A wall of silence has greeted any attempts to gain some clarity on an internal row over the rights of transgender people to ‘self-identify’ that is said to be tearing Hastings Labour Party apart. Last Wednesday, newly elected Labour Councillor Claire Carr, attending her first meeting, refused to back a member of the old guard–Councillor […]
Hastings Week Poetry Competition is happening again for Hastings Week and appropriately enough the theme for this year is ‘Love Hastings’. The competition is for all ages to enter and there will be three categories: 11 years and under. 12-17 years. Adults (18 years and above). You may only enter one poem and it is […]
You have only two days left to enter this year’s Hastings Week poetry competition. The competition was set up three years ago by James Bacon who is now Hastings’ Deputy Mayor, James says: “I set up the poetry competition because I was inspired by the poems written by my great uncle Sam Bacon, who was […]
