Hastings Council Leader’s Observer Column – 13 October 2023
Regeneration on the way Regeneration is often talked about in an abstract way: is gentrification a good thing? How can…
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Hastings Council Leader’s Observer column – 21 July 2023
Hastings demands clean water At Full Council this week, I read out my open letter to the Chief Executive of…
Hastings Council Leader’s Observer column – 7 July 2023
An optimistic future for Hastings I am writing the column this week from the annual Local Government Conference in Bournemouth.…
Hastings Council Leader’s Observer column – 23 June 2023
Water in Crisis When the Full Council debated the performance of Southern Water last July, there was cross party agreement…
Hastings and Rye Labour Launch Petition to Tell the Tories: Stop Sewage Dumping in our Local Waters
Southern Water have been releasing sewage into waters along the East Sussex coastline for too long. Beautiful beaches like those…
Hastings Council Leader’s Observer column – 9 June 2023
More help for our disabled residents At the Cabinet meeting this week, we agreed a new policy that will improve…
Hastings Council Leader’s Observer column – 26 May 2023
A challenging year ahead I was delighted that at this week’s Annual Council meeting, an all-female Mayoral team was elected.…
A Bold Labour Budget for Hastings
This week, Labour’s bold budget for Hastings was passed by Hastings Borough Council, placing a focus on housing and climate…
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Spent £5,338,630 million on Agency Doctors and Nurses Last Year
Millions of pounds spent on agency doctors and nurses has underlined cost of understaffing at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.…
Hastings & Rye Labour responds to Southern Water Spillages
Shocking figures show that on average, Southern Water discharged raw sewage every 43 minutes, devastating Hastings & Rother’s tourism and…