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REVIEW: The Adventures of Peter Pan

REVIEW: The Adventures of Peter Pan

By Gary Murray, volunteer theatre reviewer There’s something magical about a pantomime. Go through the doors of the Devonshire Park or the Hippodrome theatres and you’re in a world of fun and laughter, colour and Christmas. Many of the boys and girls in the audience who were brought

REVIEW: To Kill a Mockingbird

REVIEW: To Kill a Mockingbird

The award-winning story of racial tensions in America in the 1930s successfully transitions to the stage as lawyer Atticus Finch stands up to those challenging his belief that everyone deserves to be treated with respect

How change starts ... with a single flowerbed

How change starts ... with a single flowerbed

The sky threatened rain and a south-westerly wind blasted off the seafront as two dozen people hacked through weeds and retrieved sackloads of litter. We joined them to talk about urban revival

REVIEW: Jarman

REVIEW: Jarman

Film maker and activist Derek Jarman is brought to life in an extraordinary play by Mark Farrelly at the Grove Theatre, Eastbourne

Hope for the survival of elegant elm trees

Hope for the survival of elegant elm trees

It is estimated there are fewer than 1,000 mature English elms left after millions were wiped out by Dutch Elm Disease. Many are in East Sussex where there is a concerted effort to save the trees left and to find disease-resistant varieties

What might replace Eastbourne Borough Council?

What might replace Eastbourne Borough Council?

We take an in-depth look at what type of authority could take over when the borough council disappears - have your say on initial proposals by 8 December

REVIEW: Midsomer Murders - The Killings at Badgers Drift

REVIEW: Midsomer Murders - The Killings at Badgers Drift

By Gary Murray, volunteer reviewer Many people will be familiar with Midsomer Murders. Based on the books by Caroline Graham, it has run on ITV since 1997 starring John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby then latterly Neil Dudgeon as his cousin DCI John Barnaby. Set in the fictional