Who will successfully woo Hastings Green Party members? Or will they eventually decide to go it alone in a General Election? It’s a great time to be Green in Hastings as politicians from both Labour and the Liberal Democrats attempt to woo Green party support ahead of a General Election. As we reported yesterday […]
Here’s your chance to bag a property bargain and a bit of Hastings history at the same time. The Old Town Hall, in Hastings Old Town’s High Street is on the market. Hastings Borough Council announced this morning that it is inviting expressions of interest from potential purchasers. The Old Town Hall was built in […]
We might not know the date but one thing we do know is that a General Election is coming – and soon – writes Stuart Baillie. Whatever your political persuasion the election battle and especially in Hastings and Rye, is going to be a fascinating one. Just a matter of weeks ago all we expected was […]
On Friday Buckswood students and parents took part in a bake off to raise money for Macmillan Cancer research. The previous week, students took a lesson out of their busy timetable to take part in the traditional apple pick, collecting apples from the school’s extensive orchards ready to turn into a variety of treats and, […]
It’s all looking good for the reopening of Ore library. Papers made public this morning by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) show that officials are recommending approval of a plan to lease the Ore Library building to the Ore Community Library Group (OCLG). When he considers his decision next Monday, Councillor Nick Bennett ESCC’s lead member […]
Click the link above to hear Maya Evans talking about new book, Afghanistan: hidden voices from a forgotten war published tomorrow! Hollington’s borough councillor Maya Evans is a renowned campaigner and telling people about how real people are surviving in Afghanistan is her passion. Tomorrow Maya’s new book, Afghanistan: hidden voices from a forgotten war and it […]
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery is offering travel bursaries to local schools who may find it difficult to fund transport for their students to visit the museum. Funding for the scheme is coming through the Museums and Schools Programme, Kim Forward, Hastings Borough Council’s lead councillor for culture said: “The museum is offering up to […]
One of the footpaths in Ecclesbourne Glen that has been shut since 2013 will be reopened next month. Campaign group Save Ecclesbourne Glen (SEG) said this morning that after an inspection in July by Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) Geotechnical consultants it has been announced that the path that runs across the landslip below Rocklands will […]
It’s time to create legal and safe routes into the UK and avoid the risk of vulnerable people being exploited by unscrupulous gangs and people traffickers. That’s the view of a group of Hastings based charities following the news that 17 people, thought by police to be ‘illegal immigrants’ arrived on the beaches of Hastings […]
