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Free weight management courses with Active Hastings
Active Hastings are encouraging residents to prioritise their health and wellbeing with their free face-to-face weight management course Lean In To It, designed to support local residents in achieving their health goals.
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Empty St Leonards pharmacy site available to rent
The site of a former pharmacy in St Leonards is available to let.
Plan to future proof the ‘critically endangered’ Sussex Trug
The Traditional Sussex Trug – made in its current form for 197 years – has been listed by Heritage Crafts as “critically endangered”— the final stage before a craft is considered “extinct.”
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Iconic Sussex forest holds poetry competition to celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th Anniversary
The Ashdown Forest Foundation has launched its annual poetry competition celebrating the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh
Hastings Police make arrests over Easter weekend
Hastings Police were kept busy over the Easter bank holiday weekend making a total of 34 arrests for a range of offences.
Hastings health club benefits from investment as Bannatyne Group reports record year
A health club and hotel in Hastings have benefited from continued investment as its parent company, the Bannatyne Group, reports a record year.
Hastings and Rother residents can get free advice on making a will thanks to St Michael's Hospice
St Michael’s Hospice is hosting a free Will Information Session on Thursday April 16, 10am – 12pm.
St Michaels Hospice Lottery Winning Lottery Numbers 03/04/26
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Latest news from Hastings & District Anglo-French Club
Who would have believed that you could have so much fun with French proverbs?
Parsons can’t stop running
Hastings Runners enjoyed one of the quieter weekends of the year over Easter, ahead of the spring marathon season. Lewis Parsons, though, remained focused on his one-man mission not to do anything that doesn’t involve running in a green-and-black HR vest.
In pictures: People hit the beach at Hastings as temperatures soar on Easter Monday
After a damp and miserable start to the four day Easter weekend warm sunshine saw people heading to the beach and seafront in their droves.
Magistrates' court results from the Hastings and Rother area
Here are the results from Hastings Magistrates’ Court for February 23 – February 27.
In pictures: Keeping alive the Hastings Good Friday marbles tradition
People gathered on Winkle Island in Hastings Old Town on Good Friday to take part in the annual marbles competition.
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Liz Simcock set to play Eastbourne Lamb Folk Club
Liz Simcock is performing at Eastbourne Lamb Folk Club on Wednesday, April 15 – Upstairs at the Lamb Inn, High Street, Old Town, Eastbourne, BN21 1HH.
Easter Monday brings a large fleet to Hastings & St Leonards
Strong south westerly winds prevented two of three scheduled days racing over the Easter weekend at Hastings & St Leonards Sailing Club, but on Easter Monday, warm sunshine and force 2 to 3 east-southeasterly breezes, brought eighteen boats on to the water for the club’s Easter Regatta. Ten ...
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Political opinion from A LibDem Perspective: Why the Right is wrong on North Sea Oil
Reform UK has made a habit of shouting the loudest while offering the least. Their latest rallying cry- a full-throated embrace of Donald Trump’s ‘drill baby drill’ mantra- is a perfect example. It’s a slogan masquerading as a strategy, a fantasy that pretends the North Sea can somehow be pu...
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Summer productions confirmed for Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre
Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre has confirmed a duo of summer productions from the celebrated production team phil&ben, in association with Eastbourne Productions.
Worthing go top of National South – Eastbourne Borough relegated – Three Bridges two points from Isthmian SE title
What a day of contrasting emotions for Sussex sides in the National League South. Worthing went top by coming from a goal down to win 2-1 at Dorking Wanderers – but Eastbourne Borough’s inevitable relegtion was confirmed by their failure to beat Tonbridge Angels.
Harold's 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings never happened, says university professor
King Harold's legendary 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings never happened, according to new research.