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.elementor-element-populated{padding:30px 30px 30px 30px;}}@media(max-width:767px){.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6b41314b{--alignment:center;--grid-side-margin:25px;--grid-column-gap:25px;--grid-row-gap:25px;--grid-bottom-margin:25px;} .elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6b41314b{--grid-side-margin:25px;--grid-column-gap:25px;--grid-row-gap:25px;--grid-bottom-margin:25px;}.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1c6b2c8f .elementor-heading-title{font-size:44px;}.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3c5312b9 .elementor-heading-title{font-size:44px;}.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1ec1ca84 > .elementor-element-populated{margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;--e-column-margin-right:0px;--e-column-margin-left:0px;padding:30px 30px 30px 30px;}}/* Start custom CSS for text-editor, class: .elementor-element-7fca96de */<div class="article-text">

/* === FIX LAYOUT FOR THIS ARTICLE ONLY === */

.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de .elementor-widget-text-editor {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-left: 40px;
    padding-right: 40px;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de .elementor-widget-container {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de .elementor-widget-text-editor p {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de .elementor-container {
    align-items: flex-start;
}

/* Restore clean spacing for article paragraphs */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de .elementor-widget-text-editor p {
    margin: 18px 0 !important;
}

/* Add breathing room before section headings */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de .elementor-widget-text-editor h2,
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de .elementor-widget-text-editor h3 {
    margin-top: 35px !important;
    margin-bottom: 10px !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
}

/* Better line spacing for readability */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7fca96de .elementor-widget-text-editor {
    line-height: 1.7 !important;
}

</div>/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for column, class: .elementor-element-72c84755 *//* ===========================================
   LOCAL FIRST – GLOBAL STYLING OVERRIDES
   =========================================== */

/* === EPIC COASTAL FOOTER === */

.lf-footer-main {
  position: relative;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 5% 0%, #00A8A0 0, #021F2E 40%, #010C14 100%);
  color: #F5F5F5;
  padding: 60px 0 40px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.lf-footer-main::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -35px;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 70px;
  background: #00A8A0;
  clip-path: polygon(0 100%, 50% 0, 100% 100%);
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.lf-footer-main > .elementor-container,
.lf-footer-main .elementor-column {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.lf-footer-main h2,
.lf-footer-main h3,
.lf-footer-main h4 {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: #E9FCFF;
}

.lf-footer-main p,
.lf-footer-main li,
.lf-footer-main a {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.lf-footer-main a {
  color: #F5F5F5;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.lf-footer-main a:hover {
  color: #FBCF4C;
  transform: translateX(2px);
}

.lf-footer-main ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.lf-footer-main ul li + li {
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.lf-footer-main .elementor-social-icon {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border-radius: 50%;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.lf-footer-main .elementor-social-icon i {
  color: #F5F5F5;
}

.lf-footer-main .elementor-social-icon:hover {
  background: #00A8A0;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,168,160,0.45);
}

.lf-challenge-pill {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00A8A0, #004D61);
  border-radius: 28px;
  padding: 18px 26px;
  color: #F5F5F5;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}

.lf-challenge-pill h3,
.lf-challenge-pill h4 {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}

.lf-footer-bottom {
  background: #010C14;
  color: #C6D6DA;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 10px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}

.lf-footer-bottom a {
  color: #C6D6DA;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.lf-footer-bottom a:hover {
  color: #FBCF4C;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .lf-footer-main {
    padding: 50px 0 30px 0;
  }
  .lf-footer-main .elementor-column {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .lf-footer-main::before {
    top: -25px;
    height: 50px;
  }
}

/* ===========================================
   HEADER + NAVIGATION
   =========================================== */

header,
header.site-header,
.header,
.elementor-location-header {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #004D61, #006C84);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
  background-color: rgba(1, 59, 71, 0.95);
  backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.elementor-location-header a {
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.elementor-location-header a:hover,
.header a:hover,
.header .current-menu-item > a {
  color: #00e6b8 !important;
}

.page-header-content h1,
.page-header-content p {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}

.finder-form {
  border-radius: 12px !important;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
}

.lf-search-card {
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
}

/* ===========================================
   NAV MENU + DROPDOWNS
   =========================================== */

@media (min-width: 1025px) {
  .elementor-location-header .elementor-container {
    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
  }
}

.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .elementor-nav-menu {
  display: flex !important;
  flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
  justify-content: flex-end !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: 8px !important;
}

