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Changes For Employers
With 6th April 2018 fast approaching, I summarise the key changes that will affect employers in the new tax year. Employment Allowance Most businesses and charities qualify for the Employment…
Cafe Des Arts
BY ALUN SAMBROOK Well, today is my last ever day of working at the Cafe Des Arts before it closes for the last time due to various reasons. It has…
Tax Questions and Answers
I started my business in the summer. Should I have completed a tax return this January? No, the first tax return you will need to complete is for the year…
Protecting your Business when Customers go into Liquidation
Carillion, the UK’s second largest construction company went into liquidation on 15th January 2018, after running up huge debts of around £ There is no doubt more to emerge on…
No Plastic Shop started in Hastings
With environmental pollution from plastic waste an ever-increasing concern, many are seeking ways to reduce their impact. One such person is Hastings-based Izzy Crouch, who noticed the plastic pollution on…
Aliens and vertigo among excuses for missing tax return deadline
In the run-up to the tax return deadline, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) released a list of wonderful excuses it has received from those who fail to meet the deadline…
What to do if you missed the tax return deadline
The deadline for filing your 2016/17 self-assessment tax return was 31st October 2017 for paper returns and 31st January 2018 for returns submitted online. If HM Revenue & Customs asked…
Energy hub initiative takes off
Energy hub initiative takes off The latest steering group meeting for 1066 Local Energy was sparking with ideas, initiatives and connections with one idea in particular evolving from vision to…
Tax Questions and Answers
By Steve Brown Could you tell me more about these tax-free childcare accounts that are replacing the current childcare voucher scheme please? New tax-free childcare accounts were announced in 2014…
Invest in your community and give from the heart
The Heart of Hastings Community Land Trust (CLT) has been designed to become a “people’s organisation” - owned and shaped by its shareholding members. It is properly democratic because every…
Autumn Budget 2016
Philip Hammond, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced his first Autumn Statement to Parliament on Wednesday 23rd November 2016. Small businesses, which make a huge contribution to the economy,…
You could be at risk of pension penalties
Millions of employers in the UK have been introducing pension schemes to eligible employees since the previous Government introduced its automatic enrolment legislation in 2012. And with the Pensions Regulator…
Tax Questions and Answers
When I submitted my Tax Credits renewal forms, I had to estimate my self-employment income because I had not put my accounts together. I have now completed my accounts and…
Crafty Christmas Pop-Up
If you’re stuck for gift ideas for Christmas, or just want to get into the seasonal spirit, we’ve got something to jingle your The popular Pop-Up Emporium is back! Taking…
Revised Observer Building planning consultation ending soon
OB planning consultation The consultation for the revised plans post University of Brighton plan to withdraw from Hastings, closes in the next week or so (one source says this Thursday…
3 Weeks to go
3 Weeks to go to Diary Day In 'Diary, the motto really is: 'Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?' It coaches us to be aware of our motives and not…
Panama Papers – It’s laws and treaties that are the problem, not the tax avoiders
British Virgin Islands, Tax Haven Tax avoidance is legal. Google “offshore investment” and the results are a ‘how to’ of investing: ‘you don’t have to be a millionaire to be…
Hastings BID current information
The Hastings BID key points: The Proposed BID Area Up to £1 million invested in Hastings Town over 5 years A small () levy imposed on eligible businesses based on…
Learn to swim like a real-life mermaid
Ever wanted to be a mermaid? Well now’s your chance – there’s a new mermaid academy (yes, you read that right) in town. Monofin Mermaids, which has recently relocated from…
Rock House Grand Opening
Grand Opening Friday 4th March Rock House, 49-51 Cambridge Road, opens its brand new doors for the first time to a host of local and visiting guests on Friday 4th March…
WRT Open Evening & Desk Space Available
This year we plan to reinvent the Trust and breathe new life into community projects in the White Rock Area. Our main focus over the last year has been the…
Hastings BID Open Meeting
Open Meeting Wednesday 24th February, White Rock Theatre This is the second of a series of open meetings for Hastings town centre businesses to find out about the proposed Hastings…
Scheme matches young people to local employers
A scheme to help unemployed young people in Hastings is aiming to bring employers and local organisations together to get young people back into work. Talent Match is a £108…
Hastings Business Improvement District
Hastings Business Improvement District
A different way of working
A different way of working from Hastings Borough Council on Vimeo.