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Free specialist dementia clinics to run in Eastbourne and Hastings
Free specialist dementia clinics will be running in Eastbourne and Hastings in September.

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Hastings painter wins £1,000 holiday voucher in Deluxe Bingo's winners draw
A Hastings man is set to jet off on holiday after winning a £1,000 holiday voucher in Deluxe Bingo’s Winners’ Draw on Saturday evening (30 August).

Hastings planning round-up: Proposal to turn former town centre shop into home and plan to permit use of land as caravan site among latest applications
A proposal to convert a former shop premises into a single house in the town centre and plans to allow use of land as a static caravan site from March to November each year are some of the latest planning applications to be submitted across Hastings and St Leonards.

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Dawkins and Milburn win titles at the Hastings Open Bowls Tournament
The Hastings Open Bowls Tournament was again run by The Rosemount Bowls Club, held on Sunday 24th - Saturday 30th August at White Rock Gardens, Hastings.


Hastings 'buzzing' to be back in Premier Division after securing promotion against Eastbourne
Skipper Harry Scowen says his Hastings side are buzzing to be back in the Premier Division after securing promotion with a win against Eastbourne.


Guestling Bowls Club results
GUESTLING BOWLS CLUB RESULTS


Magistrates' court results from the Hastings and Rother area
Here are the results from Hastings Magistrates’ Court for August 6.


In pictures: People take to the Beach for Kate Bush tribute at Hastings
People dressed in scarlet to perform the Kate Bush Wuthering Heights dance on the beach on Sunday (August 31).

Hastings Volunteer Weather Service celebrates its 150 year anniversary
Introduction: Many Hastings and St. Leonards residents and visitors stop at the kiosk on the promenade in Eversfield Place to read the day’s weather forecast, check the recent sea temperature reading or look at what happened last month or year; but do many know the history of the Hastings Weather ...

FA Cup second qualifying round draw: Steyning to host National League South side, Worthing FC off to the Channel Islands
The eight Sussex non-league clubs remaining in the FA Cup have discovered who they will – or may – play in the second qualifying round.


Source Park's Battle of Hastings takes place this week
The competition, known as BOH, starts on Thursday (September 4) and was founded by Source BMX in 2016 to celebrate their first year at their massive underground skatepark on Hastings seafront, which is the largest underground skatepark in the world.

Laughing at living with Parkinson’s disease: Bexhill and Hastings group enjoy one-man comedy show
Last Saturday afternoon at the Hastings Centre we all enjoyed the humorous one man comedy show” Incurable Optimist “, written and preformed by Paul Mayhew Archer, who very generously donates all the show profits to local people living with Parkinson’s disease, via Parkinson’s U.K.

Hastings councillors condemn 'flag abuse' as St George’s Cross painted on roads and roundabouts
A group of councillors in Hastings is calling for authorities to act against 'flag abuse' in town.

The History of the White Rock Baths
The famous annual four-day Swatch Battle of Hastings BMX is now taking place, with the Beach Best Trick this evening (Friday) at 6.00 in front of the White Rock home of Source Park. The finals of the battle take place this Sunday from 4.00 at the White Rock Theatre.

Sussex park's fun day helps land a new helicopter for air ambulance
Coghurst Hall Holiday Park in Hastings has seen its name take to the skies of southern England after it raised a £2,800 windfall for its local air ambulance service.


Fawlty Towers cast confirmed for Eastbourne dates
The cast has been confirmed as John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play heads to Eastbourne (Congress Theatre, October 7-11).


Popular Hastings Old Town shop closes down
A popular shop in George Street closed on Sunday August 31 after six years of trading.


In 24 pictures: Frock Up Friday event brings sparkle and glitz to Hastings
The Frock Up Friday weekend saw hundreds dressing up to take part in events across the town at the weekend.


Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in August 2025
Sussex’s judges, juries and magistrates were busy in August.

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