Up to £1m is being made available to the local fishing industry from the EU in the form of grants from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The cash is intended for projects that support the local fishery and follows on from a previous round of funding called Fisheries Local Action Groups or FLAG 1 that […]
When it was announced that Hastings Pier was being put up for sale ‘Friends of Hastings Pier’ (FOHP) was rebooted at meeting in February with the goal of ensuring the survival of the pier and ensuring that its future lay in community control. The administrators of the pier, GVA, forced the pace by announcing that […]
The Isabel Blackman centre looks set for closure as East Sussex County Council (ESCC) search for multi-million pound savings from its adult social care budget. Old Hastings borough councillor James Bacon has urged local people to fight in defence of the centre saying: “I attended a Public Meeting at the Isabel Blackman Centre regarding the […]
