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10-year Alexandra Park greenhouse restoration project reaches completion

Volunteers are celebrating the completion of a restoration project to create a vibrant community hub in Hastings, as Lynda Foy, press officer of the Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group, reports.

Posted 16:20 Thursday, Aug 29, 2024 In: Community Tags: , , ,

Opening burst of events from Coastal Currents

Coastal Currents, the annual late summer arts festival, is upon us, bringing a diversity of entertaining and stimulating events and cultural offerings celebrating our community and unique location. On this, its 25

Posted 21:03 Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 In: Arts News

Free community energy workshops this September

Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) is holding two free community workshops on heat pumps and off-grid solar in Hastings & St Leonards this September. ESC’s Gabriel Carlyle explains more.

Posted 20:01 Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024 In: Green Times Tags: , , ,

Proposal to cram Archery Ground to the max — just like old times

Early this century, it was proposed to cover the Hastings College site within Archery Road with as very many units as possible. The achievements of James and Decimus Burton were not considerations. Local people opposed the plans for years, using many person-hours. Bernard McGinley reports on a bruising business.

Posted 19:45 In: Home Ground

Trial of Hastings Three adjourned

The Hastings Three appeared at Hastings Magistrates Court this morning (27 August) to stand trial for ‘aggravated trespass’, following a peaceful protest at General Dynamics’ arms factory in St Leonards on 29 February 2024 over the companies’ complicity with Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Gabriel Carlyle reports for HOT.

A young person with rainbow stripes painted on their cheeks smiles. They are wearing sunglasses in the shape of clouds and a headband with 2 rainbow Pride flags waving in the wind. Behind them are more rainbow flags and an out of focus person in a bright green wig makes a Victory Sign with their fingers.

We are the Rainbow after the Rain!

JJ Waller shares a pick of his images from Pride with HOT readers. He says:

Posted 12:48 Monday, Aug 26, 2024 In: One Long Party

i-Found: the extended remix – making new life from found materials at St Andrew’s Mews

HOT’s Judy Parkinson re-immersed herself in i-Found, the extended remix, an exhibition bringing new life to found materials soon to open at St Andrews Mews, to discover new things about quite a lot of old stories.

Three to stand trial for peaceful protest at Hastings arms factory

Three local residents will go on trial this Tuesday [27 August] at Hastings Magistrates Court for their part in a peaceful demonstration at an arms factory in February. Gabriel Carlyle reports.

Posted 20:58 Sunday, Aug 25, 2024 In: Campaigns Tags: , , ,
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