This week Sussex Resilience Forum declared a ‘major incident’ in Sussex as emergency services worked out a plan to best respond to the unprecedented pressures that Covid-19 is placing on the county’s resources. The same decision has been taken by several other local resilience forums in the South East. The Sussex Resilience Forum (SRF) which […]
‘A celebration of success’ is how Councillor Peter Chowney described the way in which Hastings Borough Council (HBC) manages its finances. Mr Chowney was speaking at the meeting of HBC’s ruling cabinet on Monday night as members reviewed the mid-year treasury management report. Peter Grace, the council’s Assistant Director Financial Services and Revenues told members it […]
Hastings Green Party has announced that it will contest all 16 seats on Hastings Borough Council that are due to come up for election this year. In 2018 the Greens thought they had a real chance of snatching at least one of the Old Hastings wards from Labour, so much so that then co-leader – […]
A reporter is supposed to do just that ‘report’ it’s not their job to express an opinion… in an age when it seems people want to be writers not reporters what is the future of a truly independent local press? Stuart Baillie, who founded this website three years ago, has his concerns. A very happy […]
Redeveloping York Buildings in Hastings town centre has been an object lesson in how ‘not to do things,’ and risks damaging the council’s reputation according to one councillor. Earlier in the month members of the Hasting Borough Council’s (HBC) ruling cabinet approved an additional £166,000 on the renovation of York Buildings to cover unforeseen costs. […]
“There is a councillor on the board of directors, always has been right from the start.” Councillor Andy Batsford was categorical at Wednesday night’s meeting of the full borough council that there was an elected member on the board of the Hastings Housing Company. When it later transpired that according to Companies House there are […]
Old wounds are being reopened this weekend as Hastings councillor Leah Levane is billed to speak at a rally in London that will be discussing what it describes as ‘the right to free speech on the subject of Israel and Palestine’. Ms Levane, who represents Castle Ward on Hasting Borough Council (HBC) and is also […]
More than 160,000 households in Hastings, Rother and Wealden can declutter and help the environment at the same time by recycling their small electrical items via a kerbside collection service. Unwanted small electrical items are one of the fastest growing waste streams in the UK. In a concerted effort to tackle this growing challenge, the […]
Pet cats and dogs are being banned from Hastings Borough Council (HBC) meetings as the authority amends its constitution to cope with the demands of running online ‘virtual’ meetings. “Councillors need to be aware that the cameras give a ‘close up’ view of thecouncillor and their surrounding area. So councillors need to keep the area […]
