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Hastings BC Councillors’ Reaction
Hastings Borough Councillors reacted to the news about Wealden DC and Brighton and Hove at the meeting of the council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee last Thursday (18 September). The special…
Chaos and Confusion
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN The political map of Sussex is set to be radically redrawn in the coming months, but the road ahead is becoming ever more fractious and fiercely disputed. With…
NEWS IN BRIEF
Another RIBA Prize for Hastings? The extension of a detached Victorian house in Milward Road on the side of West Hill has been announced as one of six buildings nominated…
Is It Worth It?
TONY COLLINS, Green Councillor shares his experiences at Hastings Borough Council “Would you consider standing as a councillor?” Julia Hilton, sole Green member of Hastings Borough Council, grinned at me…
Don’t Lose the Plot!
ANDREW COLQUHOUN has had an allotment at Lower Torfield in Hastings Old Town for about 20 years, but admits that his wife Stephanie still grows better veg than he does.…
Badgers Blamed for Nuns’ Exhumation
KENT BARKER The exhumation of the bodies of 46 nuns from a graveyard at Holmhurst St Mary near the Ridge at Baldslow has been dubbed “utterly disrespectful” and “absolutely disgusting”…
Review of Alcohol Licensing
Hastings Borough Council has launched a public consultation on plans to remove the High Street in the Old Town and the area surrounding Cambridge Road in the New Town from…
Call for More Gypsy and Traveller Sites
The South Downs National Park Authority has partnered with local district and borough councils across East Sussex, including Hastings Borough Council, to launch a collaborative call to identify land sites…
Parties Clash over Allotment Sell-Off
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Relations between the Green-led Hastings Borough Council and the local Labour MP are becoming more fractious. Tensions flared up recently when Helena Dollimore accused the Council of being…
Swimmers Warned off Beaches Following Heavy Rain
The Environment Agency (EA) advised members of the public not to swim off any of the beaches at Hastings, St Leonards or Bexhill last week following the heavy rainfall over…
Hastings at Speed
CLLR TONY COLLINS advocates thinking differently about car use Emma Benfield was getting worried. “I am writing to express my growing concern,” she wrote to Cllr Amanda Jobson, “about the…
‘Safe, Settled and Affordable’ Homes for All
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Hastings Borough Council has unveiled a new strategic plan aimed at tackling the housing and homelessness crisis engulfing the town. Council Leader Glenn Haffenden was in the Priory…
Council Approves Palestinian Friendship Link – But No Funding
HUGH SULLIVAN After an impassioned debate on 16 July at which a large number of councillors spoke, Hastings Borough Council approved a resolution to recognise and support the friendship link…
War on Waste
Labour and Greens trade complaints over seafront rubbish HUGH SULLIVAN Earlier this month the Labour group of councillors on Hastings Borough Council delivered a formal complaint that the council’s Green…
Inappropriate Development
FIONA MCGARRY went along to the Protestival in West St Leonards to see whether a new form of protest combined with a community festival could have any hope of changing…
Hastings Gaza Protesters Arrested
KENT BARKER A childminder has been arrested for alleged criminal damage with a rock after writing in chalk on the road during a protest, while a St Leonards man is…
What’s the Point of Recycling?
CLLR TONY COLLINS explains what happens when you drop a can in the recycling bin Recently a team of Green councillors from Hastings Borough Council visited the N+P Group plant…
Affordable Home Construction Behind Bexhill Road
Work has started to erect 16 affordable homes for Hastings Borough Council on waste ground to the rear of 419-447 Bexhill Road. Builders Boutique Modern, based in Newhaven, are using…
‘Protestival’ Planned for Old Bathing Pool
Residents of West St Leonards are expecting a range of community groups from across Hastings to join them on the former bathing pool site at West Marina on Sunday 13…
Ask a Busy Man: Boorman to Chair Neighbourhoods Plan Board
Retired senior manager at Hastings Borough Council Kevin Boorman has been chosen by its members, in consultation with local MP Helena Dollimore, to chair the board responsible for delivering up…
Go-Ahead for New Rough Sleepers Home
Hastings Borough Council has approved plans to convert a run-down house in Gresham Way, St Leonards into a nine-bedroom house of multiple occupation (HMO) to provide accommodation for rough sleepers.…
Local Government Reorganisation Engagement Events
Hastings Borough Council has organised some sessions for residents to find out more about the planned local government reorganisation, and the three options for Hastings. The council is encouraging people…
Final call for art commission
The deadline for expressions of interest for a town centre public art commission has been extended until 23 June following feedback that the original closing date of June 8 left…
False Claims Spark Outrage and Fear
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN A number of inflammatory posters appeared last weekend outside 67 Sedlescombe Road South in St Leonards, sparking a wave of controversy on social media. The notices, which included…
New Life for Owens Building
TONY COLLINS, Green councillor for Central St Leonards, puts the record straight on the former Debenhams building Any time Hastings Borough Council is mentioned on social media, it’s not long…
Council Turns Down Restaurant Licence Application
Hastings BC’s Licensing Committee has rejected a new premises licence application from the Ocean Spice Indian restaurant, located on Hastings seafront. The decision followed a recommendation from Sussex Police, who…
Café on the Hill
Troika Projects, the local consortium appointed by Hastings BC to develop the West Hill Cafe and Castle Project, have applied for planning permission to set up and run a “mobile…
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…
Local War of Words Escalates over Gaza Killings
HUGH SULLIVAN News reports of Israel’s blockade of humanitarian relief to Gaza and of the renewed military assault upon its citizens have provoked fresh passions amongst local citizens, whether sympathetic…
Wave of Protest
HUGH SULLIVAN and PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Plans for a major new housing development on the former bathing pool site at Seaside Road in West St Leonards have been revealed by prospective…
Save Sandrock Bends
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Gladman Developments Ltd, part of the Barratt Developments PLC Group since 2022, has submitted a planning application to Hastings Borough Council for up to 65 new homes on…
Not Feeling the Vibes
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Carib de L’Afrique, the Afro-Caribbean and African restaurant located in the heart of Hastings town centre, is a popular local dining spot. The restaurant was opened in 2018…
Council Reform is coming – and we want YOUR ideas
JULIA HILTON – Leader of Hastings Borough Council We’ve just seen some very sobering local election results. Kent County Council is now run by Reform, as are nine others, and…
Moves on ‘Abandoned’ Clifton Court
HUGH SULLIVAN Clifton Court, a block of 53 flats owned by housing association Orbit, remains vacant around three-and-a-half years after its tenants began to be decanted for prospective redevelopment. A…
Hastings Decides on Housing
KENT BARKER Residents of Hastings are being consulted on their views about at least three important areas over the next few weeks and months. The most contentious is likely to…
Telling the Stories of the Four Courts
JOHN RANKIN Some time in the near future, the Four Courts in Stonehouse Drive will be demolished. This is an important event in terms of the culture and heritage of…
New Moves to Save St Mary
KENT BARKER A new steering group has been formed to seek fresh and sustainable uses for St Mary in the Castle. The iconic Hastings building and concert venue has been…
Council Lane Rental Scheme Ignores A21 Disruption
HUGH SULLIVAN East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has announced that it will impose a Lane Rental Scheme on contractors and utility companies undertaking future work on the busiest roads in…
Ask Me Another
The Hastings Borough Council cabinet debate over the issue of sleeping in vehicles arose from the need to renew the council’s current Anti-Social Behaviour Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which…
Follow the Money
CHRISTOPHER DODWELL Over the past 50 years, changes in local government financing have significantly reduced the ability of local councils to make independent financial decisions reflecting the needs of their…