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MP explains how the £20 million Pride of Place money will be spent in Hastings
The response comes as residents, community groups and organisations across Hastings are being invited to apply for funding through the town’s Pride in Place programme.
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Police issue urgent appeal to locate 35-year-old missing from Hailsham
Sussex Police have issued an urgent appeal to locate a 35-year-old missing from Hailsham.
Hastings care home workers raise over £500 for Cancer Research UK
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Popular St Leonards beach venue launches new summer cocktail
beach-side cafe and bar Goat Ledge is now offering Watermelon Mojito cocktails for summer.
Heatwave - East Sussex council cancels meeting due to ‘extreme heat’ warning
A decision on a major housing development near Ringmer has been delayed, following the cancellation of a meeting on ‘health and safety’ grounds.
When Andy Burnham, tipped to take over as Prime Minister from Keir Starmer, visited Hastings in 2010
With the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday (June 22) and Andy Burnham widely predicted to take over the role at 10 Downing Street, the Observer remembers when the newly-elected Makerfield MP visited Hastings in the summer of 2010.
Local medical leader inspires Hastings students to explore careers in healthcare
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Bexhill Police crack-down following complaints over e-scooters
Police have seized and e-scooter at Bexhill as complaints about their use rise.
Timetable set for improving 'eye-sore' Hastings Old Town building site
The owners of the site of a former nightclub and amusement arcade in George Street have give fresh assurances that it will be improved in the near future.
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Bexhill's Blue Note Jazz is back, building on success
Jazz afternoon
Local people give their views on improving Hastings Old Town and the seafront
Several hundred people set out their concerns about the sate of the seafront and Hastings Old Town when MP Helena Dollimore held a residents meeting on Tuesday June 23.
Engineering works proposed on Bourne Stream in Hastings in bid to prevent flooding of apartment block
Proposals have been put forward to carry out engineering works on the Bourne Stream in Hastings in a bid to prevent flooding of an apartment block.
Tickets released for the 2026 Battle of Hastings reenactment - see pictures from 2025's event
The annual Battle of Hastings reenactment at Battle Abbey will take place on October 10 and 11, and tickets are now on sale.
Little visitors bring big smiles to Hastings care home
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Platinum Champion presented with Leadership Award
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Murder thriller will be Eastbourne summer highlight
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Hastings Runners beat the heat to race twice in one weekend
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Chance to explore edible open gardens in the Hastings area
Edible Open Gardens Weekend returns to Hastings this weekend with 27 food-growing spaces open to the public on June 27 and 28.
Work starts on project to restore last remaining Victorian shelter on Bexhill seafront
Work is underway on a two year project to restore a Victorian shelter on the promenade at Bexhill to its former glory
Essential travel only on Wednesday and Thursday says train firm as extreme heatwave grips country
In line with national travel advice, passengers with Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern are being urged to travel only if absolutely necessary on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, after the Met Office issued a rare red extreme heat warning across large parts of its network.