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The owners of Herstmonceux Observatory say they have agreed to extend its lease beyond 2026.

Herstmonceux Observatory in East Sussex, source of the BBC’s pips, had 60,000 visitors last year, but its Canadian owners have not yet agreed to renew its lease

Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, with its future uncertain, this historic site is at risk.

A former Wealden District Council planning team leader has taken to social media in Herstmonceux to explain how he was wholly involved with the formation of the Science Centre. He was responding to fe...