Why Pick On Us?
Removal of parking bays a further setback for small businesses Traders in the Old Town struggling to recoup losses of more than three months of closure have reacted angrily to plans to remove parking for around 25 cars along the…
“No Dates, No Details, No Consultation”
Protest causes a rethink over location of ‘pop-up’ Covid-19 test centre Alternative sites for the ‘occasional’ mobile testing unit, which appeared in the heart of Hastings Old Town, are now being investigated after it caused a nearby café to close…
Weeds, Wildflowers, Glyphosate – And A Petition
Glyphosate is a systemic herbicide: it kills plants, especially annual broad-leaf weeds and grasses, by inhibiting enzymes. It was developed by global corporate Monsanto and traded from the mid-1970s under the brand name Roundup. Over the next four decades it…
Class Divide
The majority of schools in East Sussex have stayed open throughout the coronavirus pandemic for the benefit of some vulnerable children and the families of key workers. Over 2,000 have attended physically on some days, according to Cllr Keith Glazier,…
Post Pandemic Planning for Hastings
How to benefit the whole community In Issue 150 of HIP, HEART Looks Beyond Lockdown, we talked to Alastair Fairley, co-founder of HEART, about the organisation’s post lockdown plans and how to use the energy generated by the large pool…
My Part In Developing Climate Strategy
By Cllr Maya Evans Being part of the team developing the HBC climate strategy has sometimes been frustrating. Many ambitious ideas could not be included through lack of funding and limited power to effect behavioural change in both big business…
Bus Funds On Diversion
New subsidies, reduced timetables: are key workers being served? In February Boris Johnson announced in Parliament that his government was launching a new package of actions for public transport including £5bn over the next five years to improve bus and…
England Coast Path Plans Welcomed by SEG
In our article “Waste, Potholes and Footpaths” featured last month (HIP 147), we suggested that the pressure group SEG (Save Ecclesbourne Glen) might be less than impressed by the upbeat PR accorded by Cllr Claire Dowling, East Sussex County Council…
In2play Outdoor Rated Outstanding
In2play Outdoor is proud to announce that they have achieved an Ofsted rating of Outstanding on their first inspection in December 2019 – to go with the Outstanding rating already awarded to In2play Creative in 2017. In2play CIC have been…
Waste, Potholes And Footpaths
For Councillor Dowling, It’s All Good News Without a trace of irony East Sussex County Council has heralded a huge spike in its collection of post-Christmas household waste as a triumph of environmental protection: 4,695 tonnes of recycling – “the…