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Memories of elegant tea dances and crowds of holidaymakers

As work continues to renew paving and pedestrianise parts of Eastbourne town centre, volunteer community reporter Mary Mckay asks people at the Willingdon Trees Friday Club for older people what they think of the changing face of shopping A new year brings optimism, the possibility of new beginnings, but also

No footbridge at Hampden Park for nearly ten weeks

The footbridge at Hampden Park station is being taken away for repair for more than two months.  Passengers will have to cross between platforms using a walking route over the already busy level crossing.  Network Rail and train operator Southern have announced that "essential footbridge refurbishment works" will

REVIEW: Dana Awartani Standing by the Ruins

Mosaic floor installations and artwork constructed from silk reveal trauma in this exhibition reflecting loss of cultural heritage

REVIEW: The Ravilious Collection at Towner

"The realism across many different media forms a capsule of the inter-war years while still being entirely recognisable today. Do visit; it is an excellent way to appreciate this meaningful artistic life"

Town hall creative hub plan sparks interest

By Rebecca Maer An ambitious scheme to rent out rooms in Eastbourne town hall to businesses and creative people is proving popular.  Eastbourne Borough Council says it has already received enough expressions of interest to fill the Victorian building in Grove Road, which opened in the 1880s.  But it still

Planting the idea of the power of nature

By Rebecca Maer A row of excited faces appeared over the railings. Wellies were on and the crowd of children were raring to go.  Four and five-year-olds from Gildredge House School lined up along rose borders in the heart of Eastbourne's Old Town.  They listened carefully to organiser

Questions asked over Boutique Modern contract

By Rebecca Maer Rigorous credit checks and a risk assessment were carried out on a company which went into administration just as a £45 million building project was starting, a council meeting heard.  Eastbourne Borough Council’s director of housing Nathan Haffenden insisted the procurement process for awarding the contract

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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