Hundreds Face Crisis
Council plea to extend moratorium on evictions By Emma Harwood Hundreds of families and residents across the town will face pain, crisis and homelessness unless the government extends its ban on evictions, the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness has…
Rough Sleeping In Rough Times
On Thursday 26th March, every council leader in England received a letter from Luke Hall MP, the Under Secretary of State for Local Government and ;It asked their councils to house all rough sleepers “by the end of the week” to prevent the…
Sunny Side Up
Local Solar Panels By David Dennis Should we site solar panel farms on greenfield sites? Certainly Hastings Borough Council (HBC) thinks we should. Councillor Andy Batsford has confirmed that there are active proposals to site solar panels at Hastings Country…
West Marina Awaits Its Fate
But councillor calls for “ideas and creativity” Hastings Borough Council (HBC) is about to complete the grant of a long lease of the former bathing pool site at West Marina to developers County Gate. Council leader Peter Chowney told the…
Bexhill Road: 190 New Homes On A Flood Plain
Hastings Borough Council (HBC) announced last week that Homes England has confirmed its grant of up to £ to develop the first tier of open space at Bulverhythe behind Bexhill Road. The funding is part of the Local Authority Accelerated…
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 years – the construction of 190 homes on the lower…
Super Summer Activities – Have Some Fun, Stay For Lunch!
The Active Hastings project is offering lots of free activities for all ages during the summer holiday. Andy Batsford, lead councillor for leisure said: “Money, childcare, activities, and even food, are serious anxieties for low-income working families, and this can…
Bohemian Rhapsody
Council votes funds for feasibility study The Labour-controlled cabinet of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) voted on Monday evening to pursue a feasibility study for the development of a combined sporting and cultural centre in the White Rock area off Bohemia…