Four people punched and attempted to snatch a 61-year-old man's bike.

The man, from Pevensey, was cycling home from work near Eastbourne beach on Wednesday, April 11 at around 9.50pm.

He stopped near to the bandstand to have a drink. Three men and a woman tried to take his bike but when unsuccessful, they punched him.

DC Stuart Black said: "He was thankfully not seriously hurt.

"The prom was busy at the time and it is most likely there were students on the beach close to where this incident took place."

Contact 101 quoting serial 1401 of 11/04.