Hastings Museum and Art Gallery nationally recognised
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Lockdown Project’ category of the Museums Change Lives Awards ; #HastingsDigitalMuseum began at the beginning of lockdown and ran until the museum reopened after 24 weeks of closure, reaching…
Paying The Piper
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced funding awards totalling £257 million for 1,385 venues, theatres, museums and cultural organisations across the ; The awards are administered by ACE on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as Round…
A Wind Farm in Rye Bay?
The Crown Estate, which owns and manages the seabed of the UK’s coastal waters, has been engaged over the last month in determining bids for development of major new off-shore wind farms to be built over the next decade in…
Selective Licensing: Ministry Delays Renewal
The selective licensing scheme which Hastings Borough Council has operated in a number of wards of the town over the past five years, will expire on 24th October. The council consulted with local stakeholders before the March lockdown this year,…
Refugee Action Weekend
After a week of hearing extraordinary ideas emanating from the Home Office and splashed across mainstream media – one to send all asylum seekers arriving in the UK to camps on remote islands in the south Atlantic, another to create…
Two Churches, One Parish
Set above the High Street, St Clement’s Church, a perpendicular construction with vaulted tower, dates back to 1377. Across the Bourne, All Saints, of a similar design, was completed in 1436. Both buildings are Grade 2* listed. The father of…
Offshore wind energy: the developing story
In 2018, offshore wind farms supplied 8 per cent of the UK’s total estimated electricity generation. This capacity was developed over three previous leasing rounds administered by the Crown Estate. Round 1 was aimed at “testing the technology”, providing prospective…
Ore Landlords Set To Be Released From Licensing Scheme
Under the selective licensing scheme operated by Hastings Borough Council (HBC), private landlords in chosen areas of the town pay a one-off licence fee to the council, currently £665, for each self-contained property let to residential tenants. The fee covers…
Give Me That Old Town Religion
Political Priest for Parish of St Clement’s and All Saints The Church of England parish of St Clement’s and All Saints in the Old Town has a new priest-in-charge after a four-year period since the departure of the previous ;…
Solar Panels on Hastings Roofs: Scheme Closes
Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has been supporting a scheme aimed at aiding homeowners to get solar panels installed on their roofs. The scheme, branded as Solar Together, opened on 1st September and closes today (Tuesday). It involves homeowners registering…