Mark Walter, artist and arts writer, talks about his latest exhibition, More Mono than Chrome, at the Priory Meadow Gallery under the auspices of the Hastings Art School to Jude Montague.
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A WINTER Wonderland will be the theme of this year’s Christmas Tree Festival at St Clement’s Church in Hastings Old Town, and in mid December there will be a classical concert at All Saints. Text by Lynda Foy, photos by Colin Foy.
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Elegance, modernism and romance were the abiding features which most struck Victoria Kingham when she attended a coffee concert given by violinist Aysen Ulucan and pianist Kenneth Roberts at Kin0-Teatr this week.
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Campaigners put up posters and erected tents outside Clifton Court in Holmesdale Gardens, which is owned by the Orbit housing association, to highlight the criminal waste of leaving over 50 flats boarded up and empty, while people are sleeping on the streets. Erica Smith applauds a campaign which draws attention to the dire housing situation in Hastings.
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Much-loved local orchestra Hastings Sinfonia joins international soloists, captivating dancers, and the talented choirs of St. Richards Catholic College and Battle Abbey School Choir to bring you a Family Christmas Spectacular. With 160 musicians, dancers and singers taking part, Alexander Hudson details the delights in store at the De La Warr Pavilion on Sunday 3 December.
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Hastings Borough Council has missed out on its last chance to win a grant from the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund after the government decided to bypass a bidding round. However HBC has recently come in for £40m of government money to improve local living conditions from other funds. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
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In/Visible Stitches by artist Sarah Milne is a new exhibition of textile art exploring an individual’s emotional presence visible on institutional fabrics, in this case, hospital fabrics. The artist speaks about her developing practice to Jude Montague.
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The inspiring music of Ruby Colley and her quartet, can be heard on 1 December, at the Crown House, Marina, St Leonards. Laurie Temple interviews one of Hastings most exciting musicians in advance of her performance at this intimate venue.
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Trevor Jones reviews Marcio da Silva, (conductor and director) and the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs’ performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Mass in D major, Op. 123 at St John’s Church, St Leonards on November 11.
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Are we making progress towards a world more oriented towards Active Travel choices and away from the private car? Anna Sabin took herself off (by train) to the Sustainable Transport and Active Travel Summit in Eastbourne to find out.
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Although several of Hastings Borough Council’s key housing projects have for one reason or another been knocked off course, it still maintains that it is on track to meet its target of delivering 500 affordable homes by 2027. The claim is questionable, although a boost is certainly needed, as the supply of affordable homes has slumped in recent years. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
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A Freedom of Information Act request has revealed that over the last 10 months, East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has hired scores of guards to “protect” County Hall from emails, petition hand-ins and a tiny vigil of peaceful fasters.
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Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has a persistent habit of obstructing local democracy. Through 2023 there were questions to Full Council, but some never got answered. (HBC cabinet of 2 October had more of the same.) Bernard McGinley reports – with necessary detail – on an authoritarian problem that’s causing continuing misery. The next Full Council is on Wednesday 22 November.
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The first ever parliamentary inquiry into young and young adult carers has revealed a lack of support is having a huge impact on their education, wellbeing and future prospects. Cally Emerson reports.
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Care for the Carers, the East Sussex carers centre, is encouraging all carers to understand their rights, as part of the national Carers Rights Day, this Thursday 23 November 2023. Cally Emerson writes.
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