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Skill and luck play their part at Hastings & St Leonards

Twenty-two boats launched in bright sunshine for races 7 and 8 of the Spring Series at Hastings & St Leonards Sailing Club.  Winds were northerly force 1 to 3, patchy accross the course, and veering and backing; sailors skills at reacting to changes in wind strength and driection were tested th...

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New album as Police Dog Hogan play Hailsham

Police Dog Hogan will headline the Hailsham Pavilion on April 30 on the back of new album The Light At The Top Of The Stairs.

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Eastbourne International Film Festival celebrates ten years

Film festival is back

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Hastings Weather - Saturday 11th to Friday 17th April

Not much in the way of April showers this year. In the week from 11 April to 17 April the Hastings Volunteer Weather Service measured 0.4mm of rain.

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IST IST play Brighton on back of new album

IST IST play Brighton Quarters on April 25 on the back of their fifth full-length studio album Dagger.

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Sussex traffic and travel: 'Severe' delays on A27, A259; A280 Long Furlong closed for 10 days

Here’s your travel update across Sussex for the morning of Monday, April 20.

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Sussex stage dates for 75th anniversary of The Archers

BBC Radio 4’s The Archers will mark its 75th anniversary this summer with a major live stage tour with much-loved and iconic members of the cast appearing live on stage.

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Worthing's National League South title bid goes to dramatic final week

Worthing’s National League South fate goes to the final day of the season – after they failed to find the win at Maidstone that would have handed them the crown and promotion to the National Premier with a game to spare.

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Flushed with success: Hastings' most unique antique shop celebrates 11 years

A quirky vintage antique shop that was once a public toilet block is celebrating its 11th anniversary in Hastings Old Town.

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'Avoid the area' - Fire breaks out in East Sussex village

A fire has broken out a property in a village, near Hastings.

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The Gruffalo celebrates 25 years with Eastbourne dates

The Gruffalo, based on the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, is coming to the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne from April 24-26, aimed at age three and up.

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REVIEW: You, Me & Tuscany - endless charm in fun, undemanding romcom

REVIEW: You, Me & Tuscany (12A), (104 mins), Cineworld Cinemas

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Hastings and Rother homeless charity gets National Lottery boost

A local charity that helps people to overcome homelessness has been given a £19,200 award.

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Hastings kids tell MP what they would like to see at new playground

Hastings MP Helena Dollimore held a session at the Alexandra Park playground to ask children what improvements they would like to see.

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Popular Hastings shop expands

A Hastings shoe shop has expanded to take over the premises next door as a separate business.

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Major honour for Sussex man who runs famous bluebell walk

Arlington Bluebell Walk and Garden owner John McCutchan has received a prestigious accolade.

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Hastings Morris dance side celebrates half a century with exhibition

Hastings RX Morris side, formerly Mad Jacks, are celebrating their 50th year of dancing.

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Hastings Reform UK candidate to be investigated by party over Facebook posts

Reform UK has confirmed it is investigating posts on a Hastings Borough Council election candidate’s Facebook page.

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Sport England gives £4800 grant for activities in Hastings Country Park

Sport England has awarded over £4800 to the Friends of Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve for a programme of healthy walks in the Reserve.The programme of 16 walks - Sticks in the Sticks - will last until the end of the year. It offers Habitat and Heritage Health Walks at Hastings Country Park N...

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UK neurodivergent film and TV industry's Elizabeth Victoria Evans 'Where Do You Want Us?’ to film at Hastings Festival

Hollywood comes to Hastings next week as the Electric Palace Cinema hosts the Divergence Film Festival on the 24th, celebrating autism, neurodiversity, and supporting neurodivergent creatives.