Hastings Online Times

Cheapskate on Holiday

Beth Davies — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:12:39 +0000

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, …

Who owns this building?

Richard Hull — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:02:12 +0000

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 …

Twinning visit

Richard Hull — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:25:04 +0000

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 …

Jack in the Green

Richard Hull — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:43:25 +0000

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 …

Greenway

Richard Hull — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:39:46 +0000

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 …

The poetry of Alcaeus

Joe Fearn — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:55:29 +0000

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 …

Pier AGM Fri 4 May

Erica Smith — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:49:43 +0000

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 …

May Day Post SOS

Nick Terdre — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:03:20 +0000

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 …

Meet The Moors

Erica Smith — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:08:20 +0000

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, …

Kissing Bikes

Richard Hull — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:21:51 +0000

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 …