Rebecca Maer

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

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

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.

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

By Rebecca Maer  Ten default notices to claw back money from grounds maintenance contractor idverde have been issued by Eastbourne Borough Council over the last 18 months.  idverde is paid around £70,000 a month for work in Eastbourne, according to council contract data: 2024-25_Quarter_2_EBC_Purchase_Orders_

Public transport in Eastbourne is nowhere near as widely used as in other areas of Sussex, such as Brighton and Hove.  Largely empty double-decker buses can be seen at peak times in Eastbourne, stuck in traffic queues of private cars. In the town, 25,000 miles of scheduled bus mileage