Hastings Borough Council (HBC) is looking for volunteers to sit on its grants advisory panel. The panel gives advice to the Hastings and St Leonards Foreshore Trust – of which the Council is the Trustee – on how surplus income from the Foreshore Trust should be distributed. Councillor Trevor Webb chairs the committee and says: […]
The Safer Streets Project is continuing to provide support and funding for crime reduction schemes in the Central St Leonards area. Coordinated by Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) Community Safety Team, the Project began when it became clear there was a significant problem of theft and burglary in the area. Following a successful grant application from […]
Land alongside the Bexhill to Hastings link road should be built out at a faster rate to deliver new affordable homes for local residents according to local MPs Sally Ann-Hart and Huw Merriman. Mrs Hart, MP for Hastings and Rye and Mr Merriman, MP for Bexhill and Battle have spoken in Parliament about their concerns […]
As we reported last week, demolition of the derelict Battle Road arches was due to have started yesterday but so far there is no sign of any workmen on site. A spokesman for Hastings Borough Council (HBC) confirmed there has been a further delay in getting the work underway. Hastings In Focus has been told […]
At eight o’clock this morning Gavin Steedman’s dreams were another step closer to fulfilment when at last he was able to invite people inside to enjoy his unique style of cooking. Tom McCann recently met-up with the entrepreneur and discovered a man with vision and a relentless determination to make his business succeed. It’s been […]
By Tom McCann Ore Village Library reopened to the public on Saturday for the first time in three years – since it was closed by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) in 2018 as part of a programme of cuts. Almost as soon as the doors closed for the final time a campaign was started by […]
By Tom McCann With Covid restrictions lifting slowly local businesses are opening to trade again. Walking down George Street since the start of the year has been a strange experience for many. The street, normally bustling with people in and out of all the little shops that make it what it is, has been devoid […]
A team of volunteers from Greener Futures worked for two days at Ore station on a large scale litter pick, they renewed the planter plants and raked over the soil. Co-operation between Southeast Communities Rail Partnership (SCRP), Groundwork South – Greener Futures, train operating company Southern and Network Rail has brought about significant improvements to […]
‘They do what they do without our input and even when we do give our input… they do what they want to do regardless.’ The fact that the leader of the Labour group on Hastings Borough Council (HBC) – the woman who makes the key decisions that will shape our town – refused to take […]
