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Rebecca Maer

Is the Claremont Hotel site finally being redeveloped?

Is the Claremont Hotel site finally being redeveloped?

By Rebecca Maer Is the end in sight at last for the peeling hoarding, scaffolding and colonising weeds on the site of the Claremont Hotel in a prime seafront location? A planning application for the site of the hotel, which burned down five years ago, is likely to be submitted

“I don’t look and sound like a typical MP but I have as much right to be there as anyone else”

“I don’t look and sound like a typical MP but I have as much right to be there as anyone else”

Josh Babarinde, the newly elected MP for Eastbourne, has quickly adapted to parliamentary life after his July victory. Embracing Westminster’s traditions, he actively engages in discussions, focusing on housing issues and social reforms. Babarinde values collaboration across party lines and aims to

Why does Eastbourne have £194 million of debt?

Why does Eastbourne have £194 million of debt?

A controversial plan to close most public toilets and the heritage service is part of the council’s attempts to balance the books: if a local authority’s spending exceeds its income, it must effectively declare itself bankrupt and only run essential services. We look at Eastbourne’s financial position

‘When the town swells with numbers of visitors, it will not be able to cope’

‘When the town swells with numbers of visitors, it will not be able to cope’

By Rebecca Maer “I’ve never lost my temper in public like that before!” Sarah Farrow said as she walked down the steps of the Town Hall. Senior Liberal Democrat members of Eastbourne Borough Council had just agreed spending cuts of £2.7 million for this year, including the possible

The value of arts and culture to Eastbourne

The value of arts and culture to Eastbourne

By Rebecca Maer Amid a raft of proposed council spending cuts, we examine the figures being quoted for running arts and heritage in Eastbourne High above Eastbourne, surrounded by sky and downland, is the flint-faced barn housing the Beachy Head Story. Through a wide window at the back, there are

Planned spending cuts target leisure, parks and public toilets

Planned spending cuts target leisure, parks and public toilets

By Rebecca Maer More details have emerged of drastic spending cuts planned in Eastbourne to save £2.2 million to cover the costs of homelessness. The cuts will affect many aspects of life ranging from finding an outside operator for the town's theatres and rationalising swimming pools to

Extensive cuts to culture and leisure likely in bid to save £2.7 million

Extensive cuts to culture and leisure likely in bid to save £2.7 million

By Rebecca Maer Drastic cuts are set to be made to cultural life and leisure in Eastbourne. Eastbourne Borough Council is considering cutting funding for the Towner gallery (above), closing the Beachy Head heritage centre, changing how the theatres operate and selling assets. A second round of cuts later this