Council in no mood to find common ground with Bunker protestors

In December two borough councillors asked for their questions to be answered over issues surrounding planning infringements at ‘The Bunker’ at Rocklands. Today, almost a month later and only hours before a crucial vote on the matter by the council’s planning committee, they finally got their answers – and they make fascinating and uncompromising reading! […]

How deep is the Bunker balcony? The mystery deepens

For years, the so-called ‘Bunker’ in Rocklands Caravan Park has been, according to many of its critics, disfiguring the East Hill and Hastings Country Park. Now a retrospective planning application is generating fresh opposition – Bernard McGinley explains…   Next week it was hoped that Hastings councillors would once again be discussing the ‘Bunker’ which critics […]

Ecclesbourne Glen – footpath to be reopened

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 […]