Better news for Hastings
It would be unacceptable if Hastings pier remained closed indefinitely according to local MP Amber Rudd who also says communication from the owner to the community must be improved. She also wants to se the pier's owner – Sheikh Abid Gulzar – back up his assurance about the future of the pier with actions. Ms... Continue Reading →
Sussex Police has hit back today at claims by its former head of CID that it will fail to meet its targets for recruitment of additional officers in the next two years Earlier this week former Chief Superintendent Kevin Moore poured cold water over claims by the county's Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne that... Continue Reading →
There have been calls today for Amber Rudd to either resign her cabinet post or be sacked by Prime Minister Theresa May. Many believe Ms Rudd broke the convention of collective responsibility which requires government ministers to vote for government policy regardless of their own personal views. In the past ministers unable to uphold the... Continue Reading →
Dedicated Ark students were celebrated at an inaugural award ceremony for the Helenswood and William Parker Sports and Arts bursaries. The ceremony was attended by Hastings MP Amber Rudd who awarded the successful students with their bursaries. Ms Rudd said: ‘“I was delighted to be invited to present scholarships to students of Ark William Parker... Continue Reading →
Sensible people have long ago abandoned the Hastings and Rye branch of the Labour Party. That's the view of Hastings Borough councillor Dany Louise who quite the party in February, driven out she said because Labour had become a ‘welcoming environment for antisemities’. When, earlier this week, Hastings MP Amber Rudd called for Labour leader... Continue Reading →
The man who chairs the local Labour party has hit out criticism levelled against his party by local MP Amber Rudd who said earlier this week, "Jewish people in Hastings and Rye deserve far better than a local Labour Party obsessed with peddling conspiracy theories about Jewish people." Ken Maitland, chair of Hastings and Rye... Continue Reading →
Britain's welfare system is failing the most vulnerable in society according to Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Hastings Peter Chowney who says a report just published by East Sussex Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) proves the point. Speaking in the wake of the publication of the report called It’s Just Not Fair, Mr Chowney says many of... Continue Reading →
It has been a tumultuous week in the national press for Hastings' MP Amber Rudd. She has been accused of 'cynical plotting', she had to 'furiously deny' having offered advice to former Tory MP and vehement anti-brexiteer Anna Soubry who left the Conervative party last week and there have been calls for her to resign... Continue Reading →
