
Queen’s Arcade under sudden threat
The charity that owns the town centre Queen’s Arcade as an asset to benefit local people is about to auction it off very soon and suddenly. Bernard McGinley wonders why, and took the pictures.
The charity that owns the town centre Queen’s Arcade as an asset to benefit local people is about to auction it off very soon and suddenly. Bernard McGinley wonders why, and took the pictures.
The new Local Plan for Hastings is out to consultation in draft, and the council has issued a call for people to get involved and give their views – it will be the guiding document for planning for the next 18 years. Nick Terdre reports.
That’s the question posed by Hastings & Rye Liberal Democrats in response to news that the Conservative government is holding a consultation prior to putting new legislation through the House of Commons in respect of town-planning.
Armed with a climate change strategy and action plan, Hastings Borough Council has embarked on a journey to make the town carbon-neutral by 2030, as called for in the climate emergency motion approved last year. Nick Terdre describes the main features of the plan.