Lib Dem – Hastings In Focus

Amber Rudd battles through as calls for resignation grow – but she’s not the only Hastings politician making national headlines

This week’s newspapers have made uncomfortable reading for Hastings and Rye MP and Home Secretary Amber Rudd. As the week draws to a close calls for her resignation as Home Secretary continue to echo around the corridors of power. But while Ms Rudd may be the most high profile local politician making national headlines, Leah […]

Local election battlegrounds 4 – the battle for your vote

We’ve been talking a great deal on Hastings In Focus about the elections to Hastings Borough Council (HBC) which are now less than two weeks away. For the first time in many years every one of the 32 seats on the council is up for grabs, that’s because there have been boundary changes since the last […]

Local election battlegrounds 3 – the candidates are revealed

The full list of candidates for May 3’s elections to Hastings Borough Council was unveiled earlier this week. As a result of boundary changes the whole council is up for election and therefore Hastings voters will be electing two councillors in each of the town’s 16 council wards. The Conservatives, Green Party and Labour are […]