New Chairman of Hastings & Rye Conservatives Sunday, 11 May, 2025 Following our recent Annual General Meeting, we are pleased to announce that Liam Atkins has been elected as the new Chairman of the Hastings & Rye Conservative Association. Liam brings with him a wealth of experience from local government, a background in small business and marketing, and a strong track record of grassroots campaigning. He previously served as a councillor and was the youngest... Local News
Communities need to come together 20th November 2023 Communities need to come together. - by Cllr Andy Patmore As chair of Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind I had great pleasure in hosting... Local News
Hotel scheme 'must be built' 4th September 2023 The Labour cabinet is set to give the go-ahead for Hastings Borough Council to fund the building of a hotel for an international hotel chain on Cornwallis... Local News
Local Government Association finance report gets published 7th August 2023 A meeting of the Labour cabinet takes place on Monday 7th August and will be a watershed moment for how the council is run over the next few years. The long... Local News
Housing targets and budget savings in jeopardy 19th July 2023 Hastings Borough Council’s financial woes have been mainly attributed to the increasing costs of their statutory duty to house residents who become homeless and... Local News
A lively debate in Hastings: do we want re-wilding or a clean and tidy urban setting? 27th June 2023 It’s that time of year when nature bursts into life and the much loved flora reach for the sky. The no mow May slogan has been widely shared again. However this... Local News
Regeneration Project needs regenerating 16th May 2023 Azur. The word conjures up a sense of summer and the blue colour of the sky and sea. For many residents in St Leonards it represents the only true seafront café... Local News
Unfair parking rules make local shoppers feel persecuted 15th March 2023 Shoppers on the Bexhill Road in West St Leonards are feeling victimised by overzealous parking attendants in the car parks outside Bensons for Beds and the... Local News
Temporary Housing puts Hastings Borough Council budget at risk 20th February 2023 By the time you read this it is likely a budget would have been set for Hastings Borough Council on Wednesday 15th February. Hastings Borough Council will... Local News
The pedestrian zone in the town centre isn’t safe anymore 19th January 2023 I wrote to the Observer a year ago about the problem with vehicles entering the pedestrian area of Queens Road and Wellington Place. The bollards still don’t... Local News
Labour finally U-turn on Grooming Gang inquiry after Conservative pressure 19th June 2025 Keir Starmer has finally bowed to pressure and agreed to a national statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. National News
Kemi delivers press Conference with a survivor of grooming gangs scandal 18th June 2025 After Labour announced they finally U-turned and will begin a national inquiry into the grooming gangs, Kemi holds a press conference with a survivor. National News
Kemi delivers a speech at FTSE250+ conference 18th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch has delivered a speech in the city responding to Labour's damaging plans for our economy. National News
Mel Stride responds to Rachel Reeves's spending review 14th June 2025 Today, Rachel Reeves's delivered Labour’s first Spending Review. With a torrent of promises, slogans, and self-congratulations. But not the truth. National News
Forcing a vote on a national inquiry into grooming gangs 14th June 2025 We Conservatives strongly believe victims of this appalling abuse deserve justice. Find out more here National News
Labour U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments 9th June 2025 After Conservative pressure, Labour finally reinstitute Winter Fuel Payments for 9 million pensioners National News
