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Hastings Observer
Woods House, Telford Road, Hollington, Hastings (June 2015).JPG
Woods House, the former headquarters of the Hastings & St. Leonards Observer
TypeWeekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) National World
Editor-in-chiefGary Shipton
Founded1859
Language English
HeadquartersThe Observer, Third Floor, Creative Media Centre, 45 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Circulation 6,364(as of 2022) [1]
Website http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk

The Hastings & St. Leonards Observer, commonly known as just the Hastings Observer, is an English weekly tabloid newspaper, published every Friday since 1859 in Hastings, East Sussex. [2]

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History

First published in 1859, The Observer is the town's only weekly newspaper. Nowadays, the paper is edited and created by Sussex Newspapers, and printed by Johnston Press at their headquarters in Hilsea, Portsmouth. Prior to this, the paper was produced in a building purposely designed for the paper, the F.J. Parsons Printworks (Observer Building).

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References

  1. "Hastings Observer". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. "Hastings Observer: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More". Hastings Observer. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2019.