Hastings marked World Car Free Day modestly last weekend with a Town Centre gathering and a lovely bike ride to Glyne Gap. Anna Sabin of Hastings Urban Bikes recounts how the day is celebrated elsewhere around the world and the improvements to our lives that creating car free spaces could bring.
Cllr John Rankin has resigned from the Conservative Party after suffering “torrents of abuse” over his pro EU stance, as he explained to Nick Terdre. Following his departure, Hastings Borough Council’s Tory group has now been reduced to 10.
French dance company Compagnie Bilbobasso wow the public as part of Journeys Festival of Dance.
The Hastings & Rye Palestine Solidarity Campaign invite you to an upcoming meeting on Saturday 7 October to hear the personal stories of non-Zionist Jews and their journeys towards an active commitment to solidarity with the Palestinian people. Katy Colley writes.
Head along to the Electric Palace cinema to immerse your brood in the magic of cinema at a new series of monthly Friday afternoon screenings for all the family, says Annie Waite. All screenings include a special added extra with the ticket price.
As campaigners from across East Susssex braved the wind and rain to take words and images from Earth’s ‘three hottest months on record’ to County Hall last Tuesday (19 September), the East Sussex Pension Fund postponed voting on fossil fuel divestment until February 2024. Gabriel Carlyle from Divest East Sussex reports.
Jazz Hastings October session features Ivo Neame, one of an elite handful of conservatory-educated British jazz musician/composers who are redefining the sound of British jazz. He’ll be playing with his quartet on Tuesday 3 October, as Julian Norridge reports.
Nearly seven weeks after Lions Hastings Pier was put into liquidation, questions are being asked about the relationship between the company and Sheikh Abid Gulzar, its sole director and the pier owner. Nick Terdre reports.
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