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SATURDAY! 22 May! In Hastings: ‘massive rally in support of Palestinian rights’

Hastings is expecting its largest ever demonstration for the Palestinian cause tomorrow [Saturday 22 May], according to the Hastings & Rye Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

Posted 12:47 Friday, May 21, 2021 In: Politics Tags: Hastings and Rye Palestine Solidarity Campaign Israel Palestinians Rise Up For Palestinian

Majority reduced, but Tories remain in control of ESCC

Liberal Democrat hopes of taking control at County Hall at the head of a coalition of anti Tory parties did not materialise, though the Tories failed to benefit from the surge their party experienced elsewhere, losing two seats. Meanwhile the Greens prospered, winning four seats, while Labour gained two seats beyond the Hastings border. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 15:37 Thursday, May 20, 2021 In: Politics Tags: Bob Lloyd elections ESCC Greens labour Lib Dems Nick Terdre Tories

HBC resumes face-to-face meetings

With the annual and full council meetings which take place on Wednesday, Hastings Borough Council is returning to face-to-face meetings. New faces will be present and some old ones missing, and committee memberships will have to be amended, including the Cabinet. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 09:56 Tuesday, May 18, 2021 In: Local Government Tags: Burnett cabinet Forward HBC labour Nick Terdre

Petition launched against Priti Patel’s first-past-the-post plan

People in Hastings are being urged to support Make Votes Matter’s petition against Home Secretary Priti Patel’s proposal to impose the first-past-the-post system for mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 17:57 Thursday, May 13, 2021 In: Campaigns Tags: First Past The Post Make Votes Matter Nick Terdre Priti Patel Surrinder Chera Wera Hobhouse

Palestine solidarity group to hold rally against ‘Israeli violence and ethnic cleansing’

The Hastings & Rye Palestine Solidarity Group (HRPSG) will hold a rally this Saturday (15 May). It will be both a Nakba Day commemoration event and a protest against the brutal Israeli police violence against worshippers at Al Aqsa Mosque and the ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign in East Jerusalem, as they say.

Posted 20:19 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 In: Campaigns Tags: HRPSG Nakba Palestine Solidarity Group

Pop-up vax clinics in Hastings

New opportunities for getting vaccinated in Hastings are becoming available with a programme of pop-up clinics arranged by Sussex Health and Care Partnership through May. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 18:49 In: Covid-19 Tags: Nick Terdre pop-up clinics Sussex Health and Care Partnership vaccination

PR: what difference would it make?

Would proportional representation have made a difference to the outcome of last week’s HBC election? James Prentice, lead researcher for Capture Politics, a local research organisation specialising in data analysis and interpretation, has mashed the numbers to throw light on the matter.

Posted 11:30 Tuesday, May 11, 2021 In: Politics Tags: elections James Prentice

Tory gains and breakthrough for Greens in Hastings as Labour vote shrinks

Judgement day for Labour in Hastings: the party loses half of its borough council seats up for election to a Tory surge while jubilant Greens gain a historic first seat. Chris Connelley casts an eye over the results, identifying the winners and losers in this year’s battle for the local council.

Posted 12:40 Sunday, May 9, 2021 In: Politics Tags: Andy Patmore Chris Connelley elections Julia Hilton