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13/10/2025

A Community Assembly has been set up to discuss standing a community candidate at the Ashdown and Conquest county council by-election. All welcome 7pm Thursday 16th October @ The Hastings Centre

13/10/2025

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12/10/2025

Jeremy Corbyn is in Hastings Saturday 18th October where he is expected to lay out the vision for Your Party and how people can get involved.

When: Saturday 18th October
Time: 5.30pm
Location: Horntye Sports Complex, Bohemia Rd, Hastings TN34
Jeremy Corbyn is in Hastings Saturday 18th October, where he is expected to lay out the vision for Your Party and how people can get involved.
Sign up here:
https://www.yourparty.uk/hastings/ #//

14/09/2025

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09/09/2025

17/08/2025

HIP: Your Town, Your Stories - https://mailchi.mp/hastingsindependentpress/rebuke-thankyou-screamfest-seashells-nap-14194952 now out. Find a print copy or download the PDF from the website.

07/08/2025

Wish you'd been here! Another great morning at King's Road market. We met so many HIP readers and introduced the paper to many more. Among them were Jane with Rosie the parrot with their copy of the Hastings Independent. And another couple were caught planning their day with the ever-popular HIP list.

06/08/2025

Too Few Bins or Public Apathy?

HIP volunteer Helena Jurriaanse shares her experience with rubbish:

"When I was faced with this early this morning, my first thought was that it was the former. But just twenty paces away, I found a completely empty bin - so now I believe it’s the latter.

I found this eyesore in St Leonard’s Gardens, which has been described as offering “a peaceful and idyllic setting for leisurely walks, picnics, and moments of relaxation. It provides a welcome respite from the bustle of daily life and serves as a popular destination for both locals and tourists seeking natural beauty and tranquillity in the heart of St Leonards-on-Sea.”

Well, that’s not what any visitors would have found here this morning. This detritus presents a health risk, a danger to wildlife and pets and is an insult to the Victorians who laid out the gardens.

The question is, should more sanctions be imposed on those who don’t dispose of their waste properly?"

Read War on Waste about the rubbish in our streets in the current issue of Hastings Independent.

27/07/2025

Today, the community of King’s Road celebrated the opening of a new community space called the Green Arena. Tucked between King's Road Fish and Chip shop and Cinnamon Spice on King’s Road a surprising development has taken shape. The Green Arena is a new community space for young people to come together, socialise, learn new skills and create - it’s for everyone from the community and in the words of its founder ‘it’s a place for talent to thrive’. The Green Arena is the latest initiative from Progress Network - a Community interest company created by Jerome, Tony and Malcolm (pictured). The organisation aims to uplift, enrich, grow and support people through the power of connection, education and self-esteem. To date, the organisation has run football skills development sessions and fostered youth entrepreneurship with events and training.
Today, the community of King’s Road celebrated the opening of a new community space called the Green Arena. Tucked between King's Road Fish and Chip shop and Cinnamon Spice on King’s Road a surprising development has taken shape. The Green Arena is a new community space for young people to come together, socialise, learn new skills and create - it’s for everyone from the community and in the words of its founder, ‘it’s a place for talent to thrive’. The Green Arena is the latest initiative from Progress Network - a Community interest company created by Jerome, Tony and Malcolm (pictured). The organisation aims to uplift, enrich, grow and support people through the power of connection, education and self-esteem. To date, the organisation has run football skills development sessions and fostered youth entrepreneurship with events and training.

27/07/2025

HIP: Your Town, Your Stories - https://mailchi.mp/hastingsindependentpress/rebuke-thankyou-screamfest-seashells-nap-14194544 - stories you might have missed!