Better news for Hastings
"...people enjoy having an open fire in their home, but... it does come at a cost." Residents who burn wood or other solid fuels to heat their homes will be encouraged to cut down their use or switch to less polluting alternatives under a project running across Sussex. One in ten households in the... Continue Reading →
It's a lie to say that austerity is over, that's the view of veteran Hastings councillor Godfrey Daniel who says those most in need are being forced to suffer for nothing more than political dogma. Today East Sussex County Council's lead member for adult social care and health, Conservative councillor Carl Maynard, is likely to initiate... Continue Reading →
At the end of last week Sussex Police announced it was joining police forces across the South East in supporting a leading child protection charity around the launch of a campaign to tackle the growing demand for sexual images of children online. The regional campaign represents a multi-agency approach to tackling the growing demand for... Continue Reading →
Yesterday's Guardian carried a column written by an anonymous Metropolitan Police Officer, in it he says he no longer feels safe going to work, feels he and his colleagues are being stretched beyond their capabilities, he does not feel valued and he is seeing colleagues quit from exhaustion and frustration. While the piece in The... Continue Reading →
It's a year since Ore Library closed its doors – the community facility was axed as part of a round of spending cuts by East Sussex County Council (ESCC). Shortly before its closure local Conservatives – during the election campaign for Hastings Borough Council (HBC) – proclaimed they had 'saved' the library for the community... Continue Reading →
Yesterday in Hastings town centre, local school children again joined thousands across the country to strike for the climate. Local people who grumble that they could do their bit by litter picking need to realise that while that is an honourable pursuit, we need much more radical action if we are to have any chance... Continue Reading →
Tens of thousands of people across Sussex joined in the conversation about knife crime during a week-long national campaign. Operation Sceptre ran March 11th to 17th and officers were out and about across the county talking to people about knives. Schools, college and youth events were visited during the week as officers spoke to young people... Continue Reading →
Secondary schools is East Sussex have changed their minds and agreed to continue to fund the English as an Additional Language Service (EALs). Felicity Laurence Chair of Hastings Community of Sanctuary is delighted by the news she told Hastings In Focus: "We are very pleased at this change of heart by the Secondary Schools Forum.... Continue Reading →
An attempt to set-up a working group to look at the future of the English as an Additional Language Service (EALs) in East Sussex failed yesterday. Two days after the consultation process over the future of the service concluded and at a meeting of the full East Sussex County Council (ESCC) Councillor Alan Shuttleworth asked... Continue Reading →
