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Power Station: Community Energy Film Comes to Electric Palace
Local community benefit society Energise Sussex Coast is bringing the must-see documentary Power Station to the Electric Palace cinema in Hastings this month. The screening, which will be taking place…
Living Histories: the Voices of People Who Use or Work in Mental Health
A new oral history project, capturing and sharing the voices of people who have used or worked in NHS mental health services in Sussex, has just been ; Heads On, Sussex Partnership…
Independent Beer Shop to Close
JOEL CHESHIRE One of Hastings’ most cherished independent beer retailers, Eel & Bear, has announced it will be closing at the end of the summer, marking the end of a…
Hastings Town of Culture Bid Update
Groups across Hastings are starting work on the Town of Culture bid, supported and managed by Hastings Borough Council and Arts Hastings CIC. The new Town of Culture government competition…
Free Help with your Energy & Water Bills
Hastings Furniture Service (HFS) is expanding the support it offers local households by hosting free weekly energy and water advice sessions at its Priory Meadow store, in partnership with local…
Become an Emmaus Trustee
Innovative homelessness charity Emmaus Hastings & Rother is looking for new trustees to support the charity’s staff and volunteers in running the community and its two shops. They are looking…
Making Links in Hastings
With immigration front and centre of the political agenda, MEL STEEL visits the Links Project to look at the issues being faced by local residents – who also happen to…
Town with a Seaview
MEL STEEL The Seaview Project in St Leonards is a rare thing: a genuinely local community charity that has survived for 40 years without ever compromising on its core mission – which…
Schools Go Underwater
Sussex Underwater and Strandliners are joining forces in a new partnership project, Sussex Coast Explorers, which will support young people in Hastings and St Leonards to connect with the sea and marine…
Warm Homes Discount Being Applied to Reduce Energy Debts
Local fuel poverty group Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) is calling on members of the public to contact them if they know anyone whose Warm Homes Discount has been used by…
Painted Pianos
Between 26 February and 7 March, three ‘Painted Pianos’ will be on display in Hastings and St ; The project forms one of the community initiatives which complement this year’s…
Random Acts of Kindness: Your Stories
Random Acts of Kindness Day is 17 February, so HIP is publishing some of the kind and thoughtful actions that our readers have experienced – both here and at sea.…
A Band of Brothers
Local charity A Band of Brothers is a community-based organisation that supports young men aged 18–25 who are at risk of involvement in the criminal justice system, currently involved in…
Eagle House Re-opens its Doors & Invites You to Show the Love
“Show your love” events on 11th February and Valentine’s weekend will mark the opening of Eagle House and celebrate new spaces at 12 Claremont and the Observer Rooftop. Elsa SimmonsYouth…
Local Legend Named UK Professional Driver of the Year
A familiar face on the roads of Hastings, Bexhill, Battle and the surrounding areas has been named Professional Driver of the Year 2026 at the national QSi Awards, putting local…
Surplus Places in Hastings Schools
JOEL CHESHIRE Forecasts within East Sussex County Council’s School Organisation Plan 2025-2029 indicate that several primary schools in Hastings are operating with significant surplus capacity. As many of these schools…
Random Acts of Kindness: Your Stories
HIP will be celebrating ‘Random Acts of Kindness Day’ on 17 February by publishing a selection of stories you wish to share with us. This global movement started in Denver,…
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…
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…
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…
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…