Pal Luthra of Amnesty International Hastings & Rye argues that the immigration bill currently before Parliament represents a denial of asylum-seekers’ human rights and an abandonment of the UK’s international obligations towards them.
Tackling health inequalities rooted in deprivation is a priority for Hastings Borough Council. This is an issue which calls for much more than just healthcare, so the campaign brings together many players. Various initiatives, some of which are due to produce results soon. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
Sound Waves Community Choir is celebrating all things Blues, Soul and Motown in their Blues Brother, Soul Sister concert at the Masonic Hall in St Leonards on 27 April. The choir’s Rosalyn Ziebell describes the pleasures in store.
Opera South East returns to the stage of the White Rock Theatre with a full-scale production of Georges Bizet’s eternally popular Carmen, sung in English with orchestra and chorus. There will be two performances, on 21 and 22 April. Nick Terdre sets the scene, all photos by Peter Mould.
As most of East Sussex, but not Hastings, prepares to head to the polls for local elections next month, HOT’s Chris Connelley casts an eye over the runners and riders and the prospects for the main political parties.
A Carers Trust survey results released last month show 51% of young carers and young adult carers in the UK are caring for between 20 and 49 hours a week. The care they provide is also intensifying, with 56% saying the time they spent caring increased in the last year and 47% reporting they now care for more people than they used to.
What is the role of art in responding to the multiple crises we are facing around climate change, ecological decline and climate justice? The science is clear and people around the world are joining the call for change. Culture Declares Emergency is a national movement of artists and cultural organisations stepping into this space through the act of declaring an emergency as a starting point for taking action.
You are invited to hear about the daily lives of Palestinian children at 2pm on Sunday 16 April at the White Rock Hotel from speakers for Defence for Children International (DCI). Katy Colley writes.
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