Councillors on Hastings Borough Council’s Green-only cabinet are facing criticism from local campaign groups over the Council’s refusal to consult with residents on their Local Plan for Hastings. Alexia Masardo from the West Marina Partnership explains why they’re angry.
A group of bailiffs from ‘Ethical Evictions’ served up a people-powered eviction notice on General Dynamics in Hastings last week, stating the arms company was in breach of the terms of its lease. Hastings & District Palestine Solidarity Campaign (HDPSC)’s Katy Weitz explains more.
Tuesday 1 July sees the band Florescent guesting at the Jenny Lind in Hastings Old Town. Jude Montague talks to the band about their sound. Florescent is a four-piece alternative rock band known for blending elements of classic rock with modern alternative influences.
The show Sex and Success in Sussex at Electro Studios Project Space brought together artists from London and Hastings for a varied and modern exhibition running from 30 May to 1 June. Jude Montague reflects.
Mango Ritual is an immersive and captivating live experience that blends poetry, live music and performed dance piece to create an artistic experience rooted in storytelling and what it means to be human, writes Jade Hylton. Inspired by Akila Richards’ poetry pamphlet Ritual for a Mango, this performance transforms words into a dynamic ritual that invites audiences to delve into landing on earth and the lessons we learn that include a scraping a stone naked, shards of hope landing on a beach, the wisdom of a grandchild and the seeing with changed eyes a better world here and now.
For their summer concert Hastings Sinfonia take to the stage of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sunday 22 June. It’s a larger setting appropriate for Fiesta, a thrilling programme of Spanish and Latin American music, as Alexandra Hudson reveals.
At a point in time where local, national and international news seems to have hit ‘Peak Gloom’, artist Dawn Timmins has had the vision to curate a show to lift our spirits. Erica Smith pops down to Hastings Arts Forum and leaves with a smile on her face.
Hastings Stand Up To Racism (HSUTR), which has issued a strongly worded statement on Keir Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech, are holding a special open meeting at Central Hall on Tuesday 3 June.
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