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
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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
Concerns over litter and lighting prompt town funding rethink
Worries about overflowing bins and poor lighting have been a theme of meetings over the last few weeks to decide how to spend the first phase of the town fund, worth up to £20 million over ten years. We join one meeting to hear what people are saying
Southern Water faces fury over smells, sewage and plastic bead pollution
Dozens attend Southern Water drop-in event demanding answers to odour and releases of sewage and plastic beads from its Eastbourne wastewater treatment works.