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Ark Alexandra students shine at the Royal Albert Hall
On Tuesday, November 11, Year 7 & 8 students, Alina and Rojin represented their school, town and county at the Music for Youth Proms held at the iconic Royal Albert Hall.
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Harley’s musical journey is soaring!
Ark Alexandra student Harley, was selected an as Ark Music Scholar last year, following an extended application process from all schools in the Ark network. As a result of this, he joined the ‘Inspiring Excellence’ programme (for the best musicians in the network) and participated in workshops, ...
Kay Iris release new single ‘The Other Side’
Kay Iris have already released singles such as ‘Stories We Tell’, ‘Last To Be Sung’, ‘A Tale Of Fate’ and ‘Dead Man Walking’ and now ‘The Other Side’
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First big names confirmed for Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2026
Love Supreme Jazz Festival, which will return to Glynde Place in East Sussex from Friday July 3 to Sunday July 5 2026, has announced the first wave of artists confirmed for next summer’s edition including its first two headliners – Ezra Collective and Loyle Carner.
Developers unveil plans to build 31 new homes near former St Leonards convent school
Developers have put forward proposals to build 31 new homes on land near the grounds of a former convent school in St Leonards.
St Leonards welcomes new haberdashery and wool shop
A shop that specialises in wool and haberdashery called Flock has opened at 25 Kings Road, St Leonards.
Hastings bus manager raises over £750 for homeless charity
Stagecoach South East’s Hastings Operations Manager, Dan Mayhew, traded the comfort of his bed for a sleeping bag to take part in The Big Sleep Out 2025, raising over £750 to support local homeless and rough sleeping services run by The Seaview Project.
Priory Meadow to give away £1,000 gift card this Christmas
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre is spreading festive cheer this December with its biggest-ever giveaway - a £1,000 gift card for a store of the winner’s choice.
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Hastings Sinfonia offers its annual Christmas concert
Hastings Sinfonia presents its annual Christmas concert featuring the singers of St Richard's Catholic College choir and dancers of East Sussex School of Performing Arts.
Sussex Transport Senior Cup: Goals galore - and Three Bridges hit 10 - as the big boys avoid shocks
And then there were eight… the line-up for the Sussex Transport Senior Cup is confirmed after a busy night of ties. They contained no fewer than 37 goals – but no shocks.
Team 1066 sparkled at the South East Classic Challenge!
Gymnasts from 1066 Gymnastics in Bexhill travelled to Guildford, Surrey, on the 1st and 2nd of November to compete at the South East Regional Classic Challenge 2025 — and they didn’t disappoint!
Residents voice concerns at meeting after 'millions' of plastic beads wash up on East Sussex beach
One hundred residents attended a meeting after 'millions' of plastic beads were washed up on beaches.
Hastings drug dealer who 'intimidated others to supply drugs for him' jailed
A drug dealer has been jailed for supplying Class A drugs in the Hastings area, police said.
REVIEW: `Little Shop Of Horrors` Stables Theatre, Hastings, Directed by Jim Maxim Photography Peter Mould, October 26
This florists, if a successful business, may well have relocated into Hastings Old Town with it`s range of very individual outlets. In the show it is part of the American expression “skid row” eg: `the wrong side of the tracks` may well be the main problem, for in a bad or situationally poor a...
Council turns down Hastings pub demolition plans
Plans to demolish a former pub and build housing have been turned down.
Runners turn Hastings seafront black and green
Hastings seafront turned black and green last Sunday as 112 Hastings Runners, almost a quarter of the membership, ran the annual club-only Winter 5k.
Hastings Kombat Academy celebrates outstanding weekend of grading success
Hastings Kombat Academy (HKA) has completed one of its busiest and most successful grading weekends to date, with more than 160 students stepping onto the mats to test their skills, earn new stripes, and take one more step forward in their martial arts journey.
Hastings counselling charity 'at serious risk of closure'
A Hastings charity, which supports hundreds of people each year struggling with mental health problems, is facing potential closure, its chief executive has warned.
Priory Meadow Charity Giving Tree returns for Hastings Foodbank
Priory Meadow have brought their Charity Giving Tree back to the shopping centre this Christmas for the eighth-year running.
East Sussex Football League: Table-topping Wadhurst United beaten by four-star Bexhill AAC
The unbeaten record of the Macron Store Hastings East Sussex League's second-tier table-toppers was brought to an end last weekend.