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The Tabs – four superb musicians, one thrilling sound

Lucky for some – the crowd who squeezed into the Burton Room at the Royal Victoria Hotel in St Leonards for the Tabs Reunion Gig on Friday 13 December were treated to an early Christmas present

Posted 18:14 Saturday, Dec 14, 2013 In: Music & Sound Tags: Edd Blakeley, Garry Blakeley, Paul Way-Rider, Roger Carey, Roger Flack, Tabs

Heart to heart

Owing to health problems HOT columnist Sean O’Shea has not been frequenting his usual haunts of late. He discusses some of his encounters with the health service, the mixed blessing that is modern medicine and some of his hopes for the New Year.

Posted 14:40 Friday, Dec 13, 2013 In: SOS Tags: doctor, health, heart, Iatrogenic, medication

New at the Electric Palace

In the run-up to Christmas, the Electric Palace cinema is embarking on some interesting new initiatives, which encourage more audience participation and showcase some important creative people who come from Hastings. HOT’s Chris Cormack looks into this and explains further.

Posted 14:31 Thursday, Dec 12, 2013 In: Film Tags: Chris Cormack, Electric Palace, fancy dress, film and book club, Laetitia Yhap, Mark French, roland jarvis, Trevor Watts

Active Arts art sale

A couple of days ago, I bumped into Ann The Actor wearing her Active Arts co-ordinator’s hat, distributing posters for their arts sale this Sunday – and I promised to spread the word, writes HOT’s Zelly Restorick.

Posted 15:52 Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 In: Community Arts Tags: Aardvark, Active Arts, Ann Bloomfield, Arts Sale, Hastings and Bexhill Mencap Society, St Leonards Pub, Zelly Restorick

United’s Front Men Seal Win Again

Saturday 7 December 2013

Posted 13:58 In: Sport Tags: HUFC, liam willis, Maidstone, Margate, Three Bridges, United

Around and about (V)

Here’s what has caught the attention of my eye and my heart this week on my travels around Hastings and St Leonards. Photos, words and contemplating out loud from HOT’s Zelly Restorick.

Posted 21:04 Tuesday, Dec 10, 2013 In: Around and about Tags: Combe Haven, JFK, Queens Road, salmon n cucumber, St Leonards Gardens, street art, Zelly Restorick

Big Local’s Big Bang!

The first North East Hastings Big Local Group annual meeting will be held on Thursday 12 December at 7.30pm in The Bridge Community Centre, Priory Road, Hastings TN34 3NW, writes Graham Hodgson.

Posted 10:05 Monday, Dec 9, 2013 In: Home Ground Tags: Big Local, Big Lottery Fund, Graham Hodgson, Local Trust, The Bridge

No need to be alone this Christmas

Earlier today I bumped into big-hearted Kevin of the Community, writes HOT’s Zelly Restorick – a man who always seems to be doing something for someone somewhere – and he told me about what’s happening in the town this Christmas ‘so that no-one needs to be alone if they don’t want to be’.

Posted 14:29 Saturday, Dec 7, 2013 In: Home Ground Tags: 'No-one should be alone at Christmas II', Kevin of the Community, Nick Terdre, Open Christmas 3 Days, Surviving Christmas, The Seaview Project, the tubman, the union bar, Xtrax, Zelly Restorick