Local election battlegrounds 2 – Commercial property, to buy or not to buy

Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) policy of buying up commercial property to generate income has turned out to be a divisive one. Somewhat surprisingly perhaps, while the concept is being championed by the ruling Labour group the Conservative group on the council thinks it’s just a bad idea, even though it currently brings HBC over £2million […]

Hastings’ fishermen’s protest – what’s happening where and when tomorrow

The timetable of events for Hastings on Sunday April 8 are: Hastings – 1600-1800 – (20 vessels) Pelham Place Car Park 1600 – Muster off Hasting harbour pier – spread out from harbour entrance west. 1615 – Begin a slow anti-clockwise oval steam from harbour pier east to Hastings pier in the west. 1730 – Vessels begin to […]

Labour’s team working to retain control of borough council

In its bid to retain control of Hastings Borough Council at the elections on May 3 the Labour party recently announced its list of candidates who will be standing at the election. A series of minor boundary changes for several wards in Hastings means that all 16 wards will have elections for two councillors. Local […]

Local election battlegrounds

Local government finance If you haven’t watched our filmed interviews with Peter Chowney and Rob Lee, the leaders of the two main political blocks on Hastings Borough Council then set aside 40 minutes to watch them, they make fascinating viewing. Finance is a big battleground and each side comes at the argument from a  different […]