No Dissent
Labour Council Leader Removes Tories From Cabinet On Monday 8th June Hastings Borough Council leader Kim Forward announced a reshuffle of cabinet portfolio holders. The new list is set out in full here. The most significant change was the removal…
New Cabinet – Names and Roles
New Hastings Borough Council (HBC) cabinet portfolio holders and their areas of responsibility have been named as follows:- Cllr Kim Forward (leader): Strategy and Partnership WorkingCllr Colin Fitzgerald (deputy leader): Regeneration, Culture and TourismCllr Peter Chowney: Financial Management and EstatesCllr…
Jews And Anti-Semites In Hastings The Peculiar World Of Dany Louise
In February this year Old Town ward councillor Dany Louise resigned from the Hastings Labour party citing failure of its national leadership to deal with anti-semitism within its ranks. In particular she referred to the treatment of Jewish MP Luciana…
Flood Money Spurs Council Development
On 8 July the cabinet of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) approved proposals for the first new housing development to be carried out in its own name for more than 20 years – the construction of 190 homes on the lower…
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 and cultural centre in the White Rock area off Bohemia…
Down the Toilet!
Council Cabinet votes to demolish Harold Place loos despite Tory opposition Hugh Sullivan reports After acrimonious debate and rival accusations of political cynicism levelled from either side of the Council chamber, Hastings Council Cabinet voted on Monday evening to demolish…