Hastings Sustainable Fish Campaign to Kick Off in September
Hastings Borough Council is developing a Hastings Fish brand for Hastings mixed fishery after securing grant funding from Hastings Fisheries Local Action Group for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). It will be launched at the Seafood and Wine…
Ask what your Council can do for you
Kent Barker considers what the priorities should be for the new council and offers some praise - and some brickbats - for their current activities So Labour are back in charge of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) for at least the…
West Marina
HIP has learnt that bids to Hastings Borough Council (HBC) for the development of West Marina - the site of the former Lido bathing pool at the western end of the seafront - have in recent days been narrowed to…
Heritage Assets – Can’t pay, Won’t Pay
Hugh Sullivan argues that Council plans to look after Hastings’ heritage rely on others being persuaded to provide the funding In 2016 Hastings Borough council commissioned a report by ‘historic environment’ consultants Drury McPherson on management of ‘heritage assets’ in the…
HARBOUR PROJECT JUST ‘NOTIONAL’
As Borough Council elections loom, Labour insist that there’s no “done deal” Three current Labour councillors, including Hastings Borough Council leader Peter Chowney, plus a fourth candidate standing for the party in the May elections have taken the unusual step…
On The Rocks or on a Roll?
Pier sale is challenged by revived community group EMMA HARWOOD REPORTS The agent responsible for finding a buyer for Hastings Pier –who claims to have been involved with the sale of 35 of the nation’s 51 piers – says that…
Pier Sale: The Story Continues
Emma Harwood reports Last November, when the Pier Charity went into administration, its principal creditor the Heritage Lottery Fund agreed to fund fees and expenses for a further twelve month period in order to allow the future of the pier…
OPINION: Not Riding into the Sunset
BY TIM GODWIN To ride a bicycle from Hastings Station to the popular seafront cycle route, without breaking a byelaw and risking a fine, currently involves crossing at least two major ‘A’ roads - the A21 and A259. Incredibly, the…
Council Plan Hefty Rent Increase For Gardeners
BY GILLIAN METCALFE & MERLIN PENDRAGON Although the allotment holders of Hastings may not be planning a pitchfork rebellion, the usually law-abiding and civilised group of gardeners show signs of quiet revolution. This is because Hastings Borough Council have floated…
Arts and Culture: The Latest Waves
ERICA SMITH There is so much going on in Hastings and St Leonards that sometimes I dream of moving to London for a quieter life. 16 years ago, I moved ‘Over From Brighton’, and I’ve watched the town change. Whilst…