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Pride in Place
PAUL McLAUGHLIN The Hastings Pride in Place Board has appointed eight new community members to oversee how £ of government funding for the town’s regeneration programme will be spent. Backed…
Pride in Place Goes Public
Following the approval by the Government of the Hastings Neighbourhood Board 10-year Regeneration Plan in March 2026, a public event to discuss how and where the money will be invested…
Hastings in Eye of Political Storm
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN The political whirlwind engulfing the government swept through Hastings last Thursday morning (5 February) as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived at a wet and windy Horntye Park…
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…
St Mary: Community groups lodge “expression of interest”
A community “consortium” promoted by Hastings Commons and Hastings Creatives has lodged a formal “expression of interest” in response to the intended disposal of arts venue St Mary-in-the-Castle by owners…
Fire at George Street Site Due For Demolition
A major fire broke out in the Old Town on the evening of Wednesday 18 January in a building due for demolition, part of which is Grade-II listed. Saturdays burnt-out.…
May Bank Holiday 2020: Hastings Leads the Opposition
On 8th June Business Secretary Greg Clark announced that next year’s early May bank holiday will be moved back by four days for the whole of the UK to coincide…
Pier Reopens: Not Many Hands On Deck
By Emma Harwood Visitors to Hastings pier were able to stroll on the deck for the first time in nearly four months when the gates reopened to the public on…
Bohemian Rhapsody
Council votes funds for feasibility study The Labour-controlled cabinet of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) voted on Monday evening to pursue a feasibility study for the development of a combined sporting…
Pier Sheds Backed By Council Manager
“A Wasted Opportunity” Says Prize-Winning Architect Reported by Emma Harwood Sheikh Abid Gulzar’s proposals to build five temporary sheds on Hastings pier have been supported by the council’s Marketing and…
TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY!
Friends of Hastings Pier look to the Foreshore Trust to back their bid Emma Harwood reports The Foreshore Trust, a charity managed by Hastings Borough Council that owns all the…