How big is Hastings’ challenge in the face of the government’s determination to put a rocket under house-building? Nick Terdre spoke to Cllr Glenn Haffenden and head of housing Chris Hancock to find out how Hastings Borough Council is planning to tackle the local housing crisis. Research and graphics by Russell Hall.
As the devolution process gets under way, it is the upper-tier County Council which has been allowed to make all the running in East Sussex. But the shape of the unitary councils which the governments wants to see formed is still to be decided, and here Hastings Borough Council and the other lower-tier councils could have a say. Ideas will no doubt be aired at the Full Council meeting on Wednesday. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
Introductory workshops for anyone wanting to put solar panels on their shed, workshop or van will be taking place in Hastings from 24 January onwards. Energise Sussex Coast’s Gabriel Carlyle reports.
Huge crowds are expected this week at the trial of the Hastings 3, who were charged nearly a year ago for their part in protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Katy Colley, HDPSC Chair, reports.
5G phone masts have been happening a lot around Hastings lately, often in dubious circumstances such as wildly inaccurate illustrations, and unpersuasive allegations by planners such as ‘the proposed monopole would not appear out of place’. 5G is the 5th generation of wireless cellular network technology since it began in the early 1980s. Phone mast applications’ privileged status in the planning scheme of things has been the subject of much comment. A town centre talk next week will examine the issues. Bernard McGinley reports.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood had strong connections with Hastings and its hinterland. Holman Hunt stayed at Clive Vale Farm. D G Rossetti and Lizzie Siddall had 5 High Street in the Old Town, previously the site of George Wooll’s printshop and ‘Repository of Arts’ in the 1820s. A new book – Jenny Ridd, Walls, Beams, Love and Dreams: The People of 5 High Street, Hastings (2024) – explores this address through the prism of social and sexual change. Richard Saville has reviewed it.
Many campaign groups are eagerly awaiting the second reading of the Climate and Nature Bill (CAN) due to take place in the Commons on 24 January. They are more than ready for a ‘joined-up strategy’ to address the climate and environmental crisis, but are they ready for net zero? Dee Williams takes a look.
Hastings Commons’ housing model has won it the top prize in a global competition – and is put forward as a valuable example of how the town’s housing challenge can be helped to be met. Nick Terdre reports.
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