Today at County Hall, Lewes, the leader of East Sussex County Council (ESCC) rejected a call to back a windfall tax on Big Oil, as climate campaigners staged a theatrical protest outside demanding that ESCC stop shielding the giant fossil fuel companies that are reaping huge windfall profits from the war in Ukraine. Divest East Sussex writes.
The One Planet Hastings event is happening at the Common Room this Thursday 12 May from 7-9pm; a warm up event for the One Planet Cities UK Tour with Chris Richards. Come and hear Chris’s experience of setting up One Planet Bristol and understanding the pathways to a One Planet Hastings. Transition Town Hastings writes.
HOT’s Chris Connelley spent Friday at this year’s election count and reports on the reaction from the floor as the results emerged which eventually moved Hastings Borough Council into no overall control.
HOT’s Paul Way-Rider takes a look at some of the shows on offer at the White Rock Theatre for the coming month.
In the face of a Green surge, Labour has lost its controlling majority on Hastings Borough Council, opening up the prospect of more collaborative decision-making in council chambers. Nick Terdre details the results of Thursday’s local elections.
Brighton-based photographer JJ Waller has been a regular visitor to Hastings and St Leonards over the last couple of decades and a founding contributor to Hastings Online Times. Below is a mash-up of some of his photographs of bikers and green people from this year’s Bank Holiday Monday.
The International Composers Festival – the only event of its kind in the world – will be returning between 20 and 22 May, bigger and better than ever. For the first time, all the concerts will be taking place in the same major venue – the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill. Julian Norridge shares the programme for the weekend with us.
Grab your opportunity to catch on the big screen the hilarious cult classic mockumentary about a ridiculous rock group, This is Spinal Tap, says Annie Waite. The much-adored comedy is the Formative Film choice of East Sussex’s finest blissed out folk-rock band, The Equatorial Group, who will be playing live at the Electric Palace cinema alongside the film screening on Saturday 14 May.
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