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HOT’s Claudine Eccleston prepares for tonight’s event

The time for silence has passed

Tonight, Thursday 4 June at 6.50pm, there will be a silent and socially distanced gathering at Warrior Square in respect of George Floyd, the black man in Minneapolis who was murdered on 25 May by a white police officer. The vigil is also to acknowledge the racism that is still implicit in the United Kingdom. HOT’s Erica Smith reports on the events in Hastings which have happened over the last week and encourages you to attend tonight to show there must be no space for racism in Hastings. Continue reading…

Passed or failed? Ten watercolours

The Coronavirus Pandemic was a test which I failed – and I succeeded. I failed: I drank too much wine, did not clean my flat from top to bottom, did not catch up with my reading, did not practise yoga, nor sort out surplus clothing for the charity shops.

Flotsam and jetsam

These photographs were all taken during a lowtide lockdown walk from Pett Level to Hastings by photographer Josie Barnes.

Post-Covid: Fears, dreams and choices

Does a new world lie beyond the coronavirus era in which we currently find ourselves? Kendal Eaton, author of A Chance for Everyone: The Parallel Non Monetary Economy, imagines how it might be.

On yer bike, Hastings!

Cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable transport will be boosted by funding made available to local government. HBC says it is working with ESCC to find the best ways to make use of the money – when it arrives. Nick Terdre reports.

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Lib Dems petition for working party to guide Covid recovery

The Liberal Democrats are calling for the council to set up an inclusive working party to guide the borough’s economic and social recovery from the coronavirus, and have launched a petition to advance its cause. Nick Terdre reports.

Coronavirus statistical update: Have the five tests been met?

Further easing of the lockdown which the government introduced today is running into opposition from within the expert circles on which it claims its policy-making is based. To what extent do the latest statistics show that the five tests put forward by prime minister Boris Johnson for deciding that restrictions can be eased are being met? Nick Terdre takes a look.

Rixiang Huang’s HIP online concert

Last week’s online concert by prizewinners in the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition was given by Rixiang Huang. HOT’s music correspondent Brian Hick was impressed with how he met the challenge of both pieces.

An evening in with…Fanya Lin

This Friday evening, 5 June, Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition prizewinner Fanya Lin will join us for a live performance of beautiful music, writes Chris Cormack.

Making Caring Visible this Carers Week

Local charity Care for the Carers is highlighting the role of unpaid carers this June. A week of recognition for carers is coming up to raise awareness of carers, the challenges they face and their vital role looking after people who couldn’t manage without their care.

Black Dog Lost

As Mental Health Awareness Week comes to an end, it seems very relevant to post these words from local novelist, Amanda Nicol, on feeling suicidal. Suicide: a rarely discussed global pandemic. Amanda’s deeply moving experience is unique, but will resonate for anyone who has experienced such feelings and thoughts.

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Dialogue with a diagnosis

Amanda Nicol is a local writer and painter, passionate about healing — individual, societal, and environmental. Here she explores her own mental well-being, different approaches and responses to her experiences and how she seeks her own unique path to healing and how this journey continues

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The time for silence has passed

Passed or failed? Ten watercolours

Flotsam and jetsam

Post-Covid: Fears, dreams and choices

On yer bike, Hastings!

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Lib Dems petition for working party to guide Covid recovery

Coronavirus statistical update: Have the five tests been met?

Rixiang Huang’s HIP online concert

An evening in with…Fanya Lin

Making Caring Visible this Carers Week

Black Dog Lost

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Dialogue with a diagnosis

Instant Libraries for four local primary schools

Latest news from Hastings Voluntary Action

Observer Building planning application submitted

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MSL’s SALONS: your participation required!