Local group campaigns in support of Climate Bill
The Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill, which is due to have its second reading in Parliament on 29th October, has been drafted by scientists, legal experts, ecological economists and environmentalists and tabled by Green party MP for Brighton Pavilion,…
Fudging the Climate Issues
Well-established climate change campaigners Divest East Sussex (DES) designed a symbolic artefact this week to make a political point to East Sussex County Council (ESCC) – a giant fudge ; The council declared a climate emergency in 2019. But according…
OPINION: We Need This Bill To Pass
By Richard Price Nearly 14,000 scientists recently warned that Earth’s vital signs are rapidly worsening. On 9th August, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a press release to introduce the first instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report. Its…
Oval Concert Turns Litter Fest
A music event held on the afternoon and evening of Saturday 7th August, the Southern Sunset Festival, left Bohemia Road and surrounding areas festooned with rubbish. Local residents have complained both to the organisers JBM Music and to Hastings Borough…
Eco homes for Battle
Design details for ac development, including 70 affordable homes, on the Blackfriars site in Battle have been revealed by Rother District Council. The scheme – 200 properties on a sloping 16 hectare plot, by architects BE Design – will deliver…
DR ENERGY
Welcome to our new Dr Energy column written by the team at Energise Sussex Coast. In each issue of HIP, we will answer your home energy related questions. We hope this column will help everyone to save money and energy. Kate…
What’s on your mind?
We would love to hear from write to: Please be aware we may need to edit letters for reasons of space and we will only withhold names if this is necessary for the protection of the writer. PICTURE: Skitterphoto /Pexels…
Enhance Your Environment
Free to enter urban design competition Should buildings mimic their surroundings or should they be distinctive and challenge us visually? Hastings Urban Design Group (HUDG) is running two competitions seeking locally relevant design proposals. The primary aim of the competitions…
An Editor’s Welcome
Voicing Thoughts on ‘Thoughts and Voices’ Thoughts and Voices is a new space in HIP subtitled ‘Comment and Opinion on Matters That Matter’ and designed to house, well, exactly this! We wanted to create an open space in which people…
HIP Environmental News
Council protects nature reserves Colin Fitzgerald, lead member for the Environment said: “Hastings Borough Council has protected the very best wildlife areas in the town by declaring them Local Nature Reserves, …high-quality open spaces for our local community to enjoy.…