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Hastings Borough Council to hold first ever virtual full council meeting

The full council meeting, which involves all 32 of the elected councillors, subject to their availability, will be live streamed on the council's website...

Published 09/10/2020

East Hill gets unexpected lift…

The East Hill Lift in Hastings has reopened following the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been closed since the national lockdown in March. Cllr Colin Fitzgerald, deputy leader of Hastings Borough...

Published 09/10/2020

Celebrating the contributions of the Black community in Hastings this Black History Month

Hastings Borough Council and the St Leonards and Hastings Alliance for Diverse Ethnicities (SHADE) are joining in the celebration of Black History Month this October...

Published 09/10/2020

Work is underway to reduce crime and improve resident and business safety in central St Leonards

Following the Police and Crime Commissioner's successful bid to the Home Office for £473,396 Safer Streets funding for parts of Central St Leonards, work is now underway with residents and...

Published 09/10/2020

Indigenous Engagement Policy adopted by Hastings Museum & Art Gallery

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery's new Indigenous Engagement Policy, developed in collaboration with the Universities of Kent and East Anglia's Arts & Humanities...

Published 06/10/2020

Hastings Borough Council leads county effort to keep rough sleepers off the streets as winter approaches

Hastings Borough Council is the lead partner amongst councils in East Sussex in a joint bid for money from the government's Next Steps Accommodation Project

Published 06/10/2020

Council plans COVID-19 recovery

Hastings Borough Council's cabinet has endorsed eight priorities for the council's COVID-19 recovery plan and outlined a commitment to work with partners, such as the Local Strategic Partnership

Published 05/10/2020

Council works to tackle climate emergency

This week the council hosted a climate change workshop.

Published 01/10/2020

Hastings Borough Council waiting on government as private rented housing licensing scheme delayed

Hastings Borough Council has still not received confirmation from the government on its proposed new selective licensing scheme that was consulted on back in 2019.

Published 28/09/2020

New Foreshore Trust Large Grant programme launches

The Foreshore Trust is inviting non-profit-making voluntary and community groups to submit applications for funding.

Published 28/09/2020