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An evening in with…Tzu-Yin Huang

This Friday evening, 24 July, Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition winner Tzu-Yin Huang will join us for a live performance of beautiful music, writes Chris Cormack.

Posted 19:13 Monday, Jul 20, 2020 In: Music & Sound Tags: , , ,

Triptych – ‘The Weighing of the Souls’ – by Michael Madden

Local painter, sculptor, campaigner and Hastings resident, Michael Madden, talks with HOT’s Chandra Masoliver about his remarkable new artwork, a triptych in a carved oak frame.

Posted 15:38 In: Arts News Tags: , , , ,

Hastings well qualified to bid for government green funds

With a high incidence of fuel poverty and many homes with a low level of energy efficiency, Hastings should be aiming to get its fair share of the government grants on offer for decarbonising houses. These form part of a wider package of green funds which also have a job creation purpose. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 20:43 Sunday, Jul 19, 2020 In: Energy

Get geared up for a government green grant!

If you’re interested in getting a grant from the government’s green fund to improve your home’s energy efficiency, what’s the best way of going about it? While we wait for more details from the government, Richard Watson of Energise Sussex Coast has some good advice to offer.

Posted 17:06 In: Energy

Read Your Way competition winners

The “Read Your Way” campaign launched a photography competition in June that asked parents to send in pictures of their children reading some of their favourite books; and they have announced the three winners, writes Vanessa Alves.

Posted 09:20 Saturday, Jul 18, 2020 In: Photography Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

26,000 books are coming to town!

Bloomsbury Publishing and the National Literacy Trust Hub in Hastings are gifting more than 26,000 brand new books to children and adults across Hastings and St Leonards, writes Vanessa Alves.

Posted 09:07 In: Literature Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

“Lack of vision” in HBC’s climate change strategy

Hastings Borough Council says it is taking steps to implement its climate change strategy, including establishing an internal board, and calls on residents to play their part. Its actions have drawn scepticism and criticism from some quarters, including the claim that its plan lacks vision and ambition. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 11:57 Friday, Jul 17, 2020 In: The HOT Planet Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Ruby Cox with her award

Award from the Nicaraguan Embassy

Today, Wednesday 15 July, Hastings Borough Councillor Ruby Cox will receive an award from the Nicaraguan Embassy in an online ceremomy. The award is to mark her long-standing work building solidarity between the Trade Union movements in the UK and Nicaragua. Below she tells us about the award and her bond with the Nicaraguan people.

Posted 13:35 Wednesday, Jul 15, 2020 In: Hastings People Tags: , , , , ,
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