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The company with a contract with Eastbourne Borough Council to build 100 affordable homes on the Bedfordwell Pumping Station site is reported to have filed for administration.  Boutique Modern, based in Newhaven, started preparatory work on the landmark site near the railway line in Eastbourne earlier this year. The company

Nearly 200 homeless households from Brighton and Hove are in temporary accommodation in Eastbourne despite an accusation of “scant regard” for their wellbeing.  Figures show a rising trend by Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) of housing people in Eastbourne. In October 2023, there were 42 placements from BHCC in

The Eastbourne Reporter finds out what has been happening behind the scenes at the town board, investment plans and how residents will be involved. An initial £10,000 is allocated to each of the town’s nine wards – and anyone can have a say on how it’s spent. By

By Huw Oxburgh, BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter Councillors have deferred a decision on plans for a major housing development in Eastbourne due to widespread concerns about possible flooding. Eastbourne Borough Council’s planning committee last night (Tuesday, 16 September) discussed an application from Catesby Strategic Land for permission to build

By Huw Oxburgh, BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter Councillors have put off a decision on plans relating to Eastbourne bandstand until after heritage body Historic England have visited the site. Eastbourne Borough Council’s planning committee had been due last night (Tuesday, 16 September) to discuss a pair of applications seeking

An art gallery has been forced to close because of noxious gases and foul water seeping into the basement from a collapsed sewer.  Pennie Radcliffe, 72, owner of Gallery@42 in South Street, Eastbourne, has moved to a temporary exhibition area while waiting for Southern Water to look further into