Category: <span>HOT Topics</span>

HUDG design competition aims to tap into local creativity

Hastings Urban Design Group has launched a double design competition intended to tap into the town’s creative forces and encourage design distinctiveness. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 17:29 Wednesday, Jul 8, 2020 In: Home Ground

NHS campaign launched on its birthday

To mark the 72nd birthday of the NHS, Hastings and Rother campaigners launched a local branch of the national “Keep Our NHS Public” (KONP) campaign. HOT’s Erica Smith was there to mark the occasion.

Posted 16:47 Monday, Jul 6, 2020 In: Campaigns

Coronavirus statistical update: Leicester hotspot revealed by more detailed data

Leicester is now in lockdown, but it only became clear that it was a coronavirus hotspot when a glaring deficiency in the provision of local data was remedied. The more detailed data reveal that the extent of infections at local authority level has been underestimated around the country, including in Hastings, Rother and East Sussex. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.

Posted 09:16 Sunday, Jul 5, 2020 In: Covid-19 Tags: covid-19 hotspot Leicester Nick Terdre Pillar 2 test-and-trace

Battle for legal recognition of humanist marriages goes to High Court

Humanist couples are taking the government to court in an attempt to oblige it to recognise humanist marriages. The case is supported by Humanists UK and humanist celebrants, including several based in Sussex. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 17:16 Saturday, Jul 4, 2020 In: Campaigns Tags: Andrew Copson High Court Humanists UK marriage Nick Terdre Simon Smith

PSC calls for East Sussex pension fund divestments

Already under pressure due to its fossil fuel investments, East Sussex County Council now faces calls to divest from companies which the Palestine Solidarity Campaign says are involved in violations of Palestinian human rights. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 22:54 Friday, Jul 3, 2020 In: Campaigns Tags: David Tutt Divest East Sussex ESCC Nick Terdre Palestine Solidarity Campaign PSC Supreme Court

Post-Covid: Fears, Dreams and Choices 3

Kendal Eaton, author of A Chance for Everyone: The Parallel Non Monetary Economy, concludes his examination of how the world beyond coronavirus could be made a better place. Part 3: Choices.

Posted 15:25 In: Point of View Tags: covid-19 Ithaca HOURS Kendall Eaton Marx Paul Mason PNME

Cycling/walking route among proposals for Hastings in new active travel funding round

East Sussex County Council is now preparing proposals for the second round of funding under the government’s active travel fund. Grassroots groups in Hastings are proposing a sea front-station walking/cycling route as well as cycle racks in strategic locations. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 17:16 Thursday, Jul 2, 2020 In: Home Ground Tags: active travel cycling ESCC Greenway Hastings Borough Council HUB Nick Terdre Russell Hall walking

MP moves into overdrive

Hastings and Rye MP Sally-Ann Hart has suddenly gone into overdrive, sending out half a dozen press statements in the last few days. This publication, however, is still waiting for her to respond to enquiries from more than two weeks ago. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 19:11 Sunday, Jun 28, 2020 In: Politics Tags: economic recovery Migrants motorcyclists Nick Terdre Sally-Ann Hart Tory cabinet