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NO solution to the decades-long quest for a safe cycle route along Eastbourne seafront appears imminent, despite an urgent need to offer viable alternatives to car use. East Sussex County Council (ESCC), which is the highways authority, said it is “committed to delivering a continuous cycle route” but that it

AS THE cold snap persists and daytime temperatures barely edge above zero, most of us wrap up in thermal layers to take a few lungfuls of cold air before scuttling back to central heating. But there are people, who can be glimpsed on the beach, who take a very different

IF YOU are annoyed by litter, food prices and unfounded anti-vaxxer theories, you will have a surprising amount in common with previous generations in Eastbourne going back nearly 200 years. Keen amateur historian Warwick Davis has spent years painstakingly researching what everyday life was like in the town for Victorians

THREE out of 11 GP surgeries in the Eastbourne area offered same-day appointments to 75% of patients who requested them, according to new Government figures. But five practices only offer the same-day service to around 50% of patients who ask for one. The data shows the time between booking and

AS controversy continues about the placement of asylum seekers in hotels around the country – including at six hotels in Eastbourne – I spoke to one young Iraqi who has arrived on the East Sussex coast after a tortuous two-year journey across Europe. ALI is 22 years old. He tells me his

A DEAL to extend the distinctive black-painted Port Hotel on Eastbourne seafront into the neighbouring property has been abandoned. Peter Cadwallader of the 19-room Port Hotel wanted to buy the Atlanta Guest House, which has ten guest rooms. Mr Cadwallader, the co-founder and managing director of Port Hotels Ltd, confirmed