Women who ride motorbikes
Over the last two years, photographer pjwebb has been working on a series of portraits of women who ride motorbikes. Erica Smith rode her push-bike to St Andrews Mews to talk to the photographer about her work.
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The original DFL: James Burton
Moving down to the coast is quite the thing — this century. James Burton got here in the 1820s, when the local scene was mostly rough landscape. As an experienced Georgian builder, he knew how to build a house — or a street. Or how about a complete new town? Bernard McGinley reports on the beginnings of St Leonards-on-Sea, and its pending bicentenary, and how James Burton was the first DFL (‘Down From London’, for DFLs that don’t know).
Energise Sussex Coast wins Community Energy Initiative Award at Regen’s Green Energy Awards 2023
Sussex-based community benefit society Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) is proud to announce it was awarded the Community Energy Initiative Award at Regen’s Green Energy Awards 2023 on Wednesday evening. Laura Coppin writes.
Why we must oppose the ‘Illegal’ Migration Bill
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.
HBC progresses campaign to reduce health inequalities
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.
Celebrate Blues, Soul and Motown with Sound Waves
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 presents Carmen
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.
Local elections loom in East Sussex
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.
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