It was Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake who set the hare running on what appears to be a decidedly silly season story, namely that the government is threatening to sell off the nation’s allotments. Hastings Borough Council has hastily assured local residents this is not about to happen here, prompting Labour councillors to accuse them of “senseless scaremongering.” Nick Terdre reports.
Local anti-genocide campaigners are planning to join a mass protest in London in defiance of the government ban on Palestine Action on Saturday 9 August – and some are planning to take a stand closer to home. Gabriel Carlyle reports.
Hastings’ Labour MP, Helena Dollimore, has finally broken her silence on UK arms sales to Israel. Gabriel Carlyle reports. The MP has responded to some of his claims.
The data management practices of Helena Dollimore MP have been challenged by the Green Party. They point out that campaign petitions are launched on constituency issues, but not often delivered (though some were) or reported on. How many had an outcome publicly declared? Other questions follow, such as ‘Are these petitions a way of gathering targets for campaigning or electoral messages, and is that within ‘the regs’?’ Bernard McGinley reports.
The Conservatives have selected Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne as their candidate for Sussex’s first mayoral election in May next year, though none of the other parties has yet done so. The latest polls suggest that most voters in Sussex favour Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats over the Tories. This year’s postponed county council elections will also take place next May, along with local elections. Nick Terdre reports, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
Rachel Williams and Jude Montague open their two week show Bestial Delights at Electro Studios Project Space. Jude Montague reports and gives an insight on what it is like to put on an independent show at the project space.
Parkinson’s UK has launched a new physical activity grants programme for marginalised communities across the country to help more people living with the condition to get active. In the South East, Hastings is the only area eligible to apply for grants. But the deadline – 10 August – is approaching!
Hastings Labour Group have welcomed Hastings Borough Council’s recently published draft housing strategy, which is currently out to consultation. They also laud measures taken by the government to boost housing supply and improve renters’ rights. Nick Terdre reports.
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