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Victory for India’s Gupta at Hastings chess congress

It was Indian victory in the 97th edition of the Hastings International Chess Tournament as Grandmaster (GM) Abhijeet Gupta triumphed in his final game to win the Masters tournament. As diverse as ever in the participants’ age range and nationalities, the tournament also saw outstanding performances by two young England players, 14-year-old Shreyas Royal and eight-year-old Bhodana Sivanandan. Nick Terdre reports, photos by Prashila Narsing Chauhan.

Posted 14:10 Sunday, Jan 14, 2024 In: Sport Tags: , , , , ,

Burns Night in Hastings

With Burns Night approaching on 25 January, Jude Montague thinks about this occasion on which she and many others ponder their Scottish heritage.

Posted 17:09 Saturday, Jan 13, 2024 In: Poetry Tags: , ,

Rick Margitza steps in for Jazz Hastings gig

There has been a change of plan for the January session of Jazz Hastings (recently named ‘the best jazz club this side of London’ in a review of Darius Brubeck’s December gig). The scheduled featured artist, legendary US saxophonist Dick Oatts, is sadly not well enough to travel. He will be replaced by another brilliant American sax player, Rick Margitza, as Julian Norridge explains.

Posted 18:47 Friday, Jan 12, 2024 In: Music & Sound Tags: , ,

Hastings’ house-building struggles

In a recent article HOT detailed difficulties met by the council in achieving its self-imposed target for affordable housing. However, it is not just affordable housing which the council is struggling to deliver, but housing in general. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.

Posted 13:13 Thursday, Jan 11, 2024 In: Home Ground Tags: , , , ,

‘Boycott Tour’ of local shops targets Israeli apartheid

Local campaigners removed Israeli goods from the shelves of local outlets of Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Tesco on Saturday, urging fellow shoppers to ‘boycott Israeli apatheid’. Gabriel Carlyle reports.

Posted 21:35 Sunday, Jan 7, 2024 In: Campaigns

Pondering the Ponswood

As the industrial estate in St Leonards-on-Sea approaches 60 years of age, Jude Montague wonders what was built there, and what were the experiences of those who worked there in the early days.

Posted 19:50 In: History
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