In May, HOT reported on the Employment Tribunal case of the Hastings Pier engineers who had been working on the Pier. Their case of constructive unfair dismissal was upheld and compensation of nearly £75,000 was awarded. The article was titled ‘Pier-owner shamed by Tribunal decisions’. Now the Decision has been published. Bernard McGinley was at that hearing, and reports again on Case 2301155/2019 & 2301177/2019.
Vital repairs will soon get under way at His Place Community Church in central Hastings following the award of a grant of nearly £250,000 from Lottery funds. The money will also enable a music heritage project to go ahead, as the church explains.
Gabriel Carlyle reports on Saturday’s Enough is Enough! cost-of-living protest. Photographs by Paulo Figurelli.
Remember Covid-19? Remember lockdown? Although the virus that shook the world has receded into the background for most of us, it has by no means gone, and is currently enjoying a resurgence in the number of cases. As new subvariants emerge, experts are debating whether we now have the disease under control. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
Should climate change polluters pay compensation for the damaging effects of the pollution they cause? Members of Bexhill and Hastings Global Justice Now group think so, and recently held a Walk of Witness to urge action by the government on behalf of poorer countries facing huge bills due to climate change, as they report.
With a new wave of strikes approaching, it’s time for us all to show our support for the local people who provide the essential services on which we depend, says Gabriel Carlyle.
Energise Sussex Coast is inviting residents along to a series of free information events to learn about air source heat pumps and solar pv panels, as they explain.
Despite Hastings Borough Council’s announcement earlier this year that plans to sell Tilekiln Fields to Hastings United for a new football stadium had been scrapped, the club’s associated planning applications have now been approved. Nick Terdre reports.
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