Tag archives for TONY COLLINS
Is It Worth It?
TONY COLLINS, Green Councillor shares his experiences at Hastings Borough Council “Would you consider standing as a councillor?” Julia Hilton, sole Green member of Hastings Borough Council, grinned at me…
Play Area Reopened
The foreshore facilities have in the meantime been enhanced by the reopening of the Pelham Beach playground following a major upgrade in its play equipment at a cost of £250,000,…
Hastings at Speed
CLLR TONY COLLINS advocates thinking differently about car use Emma Benfield was getting worried. “I am writing to express my growing concern,” she wrote to Cllr Amanda Jobson, “about the…
What’s the Point of Recycling?
CLLR TONY COLLINS explains what happens when you drop a can in the recycling bin Recently a team of Green councillors from Hastings Borough Council visited the N+P Group plant…
New Life for Owens Building
TONY COLLINS, Green councillor for Central St Leonards, puts the record straight on the former Debenhams building Any time Hastings Borough Council is mentioned on social media, it’s not long…
Graffiti – Signs of Disengagement
TONY COLLINS Some graffiti amounts to street art, takes hours to create, and is proudly shared on social media. More common, and more troublesome, are the tags, brief talent-free scribbles…
Vehicle Sleeping Ban Proposal Withdrawn
KENT BARKER Hastings Borough Council has staged an about-turn over plans to make sleeping in vehicles illegal in the town. The move follows swingeing criticism from the Independents group on…
Meet Trudy, Homeless Charity Boss
TONY COLLINS, the Green councillor for Central St Leonards, and Chair of the Foreshore Trust, talks to Trudy Hampton-Hodges, Chief Executive of Warming Up the Homeless (WUTH) It’s rotten being…
The Trashy Side of Hastings
TONY COLLINS: a Green councillor for Central St Leonards It’s a true privilege to be a councillor in Hastings. The work is intense, but sometimes you can make a genuine…
Sea Change Looks to Borough Council to Remedy Azur Disrepair
Sea Change Sussex, the publicly funded regeneration company which has held the head lease of the Azur Marina Pavilion since 2007, has appointed national leisure sector property agents Fleurets alongside…
Disappearing Banksys: Save Them or Let Them Fade Away?
RAYMOND MCCHRYSTAL Raymond McChristal St Leonards and Venice have something in common. Both towns are struggling with the conservation of murals that street artist Banksy has created on their walls.…
Swift Bricks a Green Win for Councillor Tony Collins
TESSA BOASE Robert Booth Hastings Borough Council has voted to incorporate ‘swift bricks’ into every new building to help the critically endangered bird species. The motion was proposed by Green…
Warming Up The Homeless Opens Drop-In Centre
TONY COLLINS takes a look at an impressive new frontline service now open in central Hastings Tony CollinsA place to relax and chat Dotted around the new drop-in centre are…
Greenway Route Progress
TONY COLLINS,Green councillor for Central St Leonards The Hastings Greenway Trust’s Ian Sier has given an upbeat assessment of the chances of the Ore Valley segment of the route going…