In a ‘curfewed’ world Tom McCann has been out on the town finding out what really happens when it gets to chucking out time! It’s two weeks since the government enacted the 10pm curfew, forcing the country’s pubs and restaurants into an early close. Put in place in an apparent attempt to prevent the spread […]
Tom McCann has been surprised at the vitriol directed towards a new art installation on the seafront and asks why can’t people look at the positives, like the recent community effort to refresh the rusting bollards in George Street? You may have heard about the commotion over the latest art installation on Hastings beach – […]
Stuart Baillie has worked in the newspaper industry for almost 40 years and in that time he has seen the willingness of our public servants to speak publicly evaporate. Here he recalls the ‘halcyon days’ when the local MP was just a phone call away and compares that with his efforts to get Hastings Borough […]
Town centre benches are being removed from the streets in a bid to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Tomorrow (Friday 11th) Hastings Borough Council (HBC) will be remove benches from outside Jempsons, that are currently seen as a hot-spot for anti-social behaviour and activity and are causing problems for the businesses in the town, their […]
Apple and plant experts will be giving visitors some tips on growing healthy stock at a Heritage Open Day in Hastings this weekend. Peter May, who has studied commercial horticulture, will talk about soil conditions and pests and diseases among apple varieties on Saturday (September 12th) at the Alexandra Park Greenhouse. The event will be […]
In May owners of a dangerous building in Battle Road were taken to court and given 16 weeks to repair or demolish the structure – their time is up so what happens next? A spokesman for Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has told us: “The council is aware that seemingly no action has been taken by […]
More charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) are on their way for Hastings. On Tuesday members of Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) ruling cabinet approved spending of £35,000 to install charging points in Priory Street and in the Carlisle underground car parks. For Councillor Maya Evans, the cabinet’s climate change champion the investment in charging points […]
Debt fuelled acquisition of commercial property by the borough council might be a thing of the past in Hastings. Tonight members of Hastings Borough Council’s cabinet will hear that a government consultation that ended in July is expected to put an end to councils being able to borrow from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) […]
There was some good news for the town today as Pizza Express announced its Hastings store was safe. But with the future of Debenhams and its imposing town centre building hanging in the balance the attitudes of local people towards the chain’s Robertson Street store vary widely. In response to our story on Sunday explaining […]
