Thousands take up health checks
Thousands of East Sussex residents have taken advantage of potentially life-saving health checks, according to latest figures.The free NHS Health Check is a mid-life MOT which aims to help prevent...
View ArticleHastings’ own UFO expert’s role in upcoming TV documentary
A UFO expert from Hastings will be starring in a new documentary series later this year.Malcolm Robinson, who lives in the Old Town, has just returned from his native Scotland after filming with...
View ArticleHandbag stolen from car at Seaford
Police in Seaford are warning anyone who uses the public car park at Tide Mills to be on their guard following the theft of a handbag from a secure car. Between 2pm and 3pm on Sunday (April 12) a...
View ArticleIs love in the air...?
Keepers at Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium are aiming to play matchmaker to a pair of shy chameleons.Staff at the Rock-a-Nore Road wildlife attraction are hoping the pair of Jackson’s chameleons will hit...
View ArticleFairlight Players are happy to be opening The Cat and the Canary next Thursday
Fairlight Players: Is spring really with us in earnest at last? If it is, then you can expect, as the April production often enjoys, a warm evening (or afternoon) to accompany you on your outing to see...
View ArticleDocument by Alan Turing who grew up in St Leonards sells for more than $1...
A key handwritten scientific document by Enigma code breaker Alan Turing has sold for $1,025,000 (almost £700,000) at an auction in New York.The document was auctioned by Bonhams yesterday (April 13)...
View ArticleYou decide who will become the decide the next MP for Hastings & Rye
The General Election takes place on May 7.The Hastings & St Leonards Observer asked Liberal Democrat candidate Nick Perry why the residents of Hastings and Rye should vote for him.Here is Mr...
View ArticleCapturing life’s moments
St Michael’s Hospice has announced the winners of its Capture the Moment 2014 photography competition. The contest was split into three categories, Love and Care, the World Around Us and Under 15’s...
View ArticleCrowborough crash victims named
The two men who died in a collision in the early hours of Sunday (April 12) in Crowborough have been named by police.Michael James Robert Owen, 21, and Kyle Careford, 20, both had been staying in...
View ArticleMan jailed for robbing shop in Hastings
A Hastings man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a robbing a corner shop in the town last year.Clinton Goodfellow, 36, of Whitefriars Road, appeared at Brighton Crown Court on...
View ArticleYou decide who will become the next MP for Hastings and Rye
The General Election takes place on May 7.The Hastings & St Leonards Observer asked Conservative candidate Amber Rudd why the residents of Hastings and Rye should vote for her.Here is Ms Rudd’s...
View ArticleYou decide who will be the next MP for Hastings & Rye
The General Election takes place on May 7.The Hastings & St Leonards Observer asked Labour candidate Sarah Owen why the residents of Hastings and Rye should vote for her.Here is Ms Owen statement:I...
View ArticleTrain delays between Eastbourne and Hastings
A signalling problem at Cooden Beach is causing delays to train services between Eastbourne and Hastings this afternoon (April 15).“There is no firm estimate yet of how long disruption will last but it...
View ArticleTrain “derailed” at Brighton leaves railway services at a standstill
A train which “derailed” at Brighton Railway Station this afternoon (April 15) has left train services at a standstill.There is also a signalling problem at Cooden Beach, causing problems between...
View ArticleTrain services to suffer “severe” disruption into the evening
Railway services in Sussex will be “severely disrupted” for “the rest of the day”.Southern Rail said a derailed train at Brighton and a signalling failure at Cooden Beach has caused disruption to...
View ArticleYou decide who will be next MP for Hastings & Rye
The General Election takes place on May 7.The Hastings & St Leonards Observer asked UKIP candidate Andrew Michael why the residents of Hastings and Rye should vote for him.Here is Mr Michael’s...
View ArticleHastings Pier to open in March 2016
Hastings Pier will not be opening this year as planned, it was announced this morning (Thursday).Simon Opie, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Hastings Pier Charity, said the attraction will open...
View ArticleMore parents get preferred primary school
More West Sussex parents have received one of their preferred primary school places for their child this year compared to last year – despite a huge rise in applications.West Sussex County Council said...
View ArticlePerson being hit by train adds to rail disruption
Trains have been further delayed this afternoon (Thursday April 16) after a person was hit by a train in London.The company’s website shows there is ‘major disruption’ on most lines in the Southern...
View ArticleYou decide who will be the next MP for Hastings & Rye
The General Election takes place on May 7.The Hastings & St Leonards Observer asked Green candidate Jake Bowers why the residents of Hastings and Rye should vote for him.Here is Mr Bowers...
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