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PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE COURT HEARING FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW APPEAL Friday the 5th October will see the Hastings Alliance in court to hear the result of their appeal for a judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision to provide … Continue reading →

 EXPLORATORY DIGGING BEGINS Substantial trenches (pictured here) have been dug, believed to be investigating potential archeological sites. The appearance of excavating machinery is a chilling reminder of what may be to come on a massive scale. NEWS ON JUDICIAL REVIEW … Continue reading →

  PRESS RELEASE BUS FACILITIES UPGRADE AND PEDESTRIAN, CYCLE IMPROVEMENTS TRUMPED BY LINK ROAD ‘Much needed bus ‘real time’ information displays for bus stops in Hastings and Bexhill, and a sustainable network of pedestrian and cycle routes have failed to … Continue reading →

BHLR – WORST BY FAR FOR CARBON EMISSIONS The Hastings Alliance took the opportunity to lobby Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey on the 16th June in Kingston. The occasion was a meeting to mark the … Continue reading →

Recent heavy rain brought sudden and surprising change to the valleys’ wide and intimate landscapes: the main rivers – Combe Haven, Watermill Stream, Powdermill Stream and Decoy Pond Stream all swollen and gushing and gurgling into the main valley created … Continue reading →

The two local papers – the Bexhill and Hastings Observers – received a dozen letters this week, with one more published as an article, expressing the conviction that the decision to part fund the BHLR to the tune of £56m, … Continue reading →

COMMENT AND PRESS RELEASE Combe Haven – beautiful, tranquil, safe, for all the family – but not for much longer. As we now all know, the highly speculative BHLR project received a £56m cash boost from government in the budget, … Continue reading →

Early in the week beginning 12th March, Campaign for Better Transport sent out a press release to the national and local media on the subject of an appeal by the Alliance to Secretary of State Justine Greening not to fund … Continue reading →

EVIDENCE GATHERING FOR OUR CASE Our joint meeting with the Department for Transport (DfT), East Sussex County Council and others – including Network Rail and the Highways Agency – took place on the 21st February. It was a meeting where … Continue reading →

Never in the Top 20 transport schemes in England, the BHLR appears to have dropped out of the charts altogether. On December 14th 2011, Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening gave the go ahead for 41 transport schemes in … Continue reading →