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Rebecca Maer

Rebecca Maer

'I have never seen such blatant misuse of public areas: you can hear the drug deals taking place'

'I have never seen such blatant misuse of public areas: you can hear the drug deals taking place'

Open drug dealing and bed bug-infested mattresses being set alight are among the disturbances reported by residents in a seaside square in Eastbourne. They say the practice of people being placed in temporary accommodation from outside the area has led to persistent anti-social behaviour in Wilmington Square, near the Towner

Bomb disposal team carry out controlled explosion in Little Chelsea, Eastbourne

Bomb disposal team carry out controlled explosion in Little Chelsea, Eastbourne

UPDATE: all-clear given by lunchtime after controlled explosion Dozens of residents were evacuated from their homes today in the Little Chelsea area of Eastbourne town centre after an "unidentified liquid" was found in a house. Army bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion this morning, Sussex Police

Help keep real journalism going for the price of a coffee

Help keep real journalism going for the price of a coffee

If you wonder why some of the local news you read is not very interesting and all sounds the same, you’re not alone. Much of the material you see consists of PR handouts, many from local councils and the police, which are copied and pasted to fill the gaps

Widespread praise for MP's campaign to categorise domestic abusers

Widespread praise for MP's campaign to categorise domestic abusers

The speed at which a crucial change in sentencing domestic abusers has come about has surprised even Josh Babarinde, the driving force behind the campaign. The Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne, who experienced domestic abuse in his own home as a child, has secured an important change which means domestic

Details revealed of shortcomings by £1m-a-year council parks contractor

Details revealed of shortcomings by £1m-a-year council parks contractor

Failure to empty bins, clear litter, keep grass in the condition required and even causing damage were the reasons behind ten default notices issued to grounds maintenance contractor idverde by Eastbourne Borough Council. A second Freedom of Information (FoI) request by Eastbourne Reporter followed up our initial enquiry which revealed

'Stop sending us your homeless people', Eastbourne council leader tells Brighton and Hove

'Stop sending us your homeless people', Eastbourne council leader tells Brighton and Hove

The deaths of two men housed in temporary accommodation in an Eastbourne hotel have led the council leader to step up his demand for other local authorities to stop moving vulnerable people to the town.

Two men found dead in Eastbourne hotel

Two men found dead in Eastbourne hotel

By Rebecca Maer [Updated 16 May 2025 with the ages of the men] The bodies of two men have been found within eight days of each other at the Ellesmere Hotel in Wilmington Square, Eastbourne. Both men, aged 38 and 60, had been placed in temporary accommodation at the hotel