A letter calling on the prime minister to take “decisive action” to support the people of Gaza has been prepared by Hastings Borough Council as an alternative to including a motion in similar vein on the agenda of Wednesday’s Full Council meeting. Meanwhile a protest was held outside the council offices in the belief that Gaza would be ignored during the evening’s proceedings. Nick Terdre reports.
Local community energy co-operative Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) and its director Kate Meakin have both been shortlisted for awards by Community Energy England. Energise Sussex Coast’s Gabriel Carlyle reports.
The Ukrainian and British communities came out in force at the weekend to support a collective remembering of the Holodomor, the catastrophic famine imposed on the Ukrainian people by Stalin’s regime in the early 1930s, and one of the worst crimes against humanity ever committed, says Krysta Rafalska, who describes the gathering.
Horse McDonald comes to Hastings on Saturday 30 November. Erica Smith sings the praises of this iconic singer songwriter.
While the carnage in Gaza continues, Hastings Jews for Justice continue to press for the human rights of Palestinians to be respected, and for the UK government to fully assume its obligations under international and domestic laws which in their view it is failing to do. In a recent meeting with MP Helena Dollimore, they asked for her help in bringing their case to Parliament, as Felicity Laurence recounts.
Hastings Old Town is, as ever, the place to be as Christmas approaches, with the usual Christmas Fair and Christmas Tree Festival at St Clement’s church and a Christmas Shopping Day in Butler’s Gap staged by the Old Town Traders. Lynda Foy has all the details.
Hastings residents in need have not yet been invited to apply for assistance from the government’s Household Support Fund which has been topped up for a sixth round running from October to March 2025. The council’s Labour group has written to Cllr Julia Hilton, the Green council leader, asking why there has been such a long delay. The council tells HOT it has not yet received its share from East Sussex County Council. Nick Terdre investigates.
Oli Spleen, Mark Walter and Wolfgang Dubieiniec are exhibiting at the Electro Studios for their second show from the three friends and fellow artists. Mark Walter talks to Jude Montague.
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