Cllr Robert Cooke Completes first Half Marathon for Charity
Cllr Robert Cooke said he was thrilled and delighted to have completed his first half marathon in Hastings on the 25th March 2012 in a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 2 seconds. Following the event he said “I don’t actually remember being in as much pain as I am now. I do know [...]
Continue Reading →Link Road Gets Green Light
In the Chancellor’s Budget Report today it was announced that the Hastings to Bexhill Link Road will go ahead. It is expected that the road will directly facilitate land at North East Bexhill for a half million sq ft Business Park, which will create 2,000 jobs. It will release land for 1,300 homes. The road [...]
Continue Reading →Re-election of Arthur Burgess as Chairman
Baroness Fookes and Amber Rudd MP congratulate Arthur on his re-election.
Continue Reading →Fighting fit – All candidates now selected
We are pleased to announce that all Conservative candidates for the 2012 Borough Elections are now in place. Watch this space for details of all our candidates.
Continue Reading →Labour reject Conservative proposal to reduce Council Tax
At the Budget Full Council on 29th February Councillor Matthew Beaver on behalf of the Conservative Group proposed a 1% cut in the Council tax set by Hastings Borough Council, to be funded through cuts in a number of budgets, none of which would affect front line services. Councillor Beaver in proposing the motion said [...]
Continue Reading →Amber Raises Olympic Torch Relay Route In Parliament
In a debate in the House of Commons on Monday 27th February, Amber Rudd MP spoke about the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay and the events that are being organised in Hastings to celebrate the Torch coming to the town. The Torch Relay for London 2012 will give everyone in the UK the chance to be part [...]
Continue Reading →Welcome plans to push coasting schools harder
Ahead of a government summit on ‘coasting schools’ to be held at Downing Street, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has confirmed his intention to scrap the ‘satisfactory’ judgment for school inspections. Instead, schools that fail to provide a good standard of education will be graded ‘requires improvement’, and no school will be allowed to [...]
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