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Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening announced on Wednesday, 14th December, that the decision on the BHLR would be deferred until March. She had this to say in respect of the scheme: “We recognise the critically important role that … Continue reading →

Downplaying the environmental damage to Combe Haven, right on the doorstep of Bexhill and Hastings; failure to examine alternatives despite clear potential; a predicted failure to meet national carbon reduction targets; and a lack of consideration as to what better … Continue reading →

Bexhill to Hastings Link Road, ‘Best & Final Bid’ by East Sussex County Council, September 2011     A Review of the Transport Business Case for the Hastings Alliance     14 October 2011             … Continue reading →

7.11.11 THE EXPERT VIEW: BHLR – THE WRONG STRATEGY AND POOR VALUE FOR MONEY Reports commissioned by the Hastings Alliance from two highly regarded experts in transport and planning policy have judged the county council’s £93m ‘Best and Final Funding … Continue reading →

HASTINGS ALLIANCE Court Lodge Oast Udimore, Rye East Sussex TN33 6BB 01424-883319 07768 193 900 nbing@metronet.co.uk The Rt Hon Norman Baker Under Secretary of State for Transport October 14th 2011 Dear Under Secretary. Bexhill Hastings Link Road The Hastings Alliance … Continue reading →

Hundreds of supporters have already made their views known on the BHLR – and if you have not yet done so, it’s not too late. We remain convinced that the BHLR is the wrong scheme for Bexhill and Hastings, and … Continue reading →

A wonderful sunny day on Saturday 24th September saw almost 100 people of all ages gather in Combe Haven valley for a ramble and picnic to celebrate its beauty – unbelievably and fortunately so close to two major towns. Banners … Continue reading →

  This poem was presented to children at the ‘Rally in the Valley’ in Combe Haven on Saturday the 24th September, 2011.

This response was written by Alliance member Colin Murray in 2004. The fundamental  objections raised still stand. Take a few minutes (well OK, half an hour) to read this through and you will understand why we feel that no road … Continue reading →

Saturday the 24th September will give everyone who cares about the valley’s future a chance to get together to celebrate its beauty, and to let local and national politicians know that the unnecessary wrecking of the valley by construction of … Continue reading →