Hastings Borough Council will once again be offering free parking in off street car parks every Thursday evening before Christmas.

Christmas shoppers will be able to park for free in the evening on the 19th December. The charge is lifted from 4pm until the following morning, when charges will resume as usual. Parking will also be free all day on the 25th and 26th December, and on the 1st January.

Hastings Borough Council’s parking services manager said: “We hope that the free parking will encourage more people into Hastings to do their Christmas shopping, and see the great things our local businesses have to offer. We love to see our town busy and thriving over the Christmas period and this free parking should help us see this once again this year.”

Pay and display machines won’t be covered, but stickers on each machine will show the dates and times when charges do not apply.

Please check the Hastings Borough Council website www.hastings.gov.uk/parking/xmasp, for more information.”