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Sea Change sidelined as ESCC plans completion of Queensway Gateway Road

The completion of the much delayed Queensway Gateway Road may now be in sight, though East Sussex County Council has decided to exclude Sea Change Sussex from the final works. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 09:46 Monday, Jul 15, 2024 In: Home Ground Tags: , , ,

St Leonards Festival 2024

Photographer JJ Waller documents this summer’s St Leonards Festival, held on Saturday 13 July, in his inimitable street photographer style.

Posted 18:17 Sunday, Jul 14, 2024 In: Festivals

Five headline acts at Battle Festival Jazz Day

Battle Festival will be holding a high-profile Jazz Day on the afternoon and evening of Saturday 20 July showcasing five fascinating and very different bands featuring some of the UK’s finest jazz musicians, writes Dominika Hicks.

Posted 18:22 Friday, Jul 12, 2024 In: Festivals Tags: ,

‘Hastonbury’ comes to Hastings as care home hosts its own music festival

Somerset may have Glastonbury, but a care home in Hastings held its own mini music festival for residents and their families, writes Lisa Pettifer

Becoming Tosca

Puccini’s Tosca is beloved of opera fans: it contains several timeless, perfect arias, and is one of the most frequently staged. Why not? It’s a classic story of political upheaval, corruption, love, jealousy, rivalry, and ultimate death (especially death) and all the action takes place over twenty-four hours. Victoria Kingham found Becoming Tosca, staged this year by Prologue Opera, a fascinating adaptation of the original.

Posted 18:36 Thursday, Jul 11, 2024 In: Music & Sound Tags: , , ,

Cacti and succulents in focus at Alexandra Park greenhouse

PLANTS large and small will be on show this month when experts bring their enthusiasm for cacti and succulents to the community hub of Alexandra Park greenhouse. Report by Lynda Foy, photos by Colin Foy.

Photopia Summer Exhibition:  ‘Living Light’

After relocating to Hastings Arts Forum (HAF) earlier this year, Photopia wanted to collaborate on a new summer exhibition. Curators Chris Coombes and Derek Cottrell talked to Jude Montague.

Posted 12:04 In: Visual Arts Tags: ,

Community event on Hastings’ housing crisis

Hastings Housing Alliance are holding a community housing get together about the housing crisis this Sunday (14 July). Gabriel Carlyle reports.

Posted 09:20 Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024 In: Campaigns
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