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.
HOT has asked the four local parties for a brief rundown of their policies and reasons why you should vote for them. Here is the response on behalf of the Labour Party from Paul Barnett, the Hastings Borough Council leader.
The government’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda for processing and settlement has provoked strong reactions, not only nationally but also in Hastings. Nick Terdre reports.
Just over a month before local elections, local Labour has elected Cllr Paul Barnett as its new group leader. While waiting to be endorsed as council leader, he will be in the forefront when Labour launches its election campaign in the town centre on Saturday. Nick Terdre reports.
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.
Troubled times for Sea Change Sussex persist with the resignation of two of the three council representatives on its board. Rother’s Cllr Kevin Dixon presents a very different picture of the company from what it offers itself. Nick Terdre reports.
Hastings Festival of Sanctuary is back – the annual event expressing local solidarity with those come to these shores seeking refuge from persecution will take place at Hastings Museum on Sunday 12 September. Local musicians and artists will contribute to a day of community, creativity and hope, says the organiser, Hastings Community of Sanctuary. Nick Terdre reports.
Hastings has been awarded £24.3m from the government’s Towns Fund for regeneration, a little short of what it applied for. But if match funding of £85m can be raised, £100m will be available to invest in the town. Before government funding is released, business cases for the proposed projects have to be developed and approved. Nick Terdre reports, photos by Russell Jacobs.
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