Covid-19 testing centre – Hastings In Focus

Council response to Stade chaos was ‘immediate’ but elected members stayed away on the day

On Monday we asked Hastings Borough Council (HBC) if they would put up a councillor, preferably Council Leader Kim Forward, for a video interview surrounding the issues raised by local people over the setting up of a Covid-19 testing station on The Stade over the weekend. We were told that neither Ms Forward or her […]

Council defends decision on Stade testing centre… will continue to look for alternatives

Just before 7pm last night Hastings Borough Council (HBC) released a further statement on its position regarding the pop-up Covid-19 testing unit that appeared on The Stade open space at the weekend. *Council fails to say what other sites were considered *Council told ‘all publicity’ was to be undertaken by the organisers *Local community WERE […]