Tag archives for cost of living crisis
Helping Hastings’Pets in Need
STEVEN SHORT Pet Pantry wants to help pet owners struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and needs your donations. You may have heard that there are currently more food banks in…
Bathers Going Through the Motions
BY PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Hundreds of environmental campaigners recently gathered in St Leonards for the unveiling of a mock Blue Plaque to highlight the continued dumping of raw sewage into the…
Cost of Living Support
East Sussex County Council is providing information on how to cope with the cost-of-living crisis. The information in this article comes from one of their newsletters. The recent costs of…
Council tax and charges both set to rise
The cost-of-living crisis in Hastings is set to get worse over the coming months after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, signalled government approval for council tax rises in…
More Than A Free Meal
By Susan Desrosiers As the days grow shorter and many people across the country are forced to choose between heating their home or feeding their family, there is one place…
We Have Food Banks, Now A Need for Warm Banks?
As energy costs rise and many of us are already sat huddled in blankets and robes looking mournfully at our dead boiler, what’s winter going to feel like for the…
People’s Assembly Attracts 200+ Gathering
Over 200 people gathered in Hastings Town Centre on Saturday 20 August for a People’s Assembly on the Cost of Living Crisis and the Climate Emergency. The Assembly was organised…