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Latin jazz and salsa from Salsadelic at Jazz Hastings

Jazz Hastings will bring some welcome heat and excitement to town at their August session on Tuesday 5th in the form of Salsadelc, an all-singing, all-dancing Latin American salsa band, says Julian Norridge.

Posted 21:05 Thursday, Jul 24, 2025 In: Music & Sound Tags: , ,

Local Greens and MP tussle about Gaza

A heated correspondence duel is under way on what to do about Gaza. The dispute is between local Labour MP Helena Dollimore (Hastings & Rye) and the local Hastings & Rye Green Party Chair (Justin Wynne). Bernard McGinley reports.

Posted 19:53 Wednesday, Jul 23, 2025 In: Politics Tags: , , ,

Battle aims to become UK’s first ‘solar town’

Battle was put on the map in 1066 – and it could be made famous once more if residents succeed in their mission to make it Britain’s first ‘solar town’. Bex Bastable from the Local Storytelling Exchange reports.

Posted 22:41 Tuesday, Jul 22, 2025 In: Green Times

Cobalt birds flying with Marnie Collyer

Hastings-based artist Marnie Collyer talks to Jude Montague about her work for the Extraordinary Odyssey Exhibition at Electro Studios Project Space

Posted 22:39 In: Visual Arts
The White Rock Summer Youth Project presents The Addams Family,

White Rock Summer Youth Project presents The Addams Family

The White Rock Summer Youth Project is thrilled to present The Addams Family, a delightfully dark musical comedy celebrating the quirks and chaos of family life. This full-scale production will take centre stage at Hastings White Rock from 14–16 August, brought to life by a talented cast of local young performers. This preview from the White Rock Publicity Dept.

Hastings extended reality artist goes to Edinburgh

Ornagh is a contemporary, immersive artist who is off to Edinburgh this weekend for the world premiere of The Ode Islands – a collaboration between Ornagh XR Studios and Immersiv.es. The six-person creative team behind the production are all based locally. Erica Smith dons her headset and enters their world of extended reality.

Posted 17:09 Monday, Jul 21, 2025 In: Performance Tags: , ,

Palestine Action ban: more arrests of Hastings residents

Two peace activists from Hastings were arrested on Saturday (19 July) afternoon at the Gaza March in central London for holding placards saying: ‘Oppose Genocide. Ban Starmer not Palestine Action’. Erica Smith writes.

Posted 18:37 Sunday, Jul 20, 2025 In: Local News Tags: , , ,

Hastings MP pressed on retrofit shortfall at UK climate lobby

Residents of Hastings & Rye joined thousands from across the UK at a mass lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 9 July. Energise Sussex Coast’s Gabriel Carlyle reports.

Posted 13:32 In: Green Times
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