Hastings Green Party

08/09/2026

The announcement to pause local government reorganisation is a whole new level of incompetence by this Labour Government. 🤯

The chaos is a result of Government not listening to local voices.

Green council leader, Glenn Haffenden is calling upon our MP Helena Dollimore for Hastings and Rye to:

💰Fight for a proper, long-term funding settlement for local government (no more breadcrumbs!)

🚫 Call for an end to the continuation of austerity

✅ Work with Hastings Borough Council to deliver our programme of transformation for Hastings.

Let's get back to a place where we can deliver the change we all want at pace - with proper funding of services.

02/09/2026

We're so proud of our Councillor Julia Hilton and Councillor Yunis Smith representing Hastings on LGA Committees in Westminster 💚

As Yunis so eloquently puts it, this is about having strong Green voices in the room to help shape the policies of the future.

So needed and another example of how hard our councillors are working for Hastings ✊💚

25/08/2026

Hastings Borough Council Planning Team have refused the planning application for Sandrock Bends ❌🥳

👉 Our Green councillors have been working tirelessly with officers to progress our stronger planning policies for Hastings' new Local Plan.

ℹ️ Here's how it works:

The closer we get to adopting a new Local Plan, the more weight the new, stronger policies hold when deciding current planning applications.

✅This has helped our officers make the right decision here.

🛠️ Having strong planning policy at a local level gives our Planners the tools they need to protect our Borough from inappropriate development.

👉 The new Local Plan will be coming to Cabinet and Full Council in September. Let's give Hastings the best protection we can whilst making sure all new homes are the right type, in the right place, and at the right price for our residents ✊🌳💧🏠

25/08/2026

Andy Burnham says he wants to build council homes - 🏡

But there's no requirement to do so in the new national planning policy. 👎

Instead, the policy will hand the keys to developers... 🗝️
..and remove local people's right to be heard 😶❌

➡️ Reform want to blame the lack of access to decent affordable housing not only on migrants, but on all foreign-born British citizens.

As Sian says, this is not problem-solving policy. This is racism. 🛑

Greens in Hastings:

✅ Building & buying new council homes
✅ Have prevented over 50% of new homelessness cases and stabilised temporary accommodation numbers
✅ Creating a Landlords Charter

Everyone has the right to a decent home, and our communities are stronger together. 💪 💚

Reform wants to decide who deserves a home based on where they were born.

The answer to the housing crisis is more council homes and affordable rents, not division.

20/08/2026

Huge congrats to all students getting their results this summer! 🥳🎉 😎

Whatever your next steps 🪜 as Cllr Solly Solamito, our Communities & Equalities lead, explains here - Greens firmly believe you shouldn't have to take on debt and further widen the inequality gap between the haves and have nots here in Hastings 🙂‍↔️

Greens in Government would:

🗑️ Scrap Tuition Fees
🔧 Bring back maintenance grants
💰 Fund our education system through a fairer tax system

As Labour raise interest rates, meaning some students' debts will increase, we say further education is a right - not a luxury.

By taxing extreme wealth, we can easily have a fair, funded and supported education system for all who choose it.

Whatever your path, you are our future, and we support you. 💚

08/08/2026

Our second motion was brought by Councillor Becca Horn to introduce a Youth Champion at Hastings Council.

This motion passed unanimously too 🙌

Becca says, "Decisions at Council directly affect our young residents. But how the council works isn't the easiest for young people to access! We're working to change that."

New lead for Communities & Equalities, Cllr Solly Solamito, says:

"Young people helped write this motion and are working with us to shape this new role, following the principle of Nothing About Us Without Us."

🔗 Read the full update:

https://hastings.greenparty.org.uk/2026/07/31/green-light-for-an-inclusive-hastings/