Local News
Sussex Police officer dismissed without notice after misconduct hearing
Sussex Police have announced that a police officer who ‘engaged in an inappropriate WhatsApp conversation’ with a member of the public has been dismissed without notice.
Local messages
Popular Bexhill Street Market returns this weekend
Bexhill Street Market takes place at Devonshire Road on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September, from 9am to 5pm, with the road closed to traffic.
Looking into the history of Hastings slave owners
Hastings Museum is well-known for its many progressive exhibitions and events highlighting the lives of people in minority groups, both local and international. But it has been largely forgotten that the Museum is itself standing on land that was once part of a big estate belonging to a prominent lo...
Get Weekly Updates
Get the headlines in your inbox every week.
Police seize motorbike in Bexhill after rider seen without crash helmet
Police seized a motorbike in Bexhill after a rider was spotted without a crash helmet.
Sussex restaurant and winery praised by top Guardian food critic Grace Dent
Tillingham vineyard and Michelin Green Star restaurant has been praised by Guardian food critic Grace Dent in the latest issue of the newspaper’s Feast food supplement.
Two of the world's greatest guitar players join forces for pair of Sussex dates next month
Acclaimed English guitar virtuosos Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge have teamed-up for a new UK tour which runs throughout October 2025.
Hastings Big Sleep event returns to help homeless people
People are being invited to take part in a sponsored sleep-out on October 3 to mark 40 years of the Seaview Project.
Hastings Old Town parish welcomes first rector in over 20 years
A special service on Thursday September 11 saw the Revd Mathew Phipps installed as the new rector of Hastings Old Town parish covering the historic churches of All Saints and St Clements.
Fast, exhilarating and exhausting sailing at Hastings & St Leonards
Bad weather had forced the cancellation of two Sunday racing events at Hastings & St Leonards Sailing Club, but a small window of manageable wind was forecast and 11 sailors seized the opportunity and competed in races three and four of the Autumn Series.
Two wins out of two for The Green
Two of The Green's teams were in action – and both achieved wins.
Bexhill scarecrows on show as event supports hospice
Residents of Pages Lane, in Bexhill, raised £300 for St Michael’s Hospice when they held their sixth annual scarecrow event on Saturday (September 13).
This is where East Sussex Highways pothole repair teams are working today, September 15, 2025
This is where East Sussex Highways pothole repair teams are working today (Monday, September 15, 2025).
Music quiz raises big sum for Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link
A popular music quiz raised an amazing £1,174 for Hastings’ twin town of Hastings Sierra Leone.
Sussex Police ‘urgently seeking to locate’ missing teen
Sussex Police are ‘urgently seeking to locate’ a missing teenager.
Planning proposals for East Sussex waste management facility
Planning proposals connected to a waste management facility near Westfield are set to go in front of county councillors.
Fairlight Village Voice
fairlightvillagevoice@gmail.com
In 31 pictures: Hastings Seafood Wine And Music Festival
People braved frequent rain showers and high winds at the weekend to enjoy the Hastings Seafood Wine and Music Festival.
Gates storms to victory as hundreds tackle Muddy Rye Ancient Trails
Runners took on the challenge of the Rye Ancient Trails, a scenic yet demanding event that winds through ancient woodland, farmland trails, footpaths and country lanes, linking the historic Norman churches of Rye, Iden, Beckley, Northiam and Peasmarsh.
Platinum champion and County Vice Chairman invited for afternoon tea
Royal Voluntary Service Platinum Champion Lord Brett McLean and Vice Chairman of East Sussex County Council Cllr Abul Azad were guests at the Maslow Housing Cooperative afternoon Tea in Hastings.
Platinum Champion attends Rye Wurlitzer Academy Proms Night
Royal Voluntary Service Platinum Champion Lord Brett McLean attended the Rye Wurlitzer Academy Proms Night held at The Milligan Theatre.