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Foreshore Trust again silent on development as decision pends

The Hastings foreshore is again under threat, with a live planning application affecting the Old Town Conservation Area: case HS/FA/21/00946, recommended for approval by Council officers. With constitutional fancy footwork, the independent Foreshore Trust (FT), a registered charity, is  also the Charity Committee of Hastings Borough Council (HBC). The HBC Planning Committee is to decide this case affecting the foreshore on Wednesday 21 June. Bernard McGinley reports and took the photos.

Posted 11:15 Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023 In: Home Ground Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Louise Whitham – looking back, moving on

St Andrews Mews, Waldegrave Street is opening its Main Gallery (the space where the WHO exhibition was) completely free of charge to artists who will bring some footfall to the new businesses. Currently, Louise Whitham, photographer, painter and performance artist has taken over the rooms to display a retrospective looking back on her recent years living in St Leonards-on-Sea. Jude Montague explores her multi-space art exhibition and installation.

Posted 10:43 In: Arts News
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Happy shopping in Queens Road

In the first of a new occasional HOT series, Chris Connelley introduces Shop Talk, in which our HOT Happy Shopper looks at some of the latest retail openings in town.

Posted 20:51 Sunday, Jun 18, 2023 In: Food & Drink Tags: , , , , ,
© Compass Jellyfish © Piers Fearick

Jellyfish all at sea

Not wanting to alarm anyone – this is just to give you some information  and you can ignore it or not, at least you know. Over the past week there have been jellyfish sightings in our seas and they have been found washed up on the shore. HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths asked Sarah Ward, Living Seas Officer at Sussex Wildlife Trust what she’d heard about where they had been seen – or felt.

Posted 19:47 Friday, Jun 16, 2023 In: Campaigns,Nature Tags: , ,

Talk on The Politics of Love

Philip McKibbin is an advocate and campaigner for bringing the values of love into politics.

Posted 10:43 In: Literature Tags: , , ,

Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue tops the bill at Hastings Sinfonia’s summer concert

Hastings Sinfonia has assembled a programme of the familiar and the new for its summer concert on 1 July. The orchestra’s Alexandra Hudson describes the musical delights that lay in wait. Photos by Roy Cano.

Posted 09:18 Thursday, Jun 15, 2023 In: Music & Sound Tags: , , , , ,

Meeting on Palestine and Israel goes off peacefully

The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign held a meeting on 10 June at which the speaker was Professor David Miller, who lost his job at the University of Bristol for his criticisms of the influence over public discussion wielded by the so-called Israel lobby. The room was full, to hear his criticisms of the state and government of Israel.  Even the Hastings Borough Council (HBC) community safety manager got involved, but there was no trouble. Bernard McGinley reports on an apparently intractable problem.

Posted 21:23 Wednesday, Jun 14, 2023 In: Campaigns Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Defending crazy golf world champion wins back-to-back titles

The heat was on for this year’s World Crazy Golf Championships held at Hastings Adventure Golf this weekend. Erica Smith was delighted to hear that the defending world champion, Adam Kelly, retained his title.

Posted 19:36 Sunday, Jun 11, 2023 In: Sport
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