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Artist looking for trans and nonbinary people to paint has show at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
This Is All the Treasure We Can Have or Hold is on display from 4th April - 28th June. Ruth Calland is an internationally known artist who is a member of the group Contemporary British Painting. They are now having a solo show in the Walkway Gallery at the Museum, showing their new work about trans...
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Icklesham Village Voice
Hope you all had a lovely Easter break. We’ve been lucky with the weather, the bluebells are starting to bloom, and the motorbikes have been out making the most of the sunshine ahead of the May bank holiday weekend.
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A celebration of Neil Diamond on the Eastbourne stage
It’s A Beautiful Noise comes promised as The Definitive Tribute to Neil Diamond, returning with Fisher Stevens to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre with a Spectacular Orchestral Edition on Friday, April 17.
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Playing Henry VIII? It's all about the power stance!
It’s the stance, says Ethan Lawrence. Adopt the stance, feet apart, chest thrust forward, hands on hips, and you are 70 per cent there.
Hastings pub burgled during early hours of morning
A pub in Hastings was burgled in the early hours of the morning, police said.
Hastings Weather - Saturday 28th March to Friday 3rd April
It's been a mixed week; warm in the sun and out of the breeze but feeling cool in the shade and wind.
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Son Little plays Brighton on back of new album
Son Little plays Brighton Dust on April 19 on the back of Cityfolk, his fourth album and first since 2022.
HY Runners battle coastal winds as Throwers smash PBs in standout weekend
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Hastings retro with Steve Peak: The story of the Stade open space
The big Easter Music Festival was held on the Stade Open Space last Saturday, 4th, the first of many public events that will take place there in coming months. Next is the AA Military Road Run on 30 April.
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Finding his place in a "proper grown-up art gallery alongside proper artists"
Shane O'Leary working under the trade name Using Glue offers an exhibition at The Clive Sawyer Gallery, 87 High Street, Rye until June 30.
Collision closes stretch of A259 in East Sussex
A collision has blocked a stretch of the A259 in East Sussex this afternoon (Sunday, April 5).
Hastings mum diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at age of 37 praised by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for campaigning to raise awareness of early signs of disease
A Hastings mother spearheading a campaign to raise awareness of the early signs of lung cancer following her own diagnosis has been praised by the Prime Minister for her tireless campaigning.
In 29 pictures: Crowds gather to watch Procession of Witness in Hastings Old Town on Good Friday
Churches in the Old Town in Hastings came together on Good Friday (April 5) for the Procession of Witness and Stations of the Cross.
Chair of new South Central and South East Ambulance Group announced
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) are pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Dennis as the first group chair, providing unified non-executive leadership across both organisations.
It’s a Beacon of hope for Hassocks – and Hastings United know they’ve work to do
Hassocks have found some late-season home magic which is keeping their Isthmian survival chances alive.
43 photos as Hassocks clinch crucial Isthmian win over Hastings United
A stoppage-time penalty converted by Lewis Finney earned Hassocks a vital victory over Hastings United at the Beacon – boosting their own relegation battle and leaving the Us sweating over their fate.
Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in March 2026
Sussex’s judges, juries and magistrates were busy in March.
South East Coast Ambulance Service delivers strong Category 2 response time performance
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is marking a strong improvement in Category 2 (C2) ambulance response times for 2025/26, achieved despite a significant increase in demand for emergency care.
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Play explores the "spectacularly appalling mess the world is today" - Hastings
Leonie Wiffen is back on stage for the first time since her schooldays as she joins the Daytime Theatre Players for A Spectacular Interview by Lindsay Jayne.
Worthing beat Eastbourne Borough with dramatic late winner - as title rivals Dorking lose at Horsham
Eastbourne Borough came so close to denting Worthing’s title bid at Woodside Road – but a 95th minute Rebels winner has left the Sports all but down and put Worthing just three points behind leaders Dorking.