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Have your say on Plan for Neighbourhoods spend

How would you spend up to £20 million to improve local neighbourhoods in Hastings over the next ten years?

Published 19/08/2025

Hastings named as one of the UK’s top places for food hygiene

Hastings has been named as one of the best places in the UK for food hygiene, with more high rated food premises than any other place in the South East...

Published 18/08/2025

Councils and the South Downs National Park Authority launch joint call for sites to meet Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation needs

Councils across East Sussex are launching a coordinated call for sites to help identify suitable locations for permanent Gypsy and Traveller pitches and Travelling Showpeople plots...

Published 05/08/2025

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery unveils new exhibition ‘Plants Make Places’

‘Plants Make Places’, a new exhibition by artist and environmentalist, Laura Ribbons, opens at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday 23 August.

Published 05/08/2025

Selkie statement

We wanted to clarify some points around the Selkie situation...

Published 31/07/2025

Pelham Beach Playground has re-opened

The reopening of Pelham Beach Playground was celebrated on Thursday, 24 July, following a significant upgrade to its play equipment.

Published 25/07/2025

Have your say on draft Housing Strategy

Making Hastings a place where everyone has a safe, settled and affordable home is one of the council’s top priorities...

Published 18/07/2025

Pelham Beach Playground to re-open

We are pleased to announce Pelham Beach Playground has now re-opened...

Published 17/07/2025

Your feedback on Local Government Reorganisation

We have been asking you for your thoughts on three proposed options for how a future council could look in Hastings...

Published 16/07/2025

The Dinosaur on Your Doorstep returns to Hollington

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery’s The Dinosaur on Your Doorstep project returns to Woody Wood Garden and Tilekiln Community Centre on Saturday 19 July, to celebrate local dinosaur heritage. 

Published 10/07/2025