Tag archives for Andy Patmore
Council Anger: “They Have Trashed our Town”
PAUL McLAUGHLIN Trust in Southern Water amongst Hastings Borough Councillors has plunged to a new low in the wake of last month’s town centre flooding. At a simmering meeting of…
Hotel Costs Soar But Council “Committed”
HUGH SULLIVAN The construction of a Premier Inn hotel on the former Cornwallis Street car park site owned by Hastings Borough Council (HBC), politically controversial since it was first mooted…
United Stay Put
Clear majority of full council rejects football stadium move The projected move of Hastings United football club from Pilot Field to Tilekiln playing fields in Hollington is dead. It was…
WHERE IS FOOTBALL STADIUM REPORT?
HUGH SULLIVAN Photo: Scott White A full meeting of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) on 15 December last year resolved that Jane Hartnell, the council’s managing director, prepare a report to…
Council Tax hikes, budgets approved
by PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Hastings Borough Council (HBC) agreed to raise the local council tax by the maximum amount allowed without holding a local referendum at a fiery meeting of the…
Heart Surgery Stitch-Up?
Conquest Hospital Loses Out to Eastbourne on Future Despite an outcry by Hastings Borough councillors and more muted objections from within the local medical community, the Conquest Hospital is to…
Pilot Lights Going Out? Council Debates Football Club Relocation
A full meeting of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) – the first in two months – was due to debate last night (Thursday) a motion tabled by Conservative council leader Andy…
New Cabinet – Names and Roles
New Hastings Borough Council (HBC) cabinet portfolio holders and their areas of responsibility have been named as follows:- Cllr Kim Forward (leader): Strategy and Partnership WorkingCllr Colin Fitzgerald (deputy leader):…
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…
Down the Toilet!
Council Cabinet votes to demolish Harold Place loos despite Tory opposition Hugh Sullivan reports After acrimonious debate and rival accusations of political cynicism levelled from either side of the Council…