Fast-tracking fast trains to Hastings will be top of the list for an incoming Conservative government. Yesterday Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, said he would ‘prioritise’ the introduction of the 140mph Javelin Trains on the Hastings line if his party wins the General Election next month. The announcement comes after lobbying from the Conservative […]
St Michael’s Hospice has hosted a whole host of fantastic events over the last month, culminating in the annual charity ball, the Glitter Ball at Bannatyne’s Hotel on Friday November 1st. With over 200 people enjoying live music from The 1066 Rockitmen, the evening, was full of glitz and sparkle and raised over £5,000 for the […]
Independent candidate Paul Crosland who is contesting the General Election on an environmental platform – and more specifically wants to stop the roll-out of the 5G communications technology – has published a video this morning that starts to set out his case. To hear what Mr Crosland has to say click the link below…
Last night Rother councillor Sally-Ann Hart was chosen by the Hastings and Rye Conservative Association to be its candidate in the General Election. Mrs Hart won the support of a significant number of the members present at the selection meeting and promised to campaign hard and “campaign to win”. She said the campaign would be […]
Today marks the official launch of the 2019 General Election campaign and in the coming weeks we hope to bring you a genuinely balanced overview of what all the main parties are saying and what each of the candidates fighting to become OUR next Member of Parliament think they can do for OUR town. What […]
East Grinstead II 30 St Leonards CP 10 (HT 0-7) The journey to East Grinstead is always a challenging one, and this league trip was made tougher for Ports with a number of injuries and unavailable players meaning that an unfamiliar looking squad took the field in heavy and wet conditions. From the kick-off though […]
A piece of land the local council says ‘had always been intended for use as protected open space’ but that had been bought by SeaSpace ‘as part of land acquisitions for development’ is going back to council ownership. In a press release issued on Monday Hastings Borough Council (HBC) says it will be, “…accepting the […]
Announcing this year’s winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize judges described it as a ‘modest masterpiece”. This year’s winner was Goldsmith Street in Norwich also described as ‘an architectural marvel’. Judges say it represents what has become a rare breed: streets of terraced homes built directly by the council, rented with secure tenancies at fixed social […]
Silverhill’s councillor Margi O’Callaghan is on the warpath over the state of roads, pavements and road markings in her ward. “It’s disgraceful,” says Margi, “I honestly believe Hastings is suffering from lack of spending on its roads because we have a Labour controlled borough council and our Conservative controlled County Council doesn’t like that.” The […]
