Pressure is continuing to build from all sides over the effectiveness of Sussex Police with Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Hastings, Peter Chowney, the latest to voice concerns. Speaking this weekend Mr Chowney said he wants greater priority given to funding officers for front line policing duties: “Front line police officers do not seem to […]
Last week veteran Hastings councillor and one-time candidate for the job of Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Godfrey Daniel said he was ‘sad’ to see the county’s police service struggling to keep people safe. He was speaking the wake of the BBC TV Inside Out programme’s report on the state of Sussex police and how a group […]
It’s more than a year since the custody suite at Hastings Police Station was closed down, there is a commitment on the part of Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne to reopen it but it’s going to be months rather than weeks before the facility becomes operational again. This week Hastings In Focus was invited […]
Godfrey Daniel was unsuccessful when he stood for election as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Sussex, today he says he’s sad to see the county’s police service struggling to keep people safe. Mr Daniel was speaking to Hastings In Focus in the wake of the revealing BBC1 documentary Inside Out broadcast last night that highlighted […]
Sussex Police requires a ‘root and branch’ review of the service it delivers to the people of the county. That’s the view of a group of retired senior officers who say that funding cuts to Sussex Police have had a ‘devastating effect’ on its ability to fight crime. Tonight BBC1’s Inside Out South East talks to […]
Does Hastings have what it takes to be a UNESCO world heritage site? Hastings is at the centre of a richly historic area, with a heritage of enormous potential, worthy of conservation. The first harbour development proposal might have been withdrawn but there is still a threat of a revised development coming forward and no […]
The Isabel Blackman Centre is an all-inclusive centre offering personal care and support for people over 50 with varying needs, including dementia, learning difficulties, physical disabilities and mental health support. Situated in the Old Town of Hastings, the centre offers a safe haven which combats isolation and enriches the quality of life of those being […]
As the questions, bickering and random referendum recount demands continue, Fiona Allman-Treen asks; is hidden progress being made – and will local businesses even notice? I remember years ago reading something which explained how glaciers are constantly moving – grinding away in secret with no obvious signs of movement on the surface, or none visible […]
Do you know there are big plans afoot for our town centre and the White Rock area? The council is consulting on something called the Area Action Plan which sets out aspirations for the area from St Mary’s Convent in the west, and across the town centre as far as Pelham Place. People have until […]
