We are saddened to announce the death of artist, Katherine Little, who was a Hastings’ resident for a couple of decades. Katherine died suddenly in December 2017: it appears that Katherine’s heart stopped due to undiagnosed heart disease – and we hope sincerely that she died peacefully in her sleep, free of suffering, anticipating another day. HOT’s Zelly Restorick writes.
HAVE (Hastings Access to Venues and Events) are launching a newsletter, progressing its ambition to promote further access and inclusion for the disabled people of Hastings and St Leonards, focusing on festivals, events and the lively music and arts scenes.
Following on from her article about Jorge Labbe Herrera’s threatened deportation,
In association with Hastings Philharmonic, the team at St Mary in the Castle are excited to invite you to attend their Valentines’ Opera Breakfast with Sophie Pullen (Soprano), Marcio Da Silva (Baritone) & Simone Tavoni (Piano).
This month’s Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, which starts at the White Rock Theatre on Thursday 22 February and runs until Saturday 3 March, is a tremendously exciting and important event. But it’s also complex and costly. And it could not happen without the support of the people of Hastings. Dominika Hicks writes.
Jazz Hastings welcome the Geoff Simkins Trio to their February gig. John Donaldson describes the treat that lies in store.
News of the imprisonment of Palestinian schoolgirl Ahed Tamimi in an Israeli military jail has sparked international outrage. Laurie Holden of the Hastings Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) reports on the local campaign to support her.
Allotment holders across Hastings and St Leonards are facing very large increases in their rents to the Council over the next two financial years. The draft budget being put forward for approval by Hastings Borough Council members next week proposes rent increases of nearly 60% across the two years. If approved, plot-holders would be asked to pay just under 30% more from this spring.
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