7th August 2025 / 7th August 2025 by Green Party Chair
We welcome this in-depth reporting by Hastings Online Times and Bernard McGinley on the growing concerns around Helena Dollimore MP’s petition activity and data practices. The article reflects what many residents have already told us: they signed petitions in good faith, expecting their voice to count on a local issue, but never heard anything back. […]
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29th July 2025 / 29th July 2025 by Green Party Chair
Helena Dollimore MP has launched a string of petitions on local issues — but what happens to the data, and are these ever submitted? A new FOI request aims to find out.
25th July 2025 / 25th July 2025 by Green Party Chair
On 23rd July 2025, just thirty minutes of heavy rain was enough to bring parts of Hastings to a standstill. Streets flooded, drains backed up, and local homes and businesses faced yet another round of disruption and damage. For residents in areas like Hollington, it was a stark reminder that the climate crisis is not […]
16th July 2025 / 20th July 2025 by Green Party Chair
🕊 Green Leadership in Action 🕊 This motion reflects long-standing Green Party policy in support of peace, human rights, and international law. It was shaped through collaboration with local campaigners and brought forward by Hastings Green councillors determined to ensure the town stands up for justice. Cllr Yunis Smith told the chamber: “We are witnessing […]
21st March 2025 / 21st March 2025 by Becca H
At Wednesday’s full council meeting, Green Leader Julia Hilton outlined the agreed principles for undertaking the Labour government’s requirements for a new unitary authority to replace all the current councils in East Sussex, including Hasting Borough Council. “This is our chance to create thriving, empowered communities in Hastings.” – CLLR JULIA HILTON Julia pledged the […]
5th January 2024 / 19th March 2024 by juliahilton
Green View Column – January 2024 2024 presents big challenges but also opportunities for the council, our town and the whole country as we head for both local and general elections this year. At the last council meeting in December an outline budget was passed which commits the council to making radical changes and huge […]
If you live in Hastings and work in the public sector – eg the local council, or the fire service – then your pension may be propping up fossil fuel companies. In April 2016, thanks to campaigning by Divest East Sussex Group, Hastings became the first council in East Sussex to call on our County […]
In February 2019 Hastings declared a climate emergency thanks in part to pressure from Hastings Green Party. Other councils have taken a similar step. Now an independent agency, appropriately called ‘Climate Emergency UK’ and funded by a variety of charitable bodies and private donations, has quizzed councils across England and Wales to assess their progress. […]
15th December 2023 / 19th March 2024 by juliahilton
The local Labour party has been riven by tensions for some time now with many former activists either being expelled or leaving as the party moves to the right. I am not surprised that half of the Labour councillors have finally decided to leave an increasingly autocratic Labour Party however their timing leaves much to […]
19th November 2023 / 20th March 2024 by juliahilton
Today we have launched our Crowdfunder to raise £10,000 to win big in May 2024 and become the largest group on Hastings Borough Council. We’ve grown so fast in the last two years and now we want to go even further, aiming to go from five councillors to at least twelve in May 2024. To do that […]
