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Cheapskate on holiday (postcards from the edge!)
Believe it or not Summer is on its way. A time when, traditionally, we book our escapes and wave goodbye to any savings we may have accrued over the long Winter months. However this year, …
(Read more...)Who owns this building?
Pictured above is the Old Halton Post Office on Priory Road, and below is how it used to look. Hastings Borough Council have issued this request – can you help them?
The council is working hard to resolve …
(Read more...)Twinning with a difference
The long bank holiday weekend of May 4-7 was the occasion for a visit to Hastings from one its twin towns, Dordrecht in The Netherlands. But this was twinning with a difference and with a distinctly bicycle feel …
(Read more...)Jack in the Green
This year’s Jack in the Green festival once again featured an eclectic collection of groups and individuals gathering to celebrate the pursuit and eventual slaying of Jack, marking the start of summer – and indeed the sun shone for …
(Read more...)Walkers and cyclists show the green way
Friday April 27 saw the launch of a major new campaign for greener, safer and more pleasant routes for walkers and cyclists in Hastings & St Leonards, in particular a proposal for a new track …
(Read more...)Alcaeus: poems and fragments
R.J.Dent is a poet, novelist, translator, essayist and short story writer who read at the much missed F-ishtales poetry readings at F-ish Art Gallery in Hastings. His modern English translation of the poems of the Greek …
(Read more...)We’re only here for the pier!
Everyone is welcome to attend the Hastings Pier and White Rock Trust AGM this Friday. It’s been a busy year for the pier and this will be the ideal opportunity to find out about all the …
(Read more...)May Day Post
On Workers’ Day Sean O’Shea reflects on the understanding of work offered by Karl Marx (1818–1883). He describes Marx’s vision of practical humanism, and demonstrates how his views have a continuing relevance for us today.
Marx famously denied that …
(Read more...)Encore for The Moors!
The Moors were founded by Elaine and Ken Edwards in Hastings, and they say they have been inspired by the musical culture of Hastings Old Town as much as by the Balkan gypsy music, klezmer, mediaeval Sephardic melodies, …
(Read more...)1,000 Kissing Bicycles
Local campaigning group Hastings Urban Bikes (HUB) is taking part in a unique attempt to set a world record for ‘kissing bikes’ – HUB Secretary Judy Russell reports.
As many will know there is a new cycle route, Bulverhythe …
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