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November 2018: Brexit Risk Assessment
In his assessment of Brexit risks Simon Hubbard identified the following features of the economy of Hastings which render it particularly vulnerable to consequences of departure from the EU. Most…
Doc Of The Bay
The Smuggler pub at Pett Level, which has been shut for the past two years, will not re-open. Following a successful planning application for change of use, made by Hastings…
Historic High Streets: Another Regeneration Fund For Hastings Town Centre
With considerable media fanfare the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced last Saturday that a £95m regeneration fund is being released to “revitalise” historic high streets in…
Dealing With No Deal
On 15th November last year the Audit Committee of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) received and approved a report from Simon Hubbard, Director of Operational Services, entitled “Risk Assessment of the No-Deal…
Museum Traineeship
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, in partnership with the British Museum, has obtained National Lottery funds to provide a year-long paid trainee post “for a local young aged 18-24 who…
Fall Out
Amber Rudd’s Departure Leaves Electoral Gap For All Parties The decision of Amber Rudd, former Work and Pensions Secretary, to abandon both her ministerial position and her party allegiance has…
Conduct of Planning Chair
A formal complaint made to Hastings Borough Council by local environmental activist Chris Hurrell concerning the conduct of the chair of the planning committee of Hastings Borough Council, Cllr Alan…
CUT OFF! Ore Post Office Shuts; Rail Service To Be Cut
Ore village, already suffering from the closure of its library, has lost, at least temporarily, its post office. Southeastern rail services to its station are also planned to be cut.…
Regime Change at Rother: The First Hundred Days
Doug Oliver has enjoyed his first hundred days as leader of Rother District Council. The previous Conservative administration, ousted in elections across the board in May, had been, in his…
Ore Valley: Heart of Hastings Confirms Bid Intention
Prospects for residential development of the freehold site of the former power station in Ore Valley seem to be moving forward. At the end of July, the site was put…
The Real Rail Need: Express Trains to Charing Cross
By Mark Sullivan The story of Amber Rudd’s frustrated attempts to promote a fast rail link to London via the HS1 route through Ashford was told in HIP Issue 133…
Thank You and Goodnight –Isabel Blackman Centre in St Leonards To Stay Shut
The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) has told its staff and volunteers that the Isabel Blackman Centre in South Street, St Leonards, bequeathed to the community in 1966 and operating up…
Amber’s October Summit
On 8th July Amber Rudd MP headlined her Hastings & Rye constituency website with news that she had met with then Roads Minister, Michael Ellis, and “secured” a commitment from…
Wanted: Renewal Of Planned Public Investment – But “No Sign” Of It From Current Government, Says Chowney
Hastings Borough Council leader Peter Chowney has used the August holiday period to post a website report on the history of “regeneration” of the town over the past two decades…
Plaza Victory? Not So Fast
Rick Dillon, press officer for Hastings & Rye Labour Party, posted a triumphant “We Did It!” headline on its website last week claiming that NHS leaders were about to confirm…
Ore Valley On The Market
The acre freehold site of the former power station at Ore Valley, allocated in the Hastings Local Plan for up to 50 units of housing and now vacant after the…
Sierra Leone Comes To The Beach
By Rod Webb Last Saturday saw the seafront of Hastings transformed into a colourful beach party. Huge crowds of Sierra Leoneans from London and the surrounding areas were down in…
Brexit Party To Oppose Amber Rudd In Hastings
Nigel Farage’s Brexit party have appointed a candidate to contest the parliamentary seat of Hastings & Rye at any forthcoming general election. He is Tom Bewick, a former Labour party…
Picture Our Heroes
Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA), the community council which promotes and supports activities and initiatives of volunteer groups and individuals across the town, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. To…
Crime Stories
Human TraffickingOn 25th July a gang of ten traffickers and money launderers led by two Kurdish men resident in Hastings and St Leonards were each sentenced to long periods of…
New Water Feature For White Rock
By Dave Young Construction of a new water feature has begun at White Rock, turning a defunct fountain into a landmark seafront feature. An ‘exploded rock’ sculpture, paying tribute to…
Hot. Hot. Hot!
