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
Amber Rudd - A brighter future for Sussex fishermen 4th July 2017 On Monday, the UK began the process of leaving the London Fisheries Convention which gives vessels from five European countries access to our fishing waters... Local News
Fairlight and Pett Level Waste and Surface Water Management 1st July 2017 Background Many of us have witnessed over recent years the gradual increase in the numbers of new houses being developed within the Fairlight and Pett Level... Local News
Amber Rudd visits Brede School 20th June 2017 On 16th June, Brede Primary School welcomed Amber Rudd, the Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye. The Headteacher, Nicole Cummins, took Amber on a tour of... Local News
Overnight Camping on the beach 10th June 2017 I have been asked by a number of residents in Pett if it acceptable to permit overnight camping on the beach between Pett Level and Winchelsea Beach. As a... Local News
Waste and Surface Water Management - Marsham 21st May 2017 Over the last few months, I, along with my co-councillor Roger Bird, have been looking into how waste and surface water is managed within the curtilage of the... Local News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News