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Funeral for fossil fuels

Over the weekend, a New Orleans style marching jazz band funeral for fossil fuels was organised by local groups, Fossil Free Hastings and Don’t Frack Sussex.

Whistleblower stands as independent candidate

Then there were five – when nominations for the snap general election closed last week there were five candidates: Labour, LibDem, Tory, Ukip and an independent. The independent is whistleblower Nicholas Wilson who is standing on an anti-corruption ticket. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 20:41 Monday, May 15, 2017 In: Election 2017 Tags: Amber Rudd, corruption, Finsbury, Halite, HSBC, Mr Ethical, Nicholas Wilson, Nick Terdre, Roland Rudd, whistleblower

Music, comedy, poetry, fun and food – and electoral registration

Ready to vote to decide the country’s next Parliament and government? Come and get in the mood at Rock the Vote, a day of live music, poetry, comedy, performance and food – and help with getting yourself registered on the electoral roll if you need it. The event is the brainchild of local community organiser Sam Kinch.

Posted 14:47 In: Election 2017 Tags: general election, King Size Slim, Printworks, Rock the Vote, Sam Kinch, Someone Anyone

Hastings Green Party forms alliance with Labour to unseat Amber Rudd

The Labour Party candidate for Hastings & Rye has accepted an offer from Hastings and Rye Green Party (HRGP) not to stand a candidate in the general election in return for various pledges, with the aim of unseating Amber Rudd. Peter Chowney has agreed, amongst other pledges, that if elected he will support proposals for electoral reform and will oppose new runways at Heathrow or Gatwick. HOT’s Erica Smith shares the news.

Posted 17:25 Thursday, May 11, 2017 In: Election 2017 Tags: alliance, Amber Rudd, general election, Green Party, Hastings and Rye, Julia Hilton, Labour party, Peter Chowney

A Sussex wave from Japan

Posted 18:00 Wednesday, May 10, 2017 In: Visual Arts Tags: Antiques Roadshow, Arthur Rigden Read, Eric Slater, Hiroshige, Hokusai, James Trollope, printmaking, woodcuts

EU grant prompts hopes for glen reopening

The award of an EU grant for the construction of the new Country Park visitors centre frees funds for use elsewhere in the park. Save Ecclesbourne Glen group would like to see them applied to reopening the parts of the glen closed due to the landslip. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 15:43 In: Home Ground Tags: Chris Hurrell, Coffey, Country Park, EU, Groundworks, landslip, Nick Terdre, Peter Chowney, Richard Heritage, Rocklands, Save Ecclebourne Glen, School of Natural Building, Upstraw, visitors centre

Stories in black and white

It might feel that Marilyn Stafford, at the age of 91, has recently been discovered. In truth, she has never been away. Walking into the Lucy Bell Gallery HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths was not surprised to see that the documentary’s black and white images were familiar – because they are of their time from photographers Bert Hardy, Roger Mayne, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Robert Doisneau – of feral street kids, 1950s fashion, refugees. But Lauris was surprised that she had never heard of the photographer.

Posted 11:21 In: Photography Tags: Albert Einstein, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lauris Morgan-Griffiths, Lucy Bell Gallery, Marilyn Stafford, Robert Capa

New singing clubs open for dementia sufferers

Despite funding difficulties, Dementia Support East Sussex (DSES) is pushing ahead with its mission of providing singing opportunities for people suffering from dementia, with several new clubs about to open. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 16:57 Tuesday, May 9, 2017 In: Health Matters Tags: Charter Centre, Cliff Slack, Dementia Support East Sussex, ETC Day Centre, Isabel Blackman Centre, Nick Terdre, Suzanne Cheal, Vera Lynn