On Thursday 25th July Britain experienced its hottest day ever recorded – degrees centigrade measured in Cambridge. On the same day Hastings Metereological Service also measured a new high: degrees,…
Marshlink Rail Upgrade Stuck On Amber
Since her arrival as constituency MP in 2010, Amber Rudd has consistently talked up the prospect of local railway stations of Bexhill, Hastings and Rye getting a fast connection to…
Flood Money Spurs Council Development
On 8 July the cabinet of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) approved proposals for the first new housing development to be carried out in its own name for more than 20…
XR Rebels – More News
Extinction Rebellion (XR)’s local group in Hastings and St Leonard’s built a large traditional fishing boat and carried it down to the beach on Pirate ; PICTURE: David Bruce XR…
Wi-Fi Refugee On St Leonards Seafront
A homeless Hastings woman with a complex medical condition is facing huge fines for non-payment of parking tickets. Roxanne Roma has been living in a camper van on St Leonards…
Syrian Resettlement: “Working Brilliantly”, Says Project Co-ordinator
Simon Finlay, Project Co-ordinator of the Syrian Resettlement Programme at Hastings Borough Council, seems a happy man these days. He has spent half a lifetime working for organisations that have…
Planning To Break A Promise
By David Dennis Hastings Borough Council’s decision to proceed with plans to build 190 new houses inside its own Combe Valley Countryside Park boundary is a breach of its own…
May Bank Holiday 2020: Hastings Leads the Opposition
On 8th June Business Secretary Greg Clark announced that next year’s early May bank holiday will be moved back by four days for the whole of the UK to coincide…
A Turn Up For The Books!
County council extends time for new Ore library initiative Following two meetings of a group of community leaders and activists co-ordinated by Hastings Borough councillor Heather Bishop, East Sussex County…
Not An Overnight Process
MP calls for an end to UK’s unfair allocation of quota Getting a fairer deal for under ten-metre fishing fleets around the country is “not an overnight process” according to…
Stop Funding Global Warming!
The East Sussex Pension Fund which invests around £150 million into fossil fuel companies will be the focus of a forthcoming protest by local Extinction Rebellion Group. Protesters will take…
EU Funds Welcomed By Fishing Community
A European Union-funded initiative which has put £800,000 into projects supporting Hastings’ fisheries has been hailed a success by local fishermen and Hastings Borough Council. The Hastings Fisheries Local Action…
Council Horrified At ‘Slum’ Housing Proposal
By Emma Harwood Hastings Borough Council has called for an end to legislation which could see a developer convert a seven-storey office block in St Leonards into ‘slum’ housing -…
A Load Of Rubbish?
By Emma Harwood A business owner who privately hires Biffa, a company which describes itself as ‘the number one for business waste’, says she has concerns about it taking over…
Ore Library Closure
By Colin Gibson After efforts by the local community to keep it open after its initial closure order in May 2018, Ore public library will now close and will be…
University Of Brighton Buildings On The Market
By Emma Harwood Two buildings which formed part of the University of Brighton’s Hastings Campus, due to close in September, have been placed on the market with agents Bray Fox…
Cleaning Up
Overflowing public bins, litter strewn beaches and fly tipping could soon be a thing of the past following dramatic changes to street cleaning, waste and recycling collection across the county.…
A Celebration of Sanctuary
On 13th June the “open” project at Open on sea-front was launched with its first exhibition of photographs by Andrew Grainger. This venue is to be run by the 20…
Sanctuary Festival: Sun, Food, Music and Swimming
The beautiful walled garden of Ashburnham Place rang with sounds of music and laughter last Sunday (23rd June) as the Hastings Community of Sanctuary celebrated its Festival by the Lake.…