Tag archives for James Young
Ripping Yarns
VICTORIA KINGHAM French’s bar in Robertson Street is all exposed brick, chandeliers and cocktails, offering an intimate atmosphere. A couple of weeks ago that atmosphere was augmented by a literary…
BASEBALL: Pirates Stepping Up
JAMES YOUNG The Hastings Pirates completed their 2025 season with a pair of defeats to Kent Mariners last month, but it has been a summer of solid progress. Only three…
BASEBALL: Pirates Pitch Up at Claremont
James Young This summer, like last, a corner of Claremont School playing fields will echo on Sunday afternoons to an unfamiliar mix of sounds – the crack of bat on…
Ten Weeks That Could Shake Your World
NICK PELLING highlights the Hastings Writers Workshop If you have ever attempted the lonely craft of writing a short story or a poem, you will know how easy it is…
A Sense of a Beginning
By Nick Pelling Autumn can seem all about slow endings, but why not kick-start something new? Starting in September, Charlie Crabb’s Hastings Bookshop is bringing the Irish short story writer,…