Tag archives for Becca Horn
Pelham Arcade Roof Collapse
Safety Warnings were Ignored PAUL MCLAUGHLIN The arcades in Pelham Crescent at the front of St Mary in the Castle sustained significant damage on Saturday (27 September) after sections of…
Conflict Spills onto Local Streets
A female supporter of Hastings Friends of Al-Mawasi (HFOAM) was physically attacked outside the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sunday 20 July as she waited to greet the…
Bingo is Back
Bingo returned to Hastings with the opening of the refurbished Deluxe Bingo at Pelham Place on Saturday 21 June – the hottest day of the year so far. Announced by…
Bringing the Bling: A New Identity for Hastings’ Mayor
BECCA HORN When you picture a Mayor, what comes to mind? Until recently, I wouldn’t have imagined myself in the role – but some roles you grow into once you’ve…
Getting Greener
New Council Leader and Mayor Elected by Hastings Council At the Annual Full Council meeting of Hastings Borough Council last Wednesday (15 May), Julia Hilton stepped down as leader, to…
Hastings Rejects Racism
Hastings rose to the nationwide challenge of violent anti-immigrant protest last week with three anti-racist gatherings. Dave Young In the week beginning 5 August a message was circulated on the…
A Vote for Change
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Helena Dollimore is the new Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye. The Labour and Co-operative Party candidate topped the poll in the General Election with 19,134 votes…
Striking Teachers Demand Better Funding
MERLIN BETTS Earlier this week, members of the National Education Union (NEU) went on strike at five schools across Sussex, four of them in Hastings. The union’s principal point of…
The New Councillors
Billie Barnes (Silverhill, Labour) comfortably defeated the sitting ward councillor, Lucian Fernando of Reform UK. She says she was inspired to stand from a campaign to re-open the Silverdale swimming…
‘A Disgrace’ – Party Politicians Wade In
Views of what happened at the council meeting last Wednesday have divided sharply on party political lines Still from video footage inside the council chamber on 20 March Labour leader…
Becca Horn: a seasoned Green campaigner
In the third of our series of interviews with the prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) of the main political parties ahead of the next general election, PAUL McLAUGHLIN talks to Becca…
Sewage Leak: Pump Up the Volume
PAUL McLAUGHLIN The Pumphouse in Alexandra Park was packed last week (14 July) for a meeting to discuss the recent sewage pollution of the Old Roar Gill. There was a…
Public Shit Storm
Sewage spills on beaches: who’s to blame? Beaches at Bexhill and Normans Bay were closed for around 48 hours on 18 and 19 August after over million litres of water, which…