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Active Hastings team wins national award and nominated for many others

Active Hastings Community Sport and Physical Activity Worker Georges Gouet has been announced as the winner of the Inclusive Award at the National Community Fitness Awards...

Published 15/10/2020

Unique winner for Order of 1066 Award

There has been a unique winner this year for the Order of 1066 Award. This is the award made annually on Hastings Day, 14 October...

Published 15/10/2020

Hastings celebrates as parks and green spaces win Green Flag Awards

Alexandra Park, St Leonards Gardens and Hastings Country Park have all retained their Green Flag Status for another year...

Published 15/10/2020

Award winning Hastings Museum and Art Gallery's lockdown efforts recognised nationally

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery has been recognised for its continued work throughout lockdown and has been shortlisted for...

Published 15/10/2020

Hastings Borough Council one of 38 working with the HSE to ensure local businesses are COVID-secure

Hastings Borough Council is one of 38 councils in the UK selected to begin work on a scheme with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...

Published 15/10/2020

Museum celebrates record rise in visitors before COVID-19 closure

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery saw an impressive rise in visitor numbers post-COVID-19, between April 2019 and March 2020. The museum had over 63,500 visitors...

Published 09/10/2020

Hastings Borough Council to hold first ever virtual full council meeting

The full council meeting, which involves all 32 of the elected councillors, subject to their availability, will be live streamed on the council's website...

Published 09/10/2020

East Hill gets unexpected lift…

The East Hill Lift in Hastings has reopened following the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been closed since the national lockdown in March. Cllr Colin Fitzgerald, deputy leader of Hastings Borough...

Published 09/10/2020

Celebrating the contributions of the Black community in Hastings this Black History Month

Hastings Borough Council and the St Leonards and Hastings Alliance for Diverse Ethnicities (SHADE) are joining in the celebration of Black History Month this October...

Published 09/10/2020

Work is underway to reduce crime and improve resident and business safety in central St Leonards

Following the Police and Crime Commissioner's successful bid to the Home Office for £473,396 Safer Streets funding for parts of Central St Leonards, work is now underway with residents and...

Published 09/10/2020