Archive: Month: <span>March 2020</span>

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Suspected arson at Labour’s Bohemia Road headquarters

Police are investigating a fire at Hastings Labour Party headquarters on Tuesday evening, an incident they say they are treating as suspicious. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 19:32 Thursday, Mar 12, 2020 In: Politics Tags: arson, labour, Nick Terdre

HBC and ESC sign landmark pact to tackle climate change

Hastings Borough Council and Energise Sussex Coast have signed a landmark agreement to work in partnership to tackle the impact of climate change in the town, as the council’s communications department explains in a statement.

Posted 20:07 Wednesday, Mar 11, 2020 In: The HOT Planet Tags: Energise Sussex Coast, Hastings Borough Council, Julia Hilton, Maya Evans, memorandum, Peter Chowney, Richard Watson

Caroline Lucas to launch local Greens’ election campaign

Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP, will return to Hastings in late March to launch the party’s local election campaign in which the Greens will stand candidates in all wards. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 19:35 In: Politics Tags: Caroline Lucas, Green Party, Julia Hilton, Kim Forward, Labour party, Old Hastings

VB Crake and his contribution to the heritage of St Leonards

In a talk on Sunday 22 March under the auspices of the Burtons’ St Leonards Society, Christopher Maxwell-Stewart will throw light on Vandeleur Benjamin Crake, who followed in the footsteps of the Burtons with his contributions to the architectural and cultural heritage of St Leonards.

Posted 17:08 In: History Tags: Burtons' St Leonards Society, Highlands Gardens, Kent Barker, Maxwell-Stewart, Vandeleur Crake

Theatre Nation does Beckett

Hastings-based company Theatre Nation brings Samuel Beckett to Sussex later this month. Waiting for Godot, the company’s third major production, opens at the White Rock Theatre on 25 and 26 March, before moving on to tour the country. Here A. Vasudevan talks all things Godot with producer Tom Daldry.

Posted 18:38 Tuesday, Mar 10, 2020 In: Performance Tags: Beckett, Godot, Hastings theatre companies, live performance, Patrick Kealey, Samuel Beckett, theatre, Theatre Nation, Tom Daldry, Waiting for Godot

Derek Jarman in all his glory

‘Friends of Derek’, the latest exhibition at Norman Road’s Lucy Bell Gallery, is a joyous celebration of the filmmaker, artist and activist Derek Jarman, writes A. Vasudevan

Posted 17:42 In: Photography Tags: Art Fund, Artist, Derek Brown, Derek Jarman, Ed Sykes, filmmaker, Friends of Derek Jarman, Lucy Bell Gallery, Photography, Prospect Cottage, Prospect Cottage campaign, The Garden

Writing for magazines (plus local literary info)

Why might you be interested? What opportunities are there? How can you get paid for it? Angela J. Phillip goes in search of answers.

Posted 09:00 In: Hastings Bookchat Tags: Angela J. Phillip, writing for magazines

Winning combination brings piano festival to joyous climax

Pasadena Roof Orchestra with the Puppini Sisters: St Mary in the Castle, Saturday 7 March, 2020. Hastings International Piano Festival brought two class acts together to reach a joyous climax at the weekend. HOT’s music correspondent Brian Hick is among the many who are keen to see it return in two years’ time. Photos by Peter Mould.

Posted 14:01 Monday, Mar 9, 2020 In: Music & Sound