From November if your train from Hastings or Rye is delayed by 15 minutes then you’ll be in line for a compensation payment under a new ‘Delay repay 15’ scheme. Any passenger delayed by 15 minutes or more will be able to ask for cash back. It comes after local MP Amber Rudd took the […]
Amber Rudd is hosting her first ever Mental Health Summit today. The MP for Hastings will be aiming to raise awareness for the issue of mental health and highlight the support which is available to local residents. She has invited organisations and constituents to St Mary in the Castle to discuss the best way forward […]
Our serious times require serious people says Hastings MP Amber Rudd and that’s why she has decided to back Jeremy Hunt as the future leader of the Conservative Party – and Prime Minister It has been hard to miss Ms Rudd on TV, radio and in the press today as she has thrown her wholehearted […]
Analysis of recent opinion polls says that in a general election Amber Rudd would be one of a number of high profile Conservative MPs who would lose their seats in the House of Commons. But before Hastings and Rye Labour Party start to celebrate the news it’s not looking good for their man Peter Chowney […]
Protection for the seabed from Hastings Pier to Beachy Head will bring benefits for Hastings’ fishing fleet says the local MP. A newly designated Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) will cover an area of 195km2 and ensures protected marine species are not destroyed or disrupted by harmful fishing methods. The Hastings Fishing Fleet is comprised of […]
Earlier this month Hastings Borough Council (HBC) held its ‘Annual Full Council’ meeting at which Nigel Sinden was re-elected as Mayor and Peter Chowney was re-elected as Leader of the Council. Mr Chowney also leads the ruling Labour group on HBC which occupies 23 of the 32 seats. Of the remainder eight are held by […]
Amber Rudd appears to have ruled herself out of a bid for leadership of the Conservative Party. The national press is reporting that Ms Rudd has said: “I don’t think it’s my time at the moment.” Last month she told Radio 5 Live that she was ‘not particularly working on’ a leadership strategy adding: “I think what […]
In the most hotly contested European Parliamentary elections ever the result in Hastings Borough mirrored the way the vote went nationally. The big winners were the Brexit Party, The Greens and the Liberal Democrats while the big losers were the Conservative and Labour parties The full breakdown of votes in Hastings borough was: The Brexit […]
In his monthly report to the people of Hastings council leader Peter Chowney has hailed the policy of buying up commercial property a ‘success’ on many levels. Having borrowed close to £50m in the last four years there has been growing interest in Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) property owning ambitions with many local people unhappy […]
