An HMV store which was forced to close earlier this year has announced that it will reopen next month.

The music shop in Priory Meadow shopping centre in Hastings town centre closed temporarily after “devastating” flooding on January 16.

On Twitter, HMV Hastings announced its return, saying: “We’re coming back.

“HMV Hastings are thrilled to announce our return mid-August.

“Who’s excited? I know we are.”

In the meantime, shoppers are told to visit nearby stores in Eastbourne or Tunbridge Wells if they wish to go to HMV.


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The Argus: The flooding in the town centreThe flooding in the town centre (Image: East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service)

After the flooding in January, firefighters spent a day pumping water from shops in the area.

The shopping centre was closed with no electricity and hundreds of residents also lost their electricity supply.

East Sussex County Council has carried out an investigation into the cause of the flooding and a report is expected to be published soon.