Roads

The monthly report from HBC. •    St Leonards Festival – Yet again an outstanding success. Thanks to the Gensing and Central St Leonards Forum and especially their officers for the huge effort they put in. •   Cleaning up St Leonards – We have repeated the seafront ‘grotbuster’ walk first done in 2000. We noted down every...
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Committee meeting held at the Norman Arms Thursday, 10th June    2010. A few points arising from the  meeting : Norman Road. The parking period on the west side of Norman Road has reverted to 2hrs. This is a result of pressure from the SBA and traders on Norman Road. The council will listen and act,...
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Street Drinking The dispersal zone is back in operation for the Summer under which street drinkers can be moved on. This is happening but of course it can lead to displacement to other parts of the area. We did argue (unfortunately unsuccessfully) that St Leonards Gardens and Norman Road should be included in the dispersal...
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Jeremy Birch, Hastings Council Leader has emailed asking for support in an effort to stop Sussex County Council taking over local on street parking. “Please read the attachment which explains that East Sussex County Council is preparing to take control of on-street parking away from Hastings at its cabinet meeting next Monday. If you feel concerned...
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The following letter has been sent to Hastings Borough Council by SBA, regarding parking in Norman Road, (West side), and Crystal Square car park. S.B.A. St Leonards on Sea Business Association Chairman- Bill Orton Ortons The Butcher 11 Norman Road St Leonards-on-Sea East Sussex TN37 6NH 01424 420322 www.sba-online.co.uk 18th November 2009 Rasoul Shahilow Head of Parking & Highways Aquila House Breeds Place Hastings East Sussex TN34 3UY Dear Rasoul Parking...
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Update: 18/11/2009 Meeting TBA …….
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A member has asked: “Can anyone shed some light on the future of Kennedys Gym in South street and the parking issues that are going with it. We have seen no planning applications to remove paking spaces or to enforce NO PARKING.” Any info?
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Parking regulations changed in Norman Road a few months ago, basically limiting the wait to 1 hour, down from 2 hours. The six month trial period will be ending soon and we would like some idea of how people have felt about this. Has it been good for trade, bad for trade, couldn’t tell? Have...
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It’s going to the wire, with nobody totally sure of whether the post will be pipped: will the Kings Road, (and London Road) roadworks be done in time for the festival? The voices of officialdom, a bit muted for some, seem to indicate that things will be just fine. And, in the spirit of cooperation,...
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From the Hastings Observer: “In recent years changes to parking charges in particular have caused a huge amount of upset locally, with traders in the Old Town and Central St Leonards complaining that high prices were costing them business.” “Speaking at the meeting, council director Richard Homewood said: “The review certainly highlights shortcoming in our consultation...
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