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Games Fest Returns to Hastings White Rock
Following a sold-out debut in 2025, Hastings Games Fest is back at the White Rock Theatre on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 February 2026 with gaming experiences for all ages. This…
Food Waste Collection, Starting Soon!
From March 2026, every council in England will be carrying out weekly household collection of food waste, a new legal requirement by the government. This new service will play an…
Opportunities at Bexhill Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair
The Bexhill Jobs & Apprenticeships Fair will be back at the De La Warr Pavilion for the 10th time on Friday 6 March between and The fair, in association with…
New Mental Health Support in Sussex
Christmas and New Year can be a difficult time for many people, so it’s good to know that new resources to help people get the right mental health support have…
RNLI Hastings Toasts Long-serving Volunteer
RNLI Hastings Lifeboat Station is celebrating the retirement of a most valued volunteer, Arthur Miles, who steps down from active service at RNLI Hastings Lifeboat Station after more than 20…
Love Calling!
TOBY BULA-EDGE Calling all lovebirds! Channel 4’s hit dating show First Dates is looking for new participants from the Hastings ; Hastings - and let’s face it, anywhere - can…
Wise Mamas
TOBY BULA-EDGE A new wellness studio for mums has launched in Hastings. Wise Mamas is the first wellness studio in Hastings to cater for and support mothers - and they…
The Rainbow’s End
A Hastings resident is celebrating a lifelong ambition coming true just in time for her 95th birthday. Jean Bridget Marris once told her family that one of her greatest ambitions…
Coast to Coast USA – for a Hastings Cause
MEL STEEL Hastings local Josh Bruton grew up in Ore, but has always had a taste for travel and adventure. Or, as he puts it, “doing cool stuff” – which…
Booyah! For the New Year!
MEL STEEL Lisa Driver, founder and CEO of local business success story Booyah! Vitality, is passionate about nutrition, fitness and helping people to feel better. When I meet her she…
Santa Surprise at RNLI Hastings Lifeboat Family Christmas
The Electric Cinema in Hastings was filled with festive cheer as RNLI Hastings volunteer lifeboat crew and their families came together for a special Christmas celebration. Volunteer crew Gareth with…
Warmth in every plate: Grosvenor House’s Christmas Lunch for the Homeless
On 11 December, staff from local care home, Grosvenor House in St Leonards-On-Sea, spread warmth and kindness across the local community by hosting a full Christmas lunch for 40 people…
Hastings Local Leader Wins Global Award
Taban Shoresh OBE, a British-Kurdish humanitarian who lives in Hastings, has been honoured as a 2025 Nansen Refugee Award regional laureate by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), recognising her…
Local Youth Launch Mental Health Podcast
A dynamic group of young Experts by Experience (EbEs) have launched a powerful new podcast series designed to support other young people through some of the most challenging parts of…
Energy Advice Over Winter
As the weather gets colder and our energy bills get higher, it’s good to know that local community benefit society Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) runs a free Energy Advice service…
New Creative Hub Provides Inclusive, Accessible Space
HELENA JONES A new grassroots initiative in Hastings is setting out to reshape how local makers, carers, and community groups connect. The Alternative Market and Creative Hub, founded by long-term residents John…
The Joy ofGiving 2025
Fed up with the hedonism and self-indulgence of the festive season? Read our round-up oflocal campaigns, clean-ups and crowd funders, and choose how you can give something back tothe community.…
Book a Trip to the Tip
On 24 November, East Sussex County Council (ESCC) introduced a mandatory booking system for all its household waste recycling sites. Dave Young Residents arriving at the Hastings Household Waste Recycling…
Disability: Onwards Together!
