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Two Bazaar Characters – Tony and Andy
King’s Road Bazaar is run by a collective of stall-holders, each with their own pitch in the spacious shop, selling vintage, antique and other items. Jude Montague talks to two of the characters who together give the Bazaar its special quality.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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