A recipe by Wolfie and Rubes Ingredients – 1 can butternut squash soup– 1 cup cooked rice– 1 vegan chicken stock cube Method 1. Cook rice2. Cook soup3. Put rice in soup and stir together with stock cube Optional garnish:1. Fry diced vegan chorizo sausage, a handful of chopped green beans until crispy2. Add a…
Kalai Preston Surrender to the moments around, Supplicate to the eternal sound. Heaven draws you ever nearer,When you hold your soul ever dearer. Listen to the subtle waves,Of light dancing and be saved.There is beauty to behold, If you are only ever bold. Surrender into every moment, Realise that you too are golden. We cannot…
Karina Patfield I borrow a bedsit from a landlord who borrowsthe bedsit from a bank. Its crackedroof spits raindrops and slugs creepon wet carpet the landlord sits close, on my sofaon tickhis rich, dry body groansnext to mineI feed my giro to the leccyhe holds his hand underneathpiling coins in his palm I ask for…
Anonymous Southern Housing Tenant I sleep till 3pm, 5pm in the afternoon, wishing away my day. Othertimes sleep doesn’t come at all, thoughts, conversations, emails whirl aroundin my head. All I smell is damp, dank mould and I cough feeling as if I cannot breathe. And I scream an inward scream for sleep because I…
Jane Ripley Recently I went to the Save Sandrock Bends campaign, who held a public meeting on the proposed development of the beautiful and biodiverse site on the corner opposite the Conquerors March on The Ridge, for where an Outline Planning Application has recently been made. I went on behalf of our group Standing up…
Alan Mathison, Hastings Branch Secretary, Unite the Union Have you ever thought about joining a trade union? The Hastings branch of Unite the Union is holding our Annual General Meeting on March 12th and we want to open it up to anyone in the town who is interested in finding out what our union is…
No-one deserves to be removed from their home and abandoned to the streets. Having grown up in Hastings, Karl (not his real name) worked as a fisherman for many years, surrounded by a strong local community, and also spent some happy years living abroad. But everything started to go downhill after health problems in his…
A 44-year-old mother of two is facing eviction. Hana (real name withheld) is a full time carer for her nine-year-old autistic daughter, and has been a Hastings resident since her teens – but she can no longer afford to live in this town. Why? To start with, a large number of homes are being taken…