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 JULY 30 - WORLD WAR II LAND GIRLS CELEBRATED AT CHAMPAGNE RECEPT |
The unsung heroes of Britain's war effort were celebrated this week at a champagne reception in Hastings Museum hosted by Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster. The Women’s Land Army ...
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| JULY 22 - RECORDED CRIME IN HASTINGS FALLS MASSIVE 17% |
Police recorded crime in Hastings fell 17% in the 12 months to March. Even more impressive falls have been recorded for specific crimes with violence against the person down 25%, vehicle thef...
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| JULY 22 - RECORDED CRIME IN ROTHER FALLS MASSIVE 9% |
Police recorded crime in Rother fell 9% in the 12 months to March. Even more impressive falls have been recorded for specific crimes with violence against the person down 24%, vehicl...
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| JULY 07 - NHS BIRTHDAY BASH |
(left to right) Michael Foster, Margaret Searle, Nurse and Sheila Adams The NHS turned 60 on Saturday 5th July and local MP Michael Foster organised a ‘Birthday Bash’ at the Conquest so local re...
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| JULY 09 - OPEN ALL HOURS â?? NEW POST OFFICE FOR THE OLD TOWN |
Post Office Ltd this week confirmed the Old Town Post Office will be replaced by a comprehensive new service, based in Premier Stores, that will be open 7am-10pm every day (8am-10pm Sundays). ...
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| JULY 16 - SKIPPING WITH MS SKIPPINGS |
Last Friday Michael Foster was at Little Ridge Primary School to meet the ‘Skipping Club’, led by appropriately named teacher Charlotte Skippings, and hand pupils 1000 Sainsbury’s sch...
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| JUNE 03 - MP TO 'REPORT BACK' |
Michael Foster will ‘report back’ to Rye and Rural Constituents this Saturday, 7th June, at 10:30am at Rye Town Hall. The annual ‘report back’ follows a constituency wide distribution o...
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| MAY 7 - SAVE OUR CURRY! |
Local MP Michael Foster recently met with representatives of the Bangladeshi Curry industry and is now lobbying for a visa extension for Curry Chefs due to return to their home countries until new ...
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| 16 APRIL - DRAMATIC FALL IN CRIME RECORDED IN HASTINGS AND ROTHE |
New figures published at the end of March show a massive 27% fall in crime in Hastings since 2003/04. Even more impressive falls have been recorded for Vehicle Theft down 48%, Robbery down 5...
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| 15 APRIL - ON THE BUSES |
Hastings and Rye residents can now use their concessionary bus passes across the nation, following the 1st April changes. The government have now provided an extra £212m to loc...
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| 09 APRIL - NEW HOPE FOR TILLING GREEN POST OFFICE |
On Tuesday 8th April it was announced that the Hastings Old Town will retain a Post Office service through a new ‘Community Partnership Scheme’. Local MP Michael Foster welcom...
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| 09 APRIL - POST OFFICE SERVICE SAVED FOR THE OLD TOWN |
On Tuesday 8th April it was announced that the Old Town will retain a Post Office service through a new ‘Community Partnership Scheme’. Local MP Michael Foster has welcomed the d...
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| 2 APRIL - DIAMOND DAY FOR HILDA AND BILL |
Hilda and Bill Duale celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary last Saturday at the Brickwall Hotel in Sedlescombe along with their family and a great many of the friends they have picked...
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| 20 MAR - TORIES CRUEL DECEPTION |
In the House of Commons on Wednesday Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster accused the Conservatives of “vintage hypocrisy” when they proposed a motion to end Post Office closures. The MP wh...
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| 19 MAR - HASTINGS SIERRA LEONE BENEFITS FROM LABOUR PRIZE |
(left to right) Michael Foster, Anne Whiting and Derek Tomblin The winner of the £100 Charity Cheque at last year’s Labour Party Raffle, Anne Whiting, has decided to give her winn...
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| 19 MAR - HARRIET HARMAN VISITS HASTINGS TO CELEBRATE 90 YEARS OF |
(Michael Foster, Labour Group Leader Jeremy Birch and Harriet Harman) On Thursday 13th March Cabinet member Harriet Harman QC MP Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Minister for Wo...
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| VAT FREE SUNSHINE |
Suncare products such as sun cream currently have VAT applied at the standard rate of 17.5%. Michael Foster, Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye, has recently spoken out on this issu...
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| 14 FEB - HAPPY VALENTINE HASTINGS & RYE |
As we all know Thursday was Valentines Day and our local MP Michael Foster took the chance to send a little Valentine to all his constituents. Every year the British Heart Foundati...
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| 13 FEB - PRIMARY SCHOOL QUIZ FOR PARLIAMENTARIAN |
Last week the ‘gifted and talented’ set of school children from St Mary Star of the Sea Primary School were up in London visiting the Houses of Parliament. They were taken on a full tour...
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| 12 FEB - KATHE DEUTSCH ART EXHIBITION |
Local print maker Kathe Deutsch is now exhibiting at the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery up until 30th March. MP Michael Foster opened the exhibition last Friday, which is a unique col...
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The unsung heroes of Britain's war effort were celebrated this week at a champagne reception in Hastings Museum hosted by Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster. The Women’s Land Army ...
Police recorded crime in Hastings fell 17% in the 12 months to March. Even more impressive falls have been recorded for specific crimes with violence against the person down 25%, vehicle thef...
(left to right) Michael Foster, Margaret Searle, Nurse and Sheila Adams The NHS turned 60 on Saturday 5th July and local MP Michael Foster organised a ‘Birthday Bash’ at the Conquest so local re...
Post Office Ltd this week confirmed the Old Town Post Office will be replaced by a comprehensive new service, based in Premier Stores, that will be open 7am-10pm every day (8am-10pm Sundays). ...
Last Friday Michael Foster was at Little Ridge Primary School to meet the ‘Skipping Club’, led by appropriately named teacher Charlotte Skippings, and hand pupils 1000 Sainsbury’s sch...
Local MP Michael Foster recently met with representatives of the Bangladeshi Curry industry and is now lobbying for a visa extension for Curry Chefs due to return to their home countries until new ...
Hastings and Rye residents can now use their concessionary bus passes across the nation, following the 1st April changes. The government have now provided an extra £212m to loc...
Hilda and Bill Duale celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary last Saturday at the Brickwall Hotel in Sedlescombe along with their family and a great many of the friends they have picked...
In the House of Commons on Wednesday Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster accused the Conservatives of “vintage hypocrisy” when they proposed a motion to end Post Office closures. The MP wh...
(left to right) Michael Foster, Anne Whiting and Derek Tomblin The winner of the £100 Charity Cheque at last year’s Labour Party Raffle, Anne Whiting, has decided to give her winn...
(Michael Foster, Labour Group Leader Jeremy Birch and Harriet Harman) On Thursday 13th March Cabinet member Harriet Harman QC MP Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Minister for Wo...
Suncare products such as sun cream currently have VAT applied at the standard rate of 17.5%. Michael Foster, Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye, has recently spoken out on this issu...
As we all know Thursday was Valentines Day and our local MP Michael Foster took the chance to send a little Valentine to all his constituents. Every year the British Heart Foundati...
Last week the ‘gifted and talented’ set of school children from St Mary Star of the Sea Primary School were up in London visiting the Houses of Parliament. They were taken on a full tour...
Local print maker Kathe Deutsch is now exhibiting at the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery up until 30th March. MP Michael Foster opened the exhibition last Friday, which is a unique col...