Countdown to no overall control
HOT’s Chris Connelley spent Friday at this year’s election count and reports on the reaction from the floor as the results emerged which eventually moved Hastings Borough Council into no overall control.
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Council’s call to protect green spaces meets scepticism
Hastings Borough Council has scrapped plans to sell Tilekiln Fields in Hollington to Hastings United Football Club for redevelopment as its new football stadium. Its justification of the move – that green spaces need to be protected – was met with scepticism in some quarters. Nick Terdre reports.
Partygate: No harsh words for PM from leading local Tories
Partygate has divided Conservative MPs, some of whom are keen to see prime minister Boris Johnson go while others offer their support. In Hastings Cllr Andy Patmore declines to comment while MP Sally-Ann Hart shies away from openly criticising the party leader. Nick Terdre reports.
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.
Patmore puts Tory case against Labour’s handling of HBC
Andy Patmore, new leader of the Tory HBC group, explains where he thinks Labour’s leadership of HBC has gone wrong, as the party looks to improve its minority representation on Hastings Borough Council and maintain its majority on East Sussex County Council. Meanwhile it has moved to dissociate itself from what has been called a “racist” tweet by one of its candidates. Nick Terdre reports.
Patmore chosen to lead Tory group
In a surprise move in the run-up to the local elections Cllr Andy Patmore has been chosen to lead the Conservative group on Hastings Borough Council. He promises to challenge the ruling Labour group’s handling of council affairs. Nick Terdre reports.
Grant deadline early Wednesday!
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.
Tories purged from Cabinet at behest of council leader
HBC council leader Kim Forward has made her mark by removing Tory representation on the Cabinet, in an unexpected move that has drawn criticism not just from the Tories but from Liberal Democrats and elsewhere. Nick Terdre reports.
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