More grumpy news...

OK, well we knew that the Harold Place public toilets were closing down, following cut-backs thanks to central government reducing their grant to Hastings again, this year by over £2,000,000, and here's the evidence...

And, likely an affront to Southern Railway users, the railway company has nearly doubled the pay of their most senior director, Charles Horton, from £263,000 per annum to £478,000 plus a bonus of £17,000, presumably, as he's been doing such a good job (for the Government and its attack on the unions?). Oh well...

How to upset your voters, HBC...

Already upsetting older people in the Old Town by telling them that they need to walk up the hill to Clive Vale to see their GPs, now, I saw yesterday, the Hastings Old Town Hall Association has been passed by finally (see my previous blogs) so that a commercial indoor 'playground' called "Discovery" takes over the space; see my blog and their website. Although the website suggests it opened in 2016, I walked past and noticed that redecoration was in process, so presume it will open soon, good luck to them...

 

Meanwhile, regarding residents in other areas, hygiene, and toilet provision, voters all over town are demonstrating and setting up petitions, in Ore, St Leonards, the list goes on. Most people will be aware of the continuing problem of dog mess all over town, I didn't think you'd appreciate a suitable image here, so I've just photographed a small corner of St Andrews Square in the town centre, which has regularly seen 'fly tipping' here, despite 3 huge bins in the diagonally opposite corner of the square, and which has been a mess for weeks now! Oh yes, and there are planned closures of public toilets in Ore and in the town centre, councillors had better be careful who they upset with their monetary savings, even if national government stimulated, if they wish to be re-elected...