Swimmers Raise Jet Ski Concerns
PAUL McLAUGHLIN Swimmers and paddleboarders in Hastings have voiced growing concern over the proliferation of jet skis and paragliders along the shoreline during the recent heatwave. There have been several […]
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Pride in Place
PAUL McLAUGHLIN The Hastings Pride in Place Board has appointed eight new community members to oversee how £21.5m of government funding for the town’s regeneration programme will be spent. Backed […]
Community News in Brief
Walk for Al-Mawasi Hastings has had links with Al-Mawasi, a fishing community in Gaza, for several years. Last year, Hastings Borough Council agreed to make it one of our Friendship […]
Cancer Support One Cup at a Time
ROD WEBB Nobody will deny that dealing with a cancer diagnosis on your own is very tough. But you’re not alone if you pop down to the Macmillan Information & […]
Coastguard Station Open Day
The Coastguard Station at Rock‑A‑Nore opened its doors to the public last Saturday (8 August) as part of the Hastings Carnival Week celebrations. Officer in Charge Michael Lawless told visitors […]
Heatwave: The Summer of ‘26
As East Sussex enters its fifth heatwave of the year, the Met Office has confirmed the uncomfortable news that Hastings has set a new UK-wide highest daily minimum temperature record […]
Duck, Toast, and the Sacrament Reimagined
NICK TUCKER For all of you who have seen Bob Log III live before, you will know he defies description. For any of you who haven’t, that makes my job […]
What’s in the Air? A new graphic novel rises
VICTORIA KINGHAM Artist Jude Montague, ever interested in the history of radio and TV, has produced a lively and sometimes extraordinary graphic novel, detailing the beginnings of radio in Manchester. […]
Creative Futures are Here
In this edition of Education Update, local creative industries advocate and training provider SIAN CONWAY-WOOD asks ‘Who is the creative economy for?’ Following the recent report by Alan Milburn warning […]
Hypha Studio Space Relaunch
Following a rather unexpected studio move earlier this summer, mosaic artist Emma Law is now settling into the Hypha Studios space in Priory Meadow (the former Shoe Zone unit), and […]