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Council Responds to Government on Planning Policy
HUGH SULLIVAN Hastings Borough Council has submitted its formal response to the government’s consultation on the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2025. The full text of this response has…
Deprivation Town Again
HUGH SULLIVAN One neighbourhood of Hastings – East Baird, centred around Malvern Way – was identified in a government survey released last week as being amongst the ten “most deprived”…
Helping Helpers
PAUL McLAUGHLIN With so many voluntary agencies set up to help the homeless, the long term aim of actually eliminating homelessness may sometimes get lost. And that’s where Citadel Hastings…
Consultation over Castle and Café Project
HUGH SULLIVAN Plans for the development of a £3m plus ‘interpretation centre’ and café/restaurant at Hastings Castle will be presented to local residents at West Hill Community Centre next Thursday…
Northiam – Exercises in Democracy
HUGH SULLIVAN Ballots for membership of parish councils up and down the country were scheduled to be held on 4 May, the same day as other local elections. In most…
MP “Blocking” Landlord Licensing Programme
As reported in HIP 162 (Selective Licensing: Ministry Delays Renewal), the system of landlord licensing which Hastings Borough Council has operated in a number of wards of the town over…
Selective Licensing: Ministry Delays Renewal
The selective licensing scheme which Hastings Borough Council has operated in a number of wards of the town over the past five years, will expire on 24th October. The council…
Housing For Older Women Going Ahead
By Kate Moran Howch (Hastings Older Women’s Cohousing) is revving up after the lockdown and has good news: we’ve been given the go-ahead for a survey of the site we…
Chart Funds Still Awaiting Release
European Union funds worth £ aimed at supporting “social and economic development of the most deprived areas of Hastings and Bexhill” remain in the pipeline four years after being applied…
£25M Bid For Town Centre Funding
But Council Leader Queries Competitive Process At a meeting of the Hastings and St Leonards Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) held at the chambers of Hastings Borough Council on Monday, Director…