As the spotlight is turned ever more searchingly on Sea Change Sussex and its projects, the economic development company has made the startling claim that it was unaware that the Queensway Gateway Road (QGR) budget was drastically reduced in 2015. It also says it will need further funding to complete the project. Nick Terdre reports.
Who are you? HOT’s Chris Connelley dusts off his parka for a new show spotlighting The Who on Queens Road, a first contribution to Hastings’ cultural life from the Digital Hastings project.
East Sussex County Council has received more than £41m to improve bus services, but has yet to disclose details of precisely how it intends to do so. However, it has moved to reverse some cuts announced by Stagecoach in Hastings services. Anna Sabin provides an update.
As Big Oil rakes in massive windfall profits during the cost-of-living crisis, County Council Leader claims he ‘can’t effect the wider world’ . Gabriel Carlyle from Divest East Sussex reports.
Under orders from national Labour, council leader Paul Barnett has reluctantly ended Hastings Borough Council’s red/green co-operative alliance after less than six months and relieved the two Green portfolio holders of their positions and Cabinet posts. HOT’s Chris Connelley reports.
Trash Cannes organiser Keith Rodway gives us a shameless promotional heads up on Hastings’ number one art-rock group, an up-coming live appearance and much more.
In May, HOT reported on the Employment Tribunal case of the Hastings Pier engineers who had been working on the Pier. Their case of constructive unfair dismissal was upheld and compensation of nearly £75,000 was awarded. The article was titled ‘Pier-owner shamed by Tribunal decisions’. Now the Decision has been published. Bernard McGinley was at that hearing, and reports again on Case 2301155/2019 & 2301177/2019.
This year’s Christmas family pantomime at The White Rock Theatre is Beauty and the Beast. When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast, his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. When pretty village girl, Beauty, comes into his life, is this the chance he has been waiting for? HOT’s Paul Way-Rider takes a look behind the scenes.
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