Local News

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Train disruption between Ore and Eastbourne expected to last until this afternoon

Southern has announced that train disruption between Ore and Eastbourne is expected to last until this afternoon (Saturday, April 25).

Local messages

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Brighton: Pete McKee offers art and music in support of grassroots venues

Pete McKee's upcoming exhibition The Boy With A Leg Named Brian plus live performance is touring grassroots music venues this spring, stopping at Green Door Store, Brighton on May 2.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

34th series of summer lunchtime concerts at Holy Trinity Hastings

Final series

Get Weekly Updates

Get the headlines in your inbox every week.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

REVIEW: Glenrothan - simmering resentment and a gush of sentimentality...

REVIEW: Glenrothan (12A), (99 mins), Cineworld Cinemas

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Network Rail warns of ‘dangerous overconfidence’ at railway level crossings in Sussex and beyond after survey reveals young adults underestimate train speeds

Network Rail is warning railway level crossing users in Sussex and beyond about ‘dangerous overconfidence’ putting young adults’ lives at risk.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Altendorff toasts Hastings United’s survival – then looks to brighter future

Hastings United boss David Altendorff toasted Isthmian League survival and declared: Now we can get on with planning for next season.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

St Leonards: People object to wedding receptions and live music plan for church

Proposals to hold wedding receptions and live music events at a church in St Leonards have attracted opposition from residents.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Hastings Borough, Rother and Wealden food waste collections 'expected to improve dramatically'

A new food waste collection service is ‘expected to improve dramatically’, councillors have heard.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Fire breaks out at St Leonards flat

A fire broke out in the bathroom of a St Leonards flat on Friday morning (April 24), the fire service said.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Hastings Jack in the Green event: Everything you need to know.

Hastings will explode in a riot of colour and noise over the May bank holiday weekend with the return of Jack in the Green.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Girl, 11, diagnosed with brain tumour wants to meet every 'Kirsty' in Hastings and Eastbourne as part of charity fundraiser

A schoolgirl diagnosed with a brain tumour almost two years ago is on a quest to find all the Kirstys or Kirsties in the world as part of a fundraising campaign.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

In pictures: 19 Hastings and St Leonards pubs and bars where you can sit outside in the sun.

The forecast is predicting a sunny weekend in the the Hastings area.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

New owner of Hastings community centre revealed

The new owner of a Hastings community centre has been revealed.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Busy Hastings road to be hit by months of road works this summer

Drivers will face delays with roadworks scheduled to take place on busy St Helens Roads starting this month and running into August

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

St Michaels Hospice Lottery Winning Lottery Numbers 24th April 2026

Please see this week's winning numbers

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

International English Day brings community together in Hastings

On 23 April, East Sussex College (Station Plaza, Hastings) hosted a special event marking both International English Day and St George’s Day, bringing together around 50 participants from diverse backgrounds.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Splash Point Jazz Club Eastbourne welcomes Zoe Gilby

Splash Point Jazz Club Eastbourne welcomes as their April guest Zoe Gilby, winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Awards Jazz Vocalist Of The Year 2019.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Hastings MP Hosts 1066 Country at Parliament Bayeux Tapestry celebration

A celebration of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition was held in Parliament.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

New Caribbean jerk hut opening in Hastings

People will be able to enjoy a taste of Jamaica when the Jerk Hut opens in the garden of the Highlands Hotel at Boscobel Road, St Leonards.

SussexWorld Hastings and Rye

Buckingham Palace invite for Hastings charity founder

Hastings artist Tara Reddy, who founded the Arts on Prescription charity, has been invited to a Buckingham Palace garden party in recognition of her work.