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Demolition work at Battle Road Hastings

Hastings Borough Council have appointed a demolition contractor to demolish and remove 2-12 Battle Road...

Published 19/05/2021

Hastings beaches win awards once again

Hastings Borough Council is delighted to have retained Blue Flag status for another year for its Marina beach, in St Leonards. The Blue Flag status...

Published 18/05/2021

Hastings Museum reopens ready for the summer

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is pleased to be reopening on Thursday 20 May. Following the museum's recent closure due to government restrictions...

Published 04/05/2021

Council pays out £5 million in restart business grants

Hastings Borough Council has now distributed £5 million of restart grants for local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 27/04/2021

Hastings residents encouraged not to mow their lawns for ‘No Mow May'

This May, Hastings Borough Council is encouraging residents to help the bees and support local biodiversity by not mowing lawns for No Mow May.

Published 27/04/2021

May Day mayday

Potential visitors to Hastings are being warned that the weekend's May Day bank holiday will be quite different to usual.

Published 26/04/2021

Hastings mayor pays tribute to Duke of Edinburgh

Cllr Nigel Sinden, mayor of Hastings, has this afternoon paid tribute to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose death was announced earlier...

Published 09/04/2021

Lifeguard contract extended for three years

Hastings Borough Council has agreed to extend the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) contract to provide a beach lifeguard service in the...

Published 08/04/2021

Hastings Borough Council gets funding boost from Culture Recovery Fund

Hastings Borough Council has received money from the Culture Recovery Fund, a Government fund distributed by Arts Council England...

Published 08/04/2021

East Hill visitors to get Easter lift

Hastings East Hill lift, the steepest funicular railway in the country, has opened today (Monday 29th March) following the easing of the COVID-19...

Published 30/03/2021