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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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...

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Council turns down Hastings pub demolition plans

Plans to demolish a former pub and build housing have been turned down.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Wild! by Black Country touring at Stade Hall, Hastings

We don't want you to miss this fabulous show. Thursday 20th November, 6pm

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Winchelsea Village Voice

CHRISTMAS MARKET will take place at Icklesham Parish Church

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Bonfire benefits Northiam Library with cheque

Representatives from Northiam Bonfire Society met with volunteers at Northiam Library to present a cheque.

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Retirement for Hastings AC's Roland

After more than four decades of dedication, Hastings AC bids a heartfelt farewell to Roland Garrad as he retires from officiating.

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Hastings AC athletes achieve multiple personal bests

HAC athletes enjoyed another outstanding weekend across events ranging from parkrun to 10km and half-marathon distances.

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A history of Hastings' hotels

A new hotel is to open in Hastings, the first for many years. The 84-bedroom Premier Inn on the site of the former car park in Cornwallis Street will open on December 10.

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80s legend offers swing & crooner classics on Christmas Big Band Tour

Tony Hadley’s November 25 concert at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, The Christmas Big Band Tour offers a celebration of swing and crooner classics, as well as his own hits reimagined.

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A LibDem Perspective: Lights in the Darkness

Next Saturday Battle will celebrate the annual switch-on of its Christmas lights. Undaunted by lack of funding, a crowd-funder was set up, quickly surpassed its target thanks to the spontaneous generosity of local businesses and residents, and was even able to expand its original lighting plans. The...

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Hastings Gulf War veteran, 61, who travelled from John O'Groats to Land's End in mobility scooter for charity, dies

A Gulf War veteran from Hastings, who raised £10,000 for charity by riding from John O'Groats to Land's End, has died aged 61.