Hastings & St. Leonards Observer

Hastings Observer

Woods House, the former headquarters of the Hastings & St. Leonards Observer
Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)
Publisher	JPIMedia
Editor-in-chief
Founded	1859
Language	English
Headquarters	Woods House Telford Road Hastings East Sussex TN38 9LZ.
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.^[1]

History[]

First published in 1859, The Observer is now the town's only weekly newspaper with the Hastings Independent (Hastings Independent Press) being produced fortnightly. Nowadays, the paper is edited and created by , 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).

Sister newspapers[]

The Observer also has sister newspapers, owned by Beckett Newspapers, called the and , both based at the same building as the Hastings Observer.

2015 Election Controversy[]

On 1 May 2015 the newspaper published a wraparound advert for the Conservative Party. The move brought condemnation and accusations of bias from locals,^[2] as well as a petition demanding an apology. Many readers commented, saying that they would be switching to the free Hastings Independent instead.

References[]

External links[]

• Hastings Observer website