Communities need to come together Monday, 20 November, 2023 Communities need to come together. - by Cllr Andy Patmore As chair of Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind I had great pleasure in hosting the women from The Bexhill Choir of Ukraine at our annual general meeting on Monday. Dressed in national costume, they sang folk songs with such passion it brought a tear to the eye. It was heart-warming to hear some of their stories about... Local News
Labour council face stark budget choices in 2022 21st December 2021 The Council are facing a bleak winter of difficult budget decisions. The Labour council has painted itself into a corner. By not balancing their budget for the... Local News
Financial Crisis at the Council 25th November 2021 Last Friday 19th November Hastings Borough Council’s Labour cabinet held a special meeting which forced them to make some very drastic cuts to their budget. The... Articles
Council set to subsidise restaurant chain? 27th October 2021 At a Full Council meeting on 13th October the Labour administration voted to increase the budget to build a restaurant in place of the now demolished Harold... Local News
Conquest Cardiac Unit under threat of closure 30th September 2021 A report was recently published by The Commission into Prosperity and Community Placemaking which made detailed recommendations to the government how to improve... Articles
Is the Foreshore Trust fit for purpose? 3rd September 2021 With the summer holiday season ending the town seems to have benefitted this year from ‘staycations’. Covid-19 has made many people holiday on the English coast... Articles
Tackling Climate Change 8th August 2021 We have all seen the devastation adverse weather has wreaked over the past few years, more recently the terrible floods and loss of life in Europe. Climate... Local News
New Town Deal must deliver jobs 9th July 2021 Great news! Hastings Borough Council have been granted £24.3 million from a government levelling up grant to help communities boost their local economies... Local News
The Power of Consultation 12th June 2021 Resident groups can be an amazing force for good and oversight when it comes to planning issues. There are a number of controversial schemes being put forward... Articles
Cllr Fernando Challenges County on Alma Terrance Safety Improvements 26th May 2021 Newly elected Silverhill councillor Lucian Fernando took exception to a recent decision by East Sussex County Council to not install vital safety improvements... Articles
Black History Month 2020 1st October 2020 Celebrating the impact of black people on global culture and society. National News
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak on the Winter Economy Plan 24th September 2020 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has today launched his Winter Economy Plan, our economic response to the Coronavirus pandemic for the coming winter... National News
Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in full 23rd September 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus, delivered on 22 September 2020. National News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
