Report by Tom McCann Despite a commitment for Hastings to be carbon neutral by 2030 and approving a tough climate crisis motion in 2019 Hastings Borough Councillors rejected a motion last week that some thought might encourage greater use of electric cars. At the full council meeting members voted against reducing parking charges for drivers […]
Hastings Stand Up To Racism group is hosting a round table discussion tomorrow night (June 30th) to explore the histories and legacies of slave-ownership in Sussex – including ‘Mad Jack’ Fuller – and explain why Sussex is ‘not innocent’ when it comes to colonial slavery. The meeting will also examine the resistance to slavery and some of […]
The main footpath into Ecclesbourne Glen, a popular part of Hastings Country Park, is to be re-opened after years of closure. The path was initially closed in 2013 after a serious landslip destroyed footpaths and left it unsafe for use. Specialist geotechnical engineers have now advised that the area is stable, meaning it is safe […]
Saturday will be vital day for Hastings people to express their coming together to oppose racism according to Maya Evans. “We’ll stand in solidarity with refugees and migrants to send a powerful message to those in power that racism will be defeated,” she says. Saturday (March 20th) sees World Against Racism and Fascism – an […]
The straw built visitor centre on Hastings Country Park will form part of the Labour run council’s legacy to the town and will be ’emblamatic’ of the sustainable architecture of the future. That was the view of Councillor Warren Davies when he spoke at Tuesday night’s meeting of Hastings Borough Council (HBC). “The visitor centre […]
At the end of last year, the year that marked the 75th anniversary of the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hastings Borough Council agreed to write to the present day mayors of both cities to show “solidarity and friendship”. It was Councillor Maya Evans who asked councillors to […]
Proposals to improve the safety of Buckshole Reservoir have been given the green light by Hastings Borough Council’s Planning Committee. Improvement works are being carried out to ensure that the reservoir is up to current safety standards. Work to construct a new four metre wide concrete spillway channel to replace the existing one will start […]
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 […]
It has not been the best of weeks for Hastings MP Sally-Ann Hart. Her support for the the government’s position not to extend the provision of free school meals for the most needy children through the half term holiday has seen her banned from one St Leonards pub and also seen the emergence of the […]
