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Rebecca Maer

Rebecca Maer

Energy project could bring 50,000 solar panels to Eastbourne Levels

Energy project could bring 50,000 solar panels to Eastbourne Levels

Part of the Eastbourne Levels could be covered in 50,000 solar panels if planning permission is approved for a renewable energy project in a multi-million pound deal, a public meeting heard. The land, owned by the Duke of Devonshire, covers an 80-acre site currently used for livestock grazing. The

Could Eastbourne have more 20mph speed limits?

Could Eastbourne have more 20mph speed limits?

Campaigners for a 20mph limit in residential areas have dismissed claims by East Sussex County Council that it would require “significant and costly traffic management measures” to put in place. The introduction of 20mph speed limit areas in Eastbourne still seems a distant prospect, despite widespread support from political parties,

Visions of greener transport in Eastbourne

Visions of greener transport in Eastbourne

Car-free, elegant public spaces in the town centre, frequent buses, and safe cycling for families and commuters was the vision presented at a sustainable transport summit in Eastbourne. There was consensus that the current situation could not continue: car dependency, daily traffic jams, gridlocked roundabouts, unreliable buses, driving speeds which

Hours of storm releases not made public for nine days

Hours of storm releases not made public for nine days

Southern Water did not release information about several storm releases of rain water and sewage into the sea near Eastbourne for nine days. Five storm releases lasting a total of more than five hours happened soon after Storm Ciaran in early November. But they did not show on Southern Water&

REVIEW: The Good Grub

REVIEW: The Good Grub

I may have reached Peak Smug on a recent Sunday, eating lunch at The Good Grub restaurant at the back of the very grand Grand Hotel building. Not only was I eating vegan and saving a tiny cloud of farmed animal emissions, I watched torrential rain cascade off the green

Housing crisis on the Sussex coast

Housing crisis on the Sussex coast

* More than 100 local authorities are to join an online emergency summit this coming week, partly hosted by Eastbourne Borough Council, to discuss the spiralling costs of homelessness * The council predicts it will have to spend £3.6 million on temporary accommodation. Its original budget for 2022/23 lists total

The keen swimmer, 80, who feels digitally excluded when booking council-run classes

The keen swimmer, 80, who feels digitally excluded when booking council-run classes

Pauline Cooper, 80, is determined to keep fit and active so she goes swimming every day at 6.30am at the Sovereign Centre in Eastbourne. She also likes to take the Sunday morning aquafit class after her swim but cannot book in advance online because she does not own a