Remember Covid-19? Remember lockdown? Although the virus that shook the world has receded into the background for most of us, it has by no means gone, and is currently enjoying a resurgence in the number of cases. As new subvariants emerge, experts are debating whether we now have the disease under control. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
Should climate change polluters pay compensation for the damaging effects of the pollution they cause? Members of Bexhill and Hastings Global Justice Now group think so, and recently held a Walk of Witness to urge action by the government on behalf of poorer countries facing huge bills due to climate change, as they report.
Runway – aka Sharon Haward and Roz Cran –have been leading their art walks for 12 years and are planning a celebratory walk from St Leonards to Galley Hill on Sunday 16 October at 10am. Roz Cran invites you to dress in black and join in.
A dining club started by businessmen 70 years ago has evolved into a charitable movement which helps community projects in Hastings and St Leonards. Lynda Foy sings the praises of the Muffin Men. Photographs by Colin Foy.
With a new wave of strikes approaching, it’s time for us all to show our support for the local people who provide the essential services on which we depend, says Gabriel Carlyle.
HOT’s Sharon Rhodes will reveal artist Ella Guru’s latest paintings for the first time this Sunday evening in a live broadcast. Here, she shares her passion for this international artist who happens to live in our coastal town.
It’s been over a year since Generations: Hastings Fishing Families was published and John Cole was expecting active interest to subside. However, now it has a new exhibition and a rekindling of interest at Farleys Gallery. HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths was intrigued to know more.
The career of the brilliant jazz trumpeter Henry Lowther ranges from the 60s, including an appearance at the legendary Woodstock Festival, to the present day. Now on his 80th Birthday Tour, he will be appearing with his band Still Waters at the next Jazz Hastings session.
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