A new £3 million programme designed to support children and families in Hastings is set to launch this September.

Police have moved to reassure businesses in Hastings after two men admitted carrying out a series of break-ins in the town centre.

Two men have pleaded guilty to a string of business burglaries in Hastings.

A former teacher has been found guilty of carrying out a series of historic sexual assaults at a children’s home in East Sussex during the 1970s.

Brighton & Hove Albion will pay tribute to a police officer who died following a crash while responding to an emergency call.

Police are appealing for further witnesses following a robbery involving a teenage boy in Hastings.

Hastings has officially launched its bid to be named UK Town of Culture 2028.

Police are appealing for information after a business in Hastings had its shopfront damaged.

Residents in Rother, Wealden, and Hastings will soon start receiving letters confirming the date of their first weekly food waste collection.

East Sussex County Council has admitted spending £5 million over budget on the Queensway Gateway Road project in Hastings, which opened NINE years later than originally planned.

A self-employed taxi driver from Hastings has been found guilty of multiple sexual offences following a trial.

Eastbourne, Hastings, Worthing, Bexhill and Littlehampton have all entered the government-backed contest.

A pedestrian involved in a road traffic collision in Hastings has since sadly died.

Hastings Borough Council has refused plans to expand a shared home at 21 White Rock into a 10-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation.

A licensing application linked to a Hastings convenience store is due to go in front of councillors as a result of police objections.

The passenger – a 22-year-old local woman – was taken to hospital with serious injuries, while the driver fled the scene.

The leader of Hastings Borough Council says repairs to the burst water main have now been completed, with work underway to restore full water supplies.

Around 15,000 vulnerable customers in Hastings and surrounding areas have already received bottled water as a precaution.

The panel includes Chris Packham, Zoe Lyons, Fiona Banner, Elena Crippa, Eva Langret, Isabel Rock and Kathleen Soriano.

Hastings has been named one of the UK’s top underrated places to visit, according to travel site KAYAK.