West St Leonards: A Neighbourhood with a Plan
“The Localism Act 2011 is an Act of Parliament, passed during David Cameron’s period as Prime Minister”, explained Bryan Fisher of West St Leonards Forum, “And as far as I’m concerned, the only useful thing he did.” We were gathered…
Draft Local Plan: The View from West St Leonards
In our News pages, Chris Lewcock presents comments on Hastings Borough Council’s draft Local Plan, which is up for consultation until 24th March. Bryan Fisher of West St Leonards Forum, a local community group, recommends that residents and businesses “give…
Town Deal: Last Chance To Bid
Ideas for investment projects to be funded as part of the £25m Hastings Town Deal must be submitted by next Friday (25th September). That is the deadline for “Expressions of Interest” to be received by the Town Deal Board, with…
Deal Us In!
West St Leonards community groups seek share in Town Deal to fund development alternatives Since October last year, Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has been insisting that it is on the point of signing a lease agreement with developers for the…
On The Way To The Forum
Last month we published (HIP 152 – A Site Worth Seeing) an account of the setting up of a new website by the West St Leonards Forum, It aims to provide information to the residents of this part of town,…
A Site Worth Seeing
At the beginning of the month, after extensive consultation, development and testing, the West St Leonards Forum publicly launched its website The objective of this website is to support the overall aims of the Forum in providing information to the…
Positive Start For West St Leonards Forum
The West St Leonards Forum, with funding support from Common Treasury and Locality, recently launched a campaign to encourage residents and local amenity groups to work together for a better future for West St Leonards. The campaign started with the…