A collective of local disabled activists, creatives and allies has announced a special event marking 2025 UK Disability History Month (UKDHM), which runs from 20 November to 20 December. UKDHM…
Use a Mediation Service to Resolve Disputes
FIONA MCGARRY talks to Alison Cooper of Sussex mediation service: Mediation Plus You may not be aware of Mediation Plus: it’s a small charity that provides both mediation and one-to-one…
An Evening of Sadness and Hope
CLAIRE WILKINSON shares her experience of the Holodomor Remembrance event at the Hot Tap Theatre Hot Tap Theatre On Saturday 22 November it was my privilege to attend a remembrance of…
From Bottle Caps to Bombshells
HELENA JONES finds out about 10-Year-Old Wilf’s metal detecting adventure Wilf Balkham, a 10-year-old boy from St Leonards who attends The Kids Collective home-education group, found a lot more than he bargained…
Bringing an Epic Channel Swim to the Screen
FERDUSARA ALI They left Dover at dawn: 18 hours and 17 minutes later the five friends from Sussex arrived on French sand having completed a relay swim across the English…
Genuinely Natural Beauty Products
ELIZABETH ALLEN A new range of beauty products with a gorgeous smell, produced by local herbalist Mary Valentine and with the attractive name Wildcrafted Skincare: what’s not to like? Although…
Late-Night Shopping in December
Shop local this Christmas in St Leonards and the Old Town St Leonards held its Frost Fair last Saturday to mark the start of the Christmas season, and the celebrations…
Stand Easy: Growing Support for Veterans in East Sussex
MEL STEEL Remembrance Day may have passed; but for veterans and their families, the impact of active service can be felt year-round. Thankfully, growing support is available. The East Sussex…
Ten Years of The Albion
The team at The Albion in Hastings is celebrating its 10th anniversary this November, marking a decade since Adam Daly and Bob Tipler took over the Old Town pub, formerly…
Storytelling Programme for Local Schools
Many people attended and enjoyed the public events at Hastings Storytelling Festival in October. But alongside this, hundreds of pupils took part in the schools’ programme across Key Stages 1…
Christmas in the Greenhouse
The Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group invites Hastings’ residents to get creative this Christmas at their Wreath-Making Workshop, led by Simply Garden Hastings on Sunday 7 December, 11am-1pm. APGG Set in…
Creating Change: Panel Discussion on Community and Green Space
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is holding a panel discussion about the future of our town and our planet on Saturday 29 November, 2 to ; Laura RibbonsThe Author with…
Tesco Stores Join Safe Space Sussex Scheme
More than 50 Tesco stores in Sussex have joined the Safe Space Sussex scheme, a county-wide initiative designed to support people who feel unsafe, threatened or at risk of harm…
New Gallery for Project Art Works
Project Art Works, the highly-regarded art and care collective for neurodiverse artists, caregivers, and activists, will be opening a brand-new pop-up gallery, workshop space and shop in the heart of Hastings…
Art in the Heart of St Leonards
Whether you are an artist wanting to devote more time to honing existing skills or are thinking of taking up art classes for the first time, St Leonards Art School has something…
Advertorial | Carers Rights Day 2025: Recognising and Supporting Those Who Give So Much
Across East Sussex, thousands of people spend their day supporting a loved one – giving time and energy to a parent, partner, family member or friend living with illness, disability,…
Mind the Gap
GILL GOLDENBERG talks to Ashley Chapman, Marketing Manager at East Sussex College, about the Community Courses on offer at the Hastings site at Station Plaza Patchwork for Beginners For many…
Who Cares about the Carers?
GRACE LALLY, secretary of the local branch of Unite the Union in Hastings, argues that care workers need trade union protection “I feel like I have to explain that I…
Alexandra Park Greenhouse Wins RHS Awards
VERONICA PEDROSA Something pretty special has been growing in Alexandra Park – and it’s not just the plants. Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group The Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group has scooped two…
Safe Havens: Strengthening Our Community
JESSICA BRAYE, FRANCES CROWLEY, KRISSIE NICOLSON, and REBECCA SINKER talk about the birth of The Refugee Buddy Project’s Safe Havens initiative, how it works and why it’s important Kate ButtsSafe…
Welcome to the Show
Hastings Storytelling Festival has returned this October with the theme of Welcome. Chris SquireCODEX at Hastings Storytelling Festival Each autumn, the Hastings Storytelling Festival fills the town with tales, music,…
Transforming The Frimley Centre
JOAN TAYLOR-ROWAN You may have noticed an absence on London Road. The scaffolding and boards which for more than a year have shrouded number 64 have finally gone. The refurbishment of…