Every week two women die at the hands of male partners. In schools around 40 per cent of girls are sexually harassed on a regular basis. Women’s Voice is inviting women to come along to Concordia Hall this coming Saturday 25 September to explore ways of empowering ourselves and challenging violence against women. Ann Kramer, chair of Women’s Voice, tells HOT readers more about the project.
In 2017 a planning application for a large house in Ore was given approval by Hastings Borough Council (HBC) (ref HS/FA/17/00468 (‘468‘)), subject to certain conditions. The development as approved remains uncompleted. On the other hand, the building has features that lack planning permission. Following two refusals and two failed appeals, there’s a new application. Bernard McGinley reports.
If you’re young, have the writing itch and are keen to meet like-minded folk, good news: Hastings Young Writers group is about to relaunch. And the group, which will participate in Hastings Litfest and is mulling ideas for another anthology, wants to welcome new members, as they tell Nick Terdre.
As the process of finding homes for Afghan refugees evacuated to the UK gets under way, Hastings Borough Council has agreed to resettle two families out of eight allocated to East Sussex in an initial step. Local refugee support groups are also gearing up to play a role. Nick Terdre reports.
Sharon Rhodes finds out directly from Jess Steele OBE about the Hastings Commons and the latest on the Observer Building, including the Hastings Commons Open Day planned for Friday 10 September.
Hastings & Rother Rainbow Alliance and Hastings Pride have issued a call to action to support Trans Rights locally, nationally and internationally.
The Nationality and Borders Bill currently going through Parliament will drastically reduce the rights of asylum-seekers, yet it is wholeheartedly supported by Hastings & Rye MP Sally-Ann Hart. Pal Luthra, a member of Hastings Community of Sanctuary, East Sussex Freedom From Torture and Amnesty International, explains why he equally wholeheartedly opposes the MP’s stance.
The retrospective planning application (case ref HS/LB/20/00805), for Listed Building Consent to disfigure a Grade 2 listed building in Summerfields Wood has provoked indignation among heritage organisation experts as well as locals. The galvanised steel gates, plates and a grille in the ‘Roman’ Bath archway and lower bath area are already there however. Bernard McGinley reports.
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