On Tuesday 9 May, Tory Councillors on East Sussex County Council (ESCC) voted unanimously to oppose a motion calling on the Council’s leader to write to the Prime Minister urging him to ‘close the massive loopholes in the existing windfall tax’ on Big Oil. Gabriel Carlyle from the Divest East Sussex campaign reports back from County Hall.
Paul and Lucy tell HOT’s Chandra Masoliver their story and their thoughts about Hastings fishing in this day and age.
HOT’s Zelly Restorick was one of those people lucky enough to have been close friends with Steve Stone, the news of whose death she heard about from Aideen O’Hagen of Jiggery Pokery a couple of days ago. “I was one of many of those lucky people – which was proven when he celebrated his 60th and 70th birthdays and was surrounded by a hall filled with family and friends, good music, drinks and hearty handmade food.” “I never thought I’d make it to 60”, he joked at both decade celebrations!
Whilst nextdoor.co.uk neighbours are raging about the lack of coronation bunting in Hastings Old Town, members of Fairlight Arts Club have marked the ascendance of our new monarch with a composite portrait. Erica Smith spoke to Carol Ardley about the portrait which will have prime position in the club’s upcoming exhibition in Fairlight Village Hall.
Women’s Voice charity are holding two workshops where women can find out what coercive control is and what to do about it. HOT’s Erica Smith discovers that physical violence is not the only kind of domestic abuse.
Following the recent article on James Burton (1761-1837) as the original DFL, Bernard McGinley reports on tentative steps to celebrate 200 years of the town Burton founded, St Leonards-on-Sea. There will be a public meeting at the Horse & Groom, Mercatoria, on Monday 5 June, at 7:30 p.m, in the converted garage. Come and contribute to an undefined festival.
Behind every great dish served at a restaurant lies the expertise of a skilled chef. What goes into becoming a master of cuisine? For many aspiring chefs, it begins with an apprenticeship, a hands-on training program that teaches the fundamentals. Niamh Carroll from The Crown Hastings wanted to tell us about one of her colleagues right at the start of his career in catering.
The Nakba – catastrophe – refers to the bloody expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and settlements by Zionist militias in 1948 as the state of Israel was established. But 75 years later the catastrophe continues, says Laurie Holden of the Hastings and Rye Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, whose commemoration of Nakba Day on Sunday 14 May will be hosted by Hastings Mosque.
HOT is run by volunteers but has overheads for hosting and web development. Support HOT!
Advertise your business or your event on HOT for as little as £20 per month
Find out more…
If you like HOT and want to keep it sustainable, please Donate via PayPal, it’s easy!
Do you want to write, proofread, edit listings or help sell advertising? then contact us
Get our regular digest emails
Follow our Facebook page and keep up with the latest news from HOT
If you have any complaints or believe HOT to be acting out of turn please contact us in the first instance and explain the issue as clearly as you can.
Click here to find out more about our complaints procedure.