class Divide
The majority of schools in East Sussex have stayed open throughout the coronavirus pandemic for the benefit of some vulnerable children and the families of key workers. Over 2,000 have attended physically on some days, according to Cllr Keith Glazier,…
COMMENT: Covid-19 and Me
By Oliver Speer As I write this, I am in lockdown in a shed at my sister’s garden in the countryside just outside Hastings. Two days ago, our Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a very confusing and contradictory speech to…
Life’s A Beach!
But Hastings Councillors Are Not Amused Lockdown regulations were further relaxed from yesterday (Monday 1st June) throughout England, with up to six people from different households permitted to meet together outdoors. Picnics, barbecues and sporting activities may take place both…