Freedom Works has invested more than £390,000 into The Palace Workspace Hastings, creating flexible modern workspaces for businesses and freelancers to work from in the heart of Hastings Town Centre.

Churchfields Business Centre, a new two-storey business centre in Hollington containing 29 small business incubator units, is now open and built to a very high sustainable (BREEAM) standard.

As we usher in 2023 we wanted to take a moment to look back at what the Town Deal programme has achieved so far and what’s next. Almost all the projects within the 10 year programme are now approved!

 This press release was published in November 2022. The entertainment centre is currently closed and updates will be shared on the blog when available.

Hastings Town Deal is hosting an open day this Saturday 15 October to re-introduce residents, businesses and visitors to the £90m regeneration programme currently taking place in Hastings.

The site has been under construction since the end of 2021 and has now officially ‘topped out’ the roof is finished and the units are ready to have facilities installed with a wide range of sustainable features including solar panels and electric vehicle charging points.

Hastings Borough Council is working on development options for the Priory Street multi-storey car park and adjacent areas. A range of uses are being considered including a commercial leisure offer, cultural hub and residential units.

CitizenLab is a new online community engagement hub for Hastings designed to help the Council engage the community online in conversation, analyse their feedback and collaborate on future ideas.

Freedom Works is to bring new flexible workspace to Hastings Town Centre occupying 3 floors in the old Debenhams building.

Due to short timescales and requirements set out by the Government, Hastings Town Deal is looking for new projects that are almost ready to go for a minimum grant ask of £200,000.

Although delayed due to Covid, Construction has now started on the new business centre containing 29 small business incubator units at Churchfields Industrial Estate in Hollington.

Construction will begin on 1 November to build a new 2 storey business centre containing 29 small business incubator units at Churchfields Industrial Estate in Hollington.

The Town Deal board and Council agree how the funding gap from government will be met. “Overall it’s a fair assessment and reduction and better than just a blanket reduction for everyone…”

Hasting's Borough Council's welcomed the Chief Medical Officer’s report into Coastal Towns.

The Visitor Centre is now closed.

Visitors who travel to Hastings, by bus or train will now be able to benefit from the Centre’s excellent new location at East Sussex College, right next to Hastings’ railway and bus stations.

£24.3m has been awarded to Hastings but what happens next? Hastings Borough Council’s Cabinet unanimously voted to begin work on the next stage of the process.

The Hastings Town Deal Board is delighted to confirm that Hastings has been awarded £24.3m from the Government’s Towns Fund, totaling over £100m of investment.

12 students from Ark Academy took part in a workshop with Town Board project officers to support their A-level Geography studies.

Hastings’ Project Art Works, Partners for the Hastings Town Deal Town to Sea Creative Quarter has been nominated for The Turner Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious art prizes.

You may have seen that the government announced that some towns have had their Town Deal investment plan applications approved. This was announced in the budget earlier this week. Most of these towns submitted their applications last year.