Banned from the Stand
Council Alerts Police To Outlaw Planned Hastings Protest A protest meeting organised by a local Hastings group to demonstrate opposition to government restrictions imposed under coronavirus regulations was planned to be held in Alexandra Park on Sunday 30th August –…
The Two-Grand Piano No Need To Consult On Sale, Says Museum Manager
Local pianists have been surprised and disappointed to hear that Hastings Museum and Art Gallery sold off a 9-foot Estonia concert grand piano last winter for a price of around £2,000 without any consultation save within the committee that runs…
BAME Survey in Hastings:
“When can I be just ‘British’?” A survey undertaken in recent weeks to report the impact of Covid-19 on “the BAME community” of Hastings and St Leonards includes among its principal findings that people labelled with this description do not…
Active Travel: County Council Scolded For “Lack Of Ambition”
The stated aim of the Department for Transport (DfT) in its Emergency Active Travel Fund, amounting nationally to £250m, is “to enable more people to walk and to cycle”. The share of this sum allocated to East Sussex County Council…
Sea Change: More of the Same
North Queensway site set for another £ splash On 8th July SELEP (the South East Local Enterprise Partnership, which channels both public and private funds into economic development in Essex, Kent and East Sussex) announced that it had secured £85m…
GYMS: Two Gyms Emerge from Lockdown
Under guidance issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport earlier in the month, indoor gyms were permitted to reopen from Saturday 25th July. Members of the SSN gym in Battle Road were back in there early that…
Industrial Exports Versus Nature Reserve
Planning Collision at Rye Harbour Churchfields is a longstanding industrial site at Rye Harbour. Prior to a fire in 2008, the site buildings were occupied by a furniture manufacturer. Enter (five years ago) Long Rake Spar, a company that, according…
FOOTBALL: United Prepare But For What?
The majority of last year’s Hastings United squad have re-signed for the 2020/21 season together with some heralded new recruits, and embarked on a series of pre-season friendly games from the beginning of this ; Off the field, both energetic…
Commercial Property
Storm Brewing For Council? Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tough times were already anticipated for high street shopping as online competitors increased, year on year, their share of the market. This year’s lockdown and subsequent social distancing restrictions have been…
Deal Us In!
West St Leonards community groups seek share in Town Deal to fund development alternatives Since October last year, Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has been insisting that it is on the point of signing a lease agreement with developers for the…