Tag archives for JAMES PRENTICE
Council Tax: Thousands Prosecuted
Council Tax arrears have risen sharply in Hastings, and more households face court action as JAMES PRENTICE and KENT BARKER report Council tax debts in the Hastings Borough Council area…
EXCLUSIVE: Local NHS Numbers in Recovery?
JAMES PRENTICE An exclusive investigation by the Hastings Independent has revealed sustained improvements in figures for the local NHS trust. These enhancements in service delivery are spread across a broad…
Potholes– More or Less?
JAMES PRENTICE Last year during my travels through the town, I began to notice fewer potholes. Also whilst walking around, I’ve noticed more road maintenance teams filling in potholes that…
Volunteers Praised in Plastic Pollution Cleanup
KENT BARKER and JAMES PRENTICE The scores of volunteers who helped tackle ‘catastrophic’ pollution at Camber Sands have been praised by a government minister. The clean-up operation got underway after…
Book Review: Fixing Hastings and Rye
DAVE YOUNG Fixing Hastings & Rye by HIP newswriter James Prentice is an ambitious overview and explanation of the area’s social and economic fabric. Informed by the author’s Fabian Society…
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?
Letter Don’t Exaggerate Dear HIP, In response to James Prentice’s article New Party, Familiar Faces (HIP 283) which appears to be based on an interview with me, when in fact…
Home Ed Soars in Hastings as Schools Falter
JAMES PRENTICE AND HUGH SULLIVAN School pupils returned to classrooms across Britain last week for the new academic year. In advance, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson issued a national warning to…
New Party, Familiar Faces
JAMES PRENTICE Maya Evans is back in town telling several people she has been hired by Jeremy Corbyn as campaign organiser for his new political party. Dave YoungMaya Evans The…