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BHLR: FINALE? In what could be the final act in the long drawn out farce of the Bexhill to Hastings Link Road (BHLR) project, the promoters – East Sussex County Council – is preparing its ‘best and final bid for … Continue reading →

Minister dismissive of sustainable alternatives The ‘Stop Climate Chaos’ sponsored ‘panel’ event in Battle on 20th May offered us an opportunity to ask Greg Barker – MP for Bexhill and Battle, and minister for climate change – his views on … Continue reading →

Current situation East Sussex County Council (ESCC) is hanging on grimly to its Bexhill to Hastings Link Road (BHLR) scheme, even though the costs have breached the £100m mark, and in spite of the BHLR giving the poorest value for … Continue reading →

CAMPAIGN UPDATE – MARCH 2011 The Bexhill to Hastings Link Road project looks to be in jeopardy: the money just isn’t there to fund all local authority schemes – least of all those which have become obsessions in the minds … Continue reading →

Heavy snow on December 4th, 2010 transformed Combe Haven valley into an even more beautiful place. Fortunately, photographers were on hand to record some of the wintry scenes.

The campaign against the proposed Bexhill-Hastings link road is now on the Guardian newspaper’s “Piece By Piece” campaign. The Guardian’s Piece by Piece campaign is a showcase, hosted on the Guardian’s website, for local campaigns fighting for the UK’s natural … Continue reading →

Proposed Bexhill to Hastings Link Road: Reflections on the Public Inquiry December 2009. None of us make a habit of going to Public Inquiries, but the structure was somehow familiar: first, the opening statement by Rhodri Price-Lewis QC, on behalf … Continue reading →

The Inquiry closed on 2nd December 2009 with a closing statement from Rhodri Price Lewis, the QC representing ESCC. Unsurprisingly, it did not reveal the slightest appreciation of the considerable quantity of new information that had been unearthed during cross … Continue reading →