The lives of eight people have been saved over the last three years as a result of Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) decision to team up with the RNLI to provide lifeguard services on the town’s beaches. On Tuesday (April 6th) HBC’s cabinet unanimously agreed to approve a further three year contract with the RNLI. Kevin […]
Hollington and Silverhill councillors Maya Evans and Margi O’Callaghan very publicly celebrated a historic moment last week when a United Nations (UN) treaty came in to force that, for the first time, places a ban on nuclear weapons. The two women flew the UN flag and the flag of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear […]
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 […]
The Foreshore Trust has is giving more than £45,000 to projects responding to the Covid-19 crisis. That grants will be funded from the latest round of its small and events grant programme this latest round was launched in April with a specific focus on projects responding to Covid-19. The trust received 50 applications from a variety […]
Residents of Alma Terrace in St Leonards are becoming frantic at the wall of silence that surrounds their attempts to have something done about the dilapidated house that is blighting their street. The house at 39 Alma Terrace has been empty for a decade, neighbour Nick Kirkham told Hastings In Focus: “It’s in a very […]
