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"Cycling should be part of day-to-day life"

"Cycling should be part of day-to-day life"

Updated 23 June 2026 with East Sussex County Council comment University of Sussex students Ryana Cai, Jiayuan Chen, Michaela Lamb, Shuxin Miao, Yuxuan Qing, August Sun and Raania Waheed visited Eastbourne to see how cyclists experience the town. Their guide was John Hudson, a volunteer with Bespoke Eastbourne, a community

People power will choose how millions of pounds are spent in Eastbourne

People power will choose how millions of pounds are spent in Eastbourne

By Rebecca Maer, Eastbourne Reporter Jury-style selection will be used to find Eastbourne residents who will decide the criteria for spending the first phase of up to £20 million of Government funding in a unique democracy model. Out of 9,000 letters to be randomly sent out, 25 people

REVIEW: The McAdo

REVIEW: The McAdo

By Gary Murray, volunteer theatre reviewer Eastbourne Gilbert and Sullivan Society staged their annual production at the Hippodrome in Eastbourne last weekend. This year it was an adaptation of one of G&S’s best known light operas, The Mikado. Originally set in Japan but a satire on English

REVIEW: The Last Laugh

REVIEW: The Last Laugh

What does it take to be funny? And what does it feel like to be funny, to know that you’re bringing joy and laughter to millions of people sitting around their TV?

Reform UK to run East Sussex County Council

Reform UK to run East Sussex County Council

By Huw Oxburgh, BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter Reform UK has formed a minority administration to run East Sussex County Council. East Sussex county councillors met on Thursday (May 21) for the first time since the local elections on 7 May. Andy Woolley, leader of the council’s Reform UK

REVIEW: The Rocky Horror Show

REVIEW: The Rocky Horror Show

“You’ve arrived on a rather special night - the master is having one of his affairs”

How markets bring life to our streets

How markets bring life to our streets

Mary Mckay, one of our volunteer community reporters, takes a personal look at shopping in Eastbourne as markets in the town grow in popularity Another Friday, another 'big shop' in the supermarket. Here I go again, looking gloomily at shrink-wrapped cucumbers, tired beetroot, flavourless tomatoes and potatoes