.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .elementor-item {
  padding: 0 8px !important;
  font-size: 15px !important;
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
  white-space: nowrap !important;
}

.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .elementor-nav-menu > li {
  margin: 0 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 1200px) {
  .elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .elementor-item {
    font-size: 14px !important;
    padding: 0 6px !important;
  }
}

.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .sub-menu,
.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--dropdown {
  background-color: #031D2C !important;
  border: none !important;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3) !important;
}

.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .sub-menu a,
.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--dropdown a {
  color: #FFFFFF !important;
  background: transparent !important;
  padding: 8px 14px !important;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
}

.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .sub-menu a:hover,
.elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--dropdown a:hover {
  background: #06344E !important;
  color: #FFD54D !important;
}

.elementor-location-header
  .elementor-nav-menu--main
  .sub-menu
  .current-menu-item
  > a {
  color: #00A8A0 !important;
}

@media (min-width: 1025px) {
  .elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main li > .sub-menu {
    transform: translateY(8px);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
  }
  .elementor-location-header .elementor-nav-menu--main li:hover > .sub-menu {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

/* ===========================================
   ARTICLE STYLING — CLEAN + SPACED
   =========================================== */

/* Turn OFF WordPress hyphens everywhere */
body, p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  hyphens: none !important;
  -webkit-hyphens: none !important;
  -ms-hyphens: none !important;
  overflow-wrap: normal !important;
  word-break: normal !important;
}

/* Article container */
.article-text {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 10px 0 60px 0;
  font-size: 18px !important;
  line-height: 1.78 !important;
  color: #222 !important;
}

.article-text p {
  margin-bottom: 18px !important;
}

/* Headings */
.article-text h2 {
  font-size: 32px !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  margin: 40px 0 12px 0 !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
  color: #012833 !important;
}

.article-text h3 {
  font-size: 24px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  margin: 30px 0 10px 0 !important;
  line-height: 1.3 !important;
  color: #024657 !important;
}

/* Images inside articles */
.article-text img {
  width: 100% !important;
  height: auto !important;
  display: block !important;
  margin: 30px auto !important;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

/* ===========================================
   CLEANUP FIXES
   =========================================== */

/* Remove debug red */
.job_search_form {
  background: transparent !important;
}

/* === SOUTH COAST ARTICLE FIX — GLOBAL === */

/* Make paragraphs readable */
.single-post p {
    font-size: 19px !important;
    line-height: 1.78 !important;
    color: #222 !important;
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

/* Headings */
.single-post h2 {
    font-size: 32px !important;
    line-height: 1.25 !important;
    margin-top: 40px !important;
    margin-bottom: 14px !important;
    font-weight: 700 !important;
    color: #111;
}

.single-post h3 {
    font-size: 24px !important;
    margin-top: 28px !important;
    margin-bottom: 10px !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    color: #222;
}

/* Space between sections */
.single-post * {
    hyphens: none !important;
}

/* Images wider + centred */
.single-post img {
    display: block;
    margin: 20px auto;
    max-width: 100%;
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for heading, class: .elementor-element-a45736c */.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: 19.5px;
  line-height: 1.9;
  letter-spacing: 0.25px;
  color: #0b2b33;
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* intro lines (“Part of #thelocalfirstchallenge”) */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c p:first-of-type {
  font-size: 17px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #00A8A0;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/* subtitle line (“The Local First Challenge is here to shake things up!”) */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c p:nth-of-type(2) {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #004D61;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

/* main paragraphs — clear, confident tone */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c p:nth-of-type(n+3) {
  font-size: 19.5px;
  line-height: 1.9;
  font-weight: 400;
  opacity: 0.95;
  color: #0b2b33;
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}

/* emphasise “let’s lock arms…” section */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c p:nth-last-of-type(2) {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #004D61;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,168,160,0.08), rgba(251,207,76,0.08));
  padding: 6px 10px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 18px auto 12px auto;
}

/* closing line */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c p:last-of-type {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #00A8A0;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

/* subtle fade animation */
.elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c {
  animation: fadeInRise 0.9s ease both;
}
@keyframes fadeInRise {
  from {opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px);}
  to {opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0);}
}

/* mobile tweak */
@media (max-width: 767px){
  .elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c {font-size:18px; line-height:1.85; padding:0 18px;}
  .elementor-36831 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a45736c p:nth-of-type(2){font-size:20px;}
}/* End custom CSS */