“This could change the shape of Eastbourne”
A project launched thanks to nearly £100,000 in National Lottery funding will kickstart a wave of creativity aimed at changing how the town centre Devonshire ward is perceived
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REVIEW: Two / Green Room Productions
Two actors play all characters: at the centre are a pub landlady and landlord - and a marriage riven by bickering and bitterness
REVIEW: The Shawshank Redemption
An uplifting and heart-warming tale set in a tough prison environment with poignant moments and plenty of surprises
Turning Green: new councillor says it’s time to have some political fun
“It just becomes so hard, like swimming through concrete, that you can’t engage with people. Activists want to believe in something and enjoy it. That's so important in bringing the community together."
Developer faces prospect of legal action over Claremont Hotel hoardings
The burnt-out remains of the seafront Claremont Hotel, propped up with scaffolding, have been surrounded by hoardings which have become more dilapidated over the past two years. REBECCA MAER asked Eastbourne Borough Council and the developer what was being done to improve its appearance.
Legal action may be taken if
REVIEW: De La Warr Pavilion spring exhibitions
By Alison Norwood, volunteer arts reviewer
An anticipatory hubbub greeted the artists and gallery staff at the opening of two new exhibitions – new wishes. by Jenine Marsh and How Many Fires, How Many Suns, How Many Dawns? by Sayan Chanda.
The two spaces in this gallery by the sea in
Your chance to buy a mini artwork gem
An innovative art exhibition featuring around 500 postcard-sized artworks by artists and the public to raise money for a creative initiative opens in Eastbourne this week
REVIEW: Gathered Around the Sun
This exhibition treads the line between bringing old and new together, while being coherent and showing variations of styles of art for differing tastes
'I have no faith in you whatsoever' resident tells Southern Water
A meeting was held in Eastbourne by Southern Water in an attempt to address growing discontent over the long-running problem of foul odours from its sewage works at Langney Point. Rebecca Maer was at the meeting as residents expressed their anger
It was a very English response: icy politeness followed
Questions remain over odour from sewage works
By Rebecca Maer
* Southern Water’s wastewater treatment works near Sovereign Harbour has blighted residents’ lives for years with foul odours. Those trying to find out why the problem persists are struggling to get answers
* Eastbourne Reporter has asked the company a series of questions to try to find out
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"