What did the Conservation Officer of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) say about a high new building in a conservation area? Nothing. The Planning Committee? Nothing. As the new development takes shape at the old White Rock Post Office, Bernard McGinley, who also took the photos, looks at a decided case.
A first stage of testing people who may have Covid-19 but show no symptoms has got under way in East and West Sussex. Testing is being carried out at two test sites and a number of participating pharmacies.
The 192-house proposed development project on the Bulverhythe recreation ground has aroused much controversy. Conservative councillors representing West St Leonards have come out against the project and the Labour council’s handling of it. Meanwhile, Andy Batsford, the lead councillor for housing, argues it is doable and essential if the borough’s housing needs are to be met. Nick Terdre reports.
To celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 4 March, Hastings charity Education Futures Trust (EFT) partnered with the National Literacy Trust Hub to gift a total of 3,600 books to children in schools across Hastings. EFT issued the following press release.
Local MP Sally-Ann Hart was happy last week to meet up with key workers and hear their experiences, but declined to sign an open letter to the Chancellor calling for a pay rise for them. Nick Terdre reports.
The UN’s Anti-Racism Day on 20 March will be preceded by an online launch in Hastings on 2 March organised by Hastings & District Trades Council. Nick Terdre reports.
When he recently contributed a piece on why we should avoid hospitals, hospital worker Brian Bostock confided that he had no direct experience of Covid-19. Now he has, and it was not an experience he wants to repeat.
Hastings Borough Council is not aware of any Home Office plans for an accommodation centre for asylum-seekers in the town, the Refugee Buddy Project was relieved to hear when it recently met council representatives. Nick Terdre reports.
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