Small businesses excluded from other forms of government support have until Wednesday to lodge an application for the discretionary grant fund. Small business grants have reached 85% take-up, according to the council. Nick Terdre reports.
The app which the government was trialling on the Isle of Wight has had to be abandoned – a setback for the test and trace system which lies at the heart of the government’s strategy for containing the spread of coronavirus while progressively relaxing restrictions and getting the economy and schools functioning again. Meanwhile the alert level has been reduced. Nick Terdre reports.
Georgia Hannon, a student at Hastings Academy, has sent us her thoughts on the killing of George Floyd.
Kendal Eaton, author of A Chance for Everyone: The Parallel Non Monetary Economy, continues his examination of how the world beyond coronavirus could be made a better place. Part 2: Dreams.
This Thursday afternoon (18 June), there will be a virtual meeting for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people to discuss the issues around Covid-19 and BAME communities.
It’s Refugee Week and the Refugee Buddy Project, Hastings, Rother and Wealden, has a full programme of artistic, cultural and educational events to offer, all online of course. Nick Terdre reports.
The Read Your Way initiative, which wants to get more children reading in Hastings and St Leonards, continues to thrive despite the lockdown restrictions; a great example of the amazing community spirit in Hastings. HOT’s Vanessa Alves reports.
With a first-round allocation of £479,000 from the transport ministry’s active travel fund, East Sussex County Council is now awaiting approval from the ministry for the measures it has proposed. Nick Terdre reports.
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