Unless central government gives councils more cash then local government will not be viable. That’s the view of Peter Chowney, who will step down as leader of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) in March after five years in the job. One local Labour Party member told Hastings In Focus this week: “Peter should be remembered as […]
Who are the main contenders and how will the new leader be elected? With the news last week that Peter Chowney is to step down as leader of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) we’ve been finding out how his successor will be chosen. Officially the council’s new leader will be chosen at a special meeting of […]
The community that makes up West St Leonards has been brought together in its opposition to council plans for the old bathing pool site and now there are plans to take things a step further a develop a Neighbourhood Plan for the whole area, Bryan Fisher explains what’s going on. The community in West St. […]
While the national fight to select a new leader for the Labour party rages on there will be another battle for control of the Labour party this time here in Hastings. Peter Chowney has announced to his party members that he will stand down as leader of the Labour group and as leader of Hastings […]
The UK’s departure from the European Union next week is an event that is “significant for each of us individually and as a town,” according to Councillor Rob Lee who leads the Conservative group on Hastings Borough Council (HBC). And Mr Lee believes the council should mark the event with a “symbolic gesture”. In an […]
Council seeks your view on its budget proposals Council set to cut ten per cent of its workforce £1m of additional savings still required Increasing demand on homeless budget The clock’s ticking down on your opportunity to have a say on the borough council’s budget for the coming year. Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has launched […]
Four weeks to have your say Your borough council has launched a consultation on two of its key documents for the coming year. Members of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) wants to hear wat you have to say about its corporate plan that sets out the council’s vision for the year ahead by outlining what the […]
Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has confirmed it is now looking at just two possible sites to install solar panels both on Hastings Country Park having discounted another two. One of the sites still in contention is the field to the south of the milking parlour; the other is the former helipad site. It’s almost a […]
Plans for development of the Harold Place site where the toilets once stood is an example of “local government at its worst” according to Rob Lee who leads the opposition Conservative group on Hastings Borough Council (HBC). Tonight councillors are set to approve a plan that would see HBC borrow the cash required to convert […]
