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Attack on Freedom of Speech
GABRIEL CARLYLE Why did I risk arrest and a possible jail sentence by joining the demonstration in Parliament square earlier this month? Instead of fulfilling its legal obligations under the…
Bingo is Back
Bingo returned to Hastings with the opening of the refurbished Deluxe Bingo at Pelham Place on Saturday 21 June – the hottest day of the year so far. Announced by…
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…
MP Calls on Billionaire to Fund Local Charity
Labour MP Helena Dollimore has written to Lubov Chernukhin, co-director of the company behind the Owens entertainment centre which went bankrupt last year owing over £5 million, urging her to…
Funding Boost for Local Schools
The Government’s spending review delivered some good news for hard-pressed families across Hastings with the announcement of an expansion of the free school meals and free breakfast clubs programmes. The…
Academy Chain Shortlist
The Department for Education has drawn up a shortlist of six academy chains being considered to take over the running of local schools formerly run by UBAT, the University of Brighton…
Calls for Public Inquiry into Ongoing Road Fiasco
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Helena Dollimore and Cllr Godfrey Daniel have called for a public inquiry into the prolonged delays and disruption surrounding the A21 Gateway project. The key route, intended to…
Road to Nowhere – Lost in Time
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Work on the Queensway Gateway Road, the so-called road to nowhere, which began last September and was initially due for completion before Christmas, has faced further delays. The…
Torfield Among First to Get Free School Breakfasts
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Torfield School in Croft Road Hastings has been selected to take part in the launch of the Government’s free breakfast club initiative which will give all primary-aged children…
MP and Charities Collide Over Cuts
Hastings MP describes benefit changes as ‘new social contract’; local charities warn of ‘catastrophic impact’ – FERDUSARA ALI reports Hastings & Rye MP Helena Dollimore is on collision course with…
Owens Fall-out Reaches Parliament
HUGH SULLIVAN Helena Dollimore, MP for Hastings & Rye, secured a ‘debate’ in the House of Commons on 10 March concerning the financial collapse of Owens, the short-lived entertainment centre…
Our Broken Housing System
Helena Dollimore, MP for Hastings, Rye and the Villages Everyone deserves a safe and secure place to call home. But for too many people in our town, this is not…
Bring Eurostar Services Back to Ashford!
Hastings & Rye MP Helena Dollimore has joined a group of fellow-Labour South East region MPs campaigning to restore railway services to Europe from Ashford International station. Earlier this month…
Why Won’tThey Behave?
HUGH SULLIVAN Ark Alexandra Academy, the biggest secondary school in Hastings, is in the firing line as parents, teachers and local MP Helena Dollimore trade accusations and demands over disciplinary…
Water Compensation Reviewed
PAUL McLAUGHLIN In a bruising exchange with local Labour MP Helena Dollimore in Parliament, the CEO of Southern Water, Lawrence Gosden, pledged to review the decision not to pay compensation to…
Families and New Parents in East Sussex to Receive Early Years Support
Families and children in Hastings, Rye and the villages will be able to access early years support, such as pregnancy support, parenting classes, and various other schemes and resources, to provide their…
Waiting for Answers
ROD WEBB reacts to open letter written to local MP by Hastings & District Palestinian Solidarity Campaign As the Gaza conflict approaches the New Year after nearly 14 months of…
More Delays on Road to Nowhere
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has been told to explain to Hastings residents why completion of the A21 Queensway link has been so long delayed and when it will be…
Government Acts over Hastings Schools Funding
ERIN WARD The Government has committed to abolishing the current Academy Schools’ funding model following the intervention of local MP Helena Dollimore in the House of Commons on 9 ;…
NEWS IN BRIEF
Change at the top Hastings Borough Council has appointed an interim Chief Executive on a part-time job-share basis. Robert Cottrill will share the role with Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough…
Budgeting for Broken Public Services
PAUL McLAUGHLIN analyses how the budget will affect the people of Hastings and tries to garner local political reaction Local Labour MP Helena Dollimore has welcomed the Chancellor’s plans to…
Privilege to Serve
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN The Labour Government has held power for just over 100 days, experiencing a remarkable rollercoaster of highs and lows as new ministers navigate the intense scrutiny of a…
Politics Returns with End of Summer Truce
PAUL McLAUGHLIN The relationship between council leaders and the local MP can often be a tricky one, even when they are from the same political party. When there is harmony…
Hastings Rejects Racism
Hastings rose to the nationwide challenge of violent anti-immigrant protest last week with three anti-racist gatherings. Dave Young In the week beginning 5 August a message was circulated on the…
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?
Letter Future of St Mary Dear HIP Christopher Cormack is right (Letter in HIP 255): St Mary-in-the-Castle is a gem, which is being allowed to fall into disrepair whilst available…
New MP Raises UBAT Concerns
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Helena Dollimore, the newly elected MP for Hastings and Rye, has raised her concerns about the ongoing dispute between local members of the National Education Union (NEU) and…
‘A Disgrace’ – Party Politicians Wade In
Views of what happened at the council meeting last Wednesday have divided sharply on party political lines Still from video footage inside the council chamber on 20 March Labour leader…
Hastings is No Place for Hate
PAUL McLAUGHLIN Hastings Town Hall Community Hub hosted a free event earlier this month (9 March) to help raise awareness of efforts to tackle hate crime within the town. Hastings…
Fire Station Reprieve
At a meeting of the East Sussex Fire Authority on 8 February, it was determined that the provision of full-time fire engines at The Ridge Community Fire Station will be…
No Renationalisation: Labour Shadow Minister Explains Why
This anger and frustration was shared by the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Reed MP, who paid a visit to Hastings and Rye last Thursday…
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?
Bonfire Symbols Dear HIP, I went to the Bonfire night for the first time and was really impressed by the organisation and great family atmosphere of the event. However, I…
Ambulance Waiting Times Shock
Paul McLaughlin The wait for an ambulance in Hastings and Rye is the longest of any constituency in the whole of the South East, according to data obtained using a…
More Raw Sewage Woes for Sally Ann Hart
PAUL McLAUGHLIN Local Conservative MP Sally-Ann Hart has been forced to issue an apology on the floor of the House of Commons after incorrectly claiming that Labour’s Jim McMahon, the…
Battle lines drawn on clean water campaign
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Government policy and programmes to stem the number of Channel crossings made by small boats of migrants/refugees are likely to be at the forefront of rival claims and…
Save Our Local Fire Services
by PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Helena Dollimore, Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Hastings and Rye, has launched a campaign to fight plans by the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) to…
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…
Public Shit Storm
Sewage spills on beaches: who’s to blame? Beaches at Bexhill and Normans Bay were closed for around 48 hours on 18 and 19 August after over million litres of water, which…
Candidate selection process lambasted
Helena Dollimore, a 28-year-old Oxford graduate who works as a senior manager at Unilever (in its Global Sustainability arm), has been selected as prospective Labour Party candidate for the parliamentary…
Not on the List
Would-be Labour MP Maya Evans questions her exclusion A “long list” of candidates from whom one will be chosen to represent the Labour party at the next general election in…