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What exactly is the problem with local news?

What exactly is the problem with local news?

(UPDATED MAY 2025 WITH LATEST READERSHIP FIGURES) I’ve just read a copy of an Eastbourne newspaper. It is a model of good local news reporting with eight stories on the front page. Inside, on packed news pages, the reports include eight court cases and three inquests. The defendants in

The road from Roche to pavement politics

The road from Roche to pavement politics

Brett Wright was elected earlier this month as an East Sussex County Councillor, representing Meads in Eastbourne. His success as a Liberal Democrat resulted in the Conservatives losing their overall majority. We meet the man to find out what motivated him to stand and why he's hoping his

Why chalk grasslands are so important for all of us

Why chalk grasslands are so important for all of us

By ecology-trained consultant Julie Bygraves, of Wild Bourne It’s hard to express how special a chalk grassland is – you just have to go to see one. It’s also hard to explain what it is: in genetic terms it’s an assemblage of rare plants on chalk! But the

Concern mounts over the future of fragile chalk grassland

Concern mounts over the future of fragile chalk grassland

I visit the scarp slope of the South Downs with an ecology-trained adviser and an Old Town local who has walked the area for more than 25 years to hear their fears about how scrub is encroaching on the rare chalk grassland. A company is paid £9,300 of public

“He is a huge loss - on all levels, he was a lovely man”

“He is a huge loss - on all levels, he was a lovely man”

An Eastbourne man who was struck by a car and killed just a week before his 76th birthday had sung in front of the Queen as a leading chorister and was an accomplished historian, artist, musician and author. Andrew Forrest died after he was hit by a car, which failed

Artificial pitch approved for Eastbourne United

Artificial pitch approved for Eastbourne United

Artificial turf has been approved for Eastbourne United football club despite opposition from residents. People living near the ground argued the scheme would bring a huge increase in pitch use and traffic as well as adversely affecting the environment. The club has welcomed the decision as the catalyst to attract

Neighbour’s fears over plan for homes in old quarry

Neighbour’s fears over plan for homes in old quarry

A 93-year-old woman who has lived in her home for more than 60 years has voiced concerns over a plan to build 18 houses at the bottom of a sheer drop in Ocklynge Chalk Pit next door. Silvia Verrall (above) moved to her house in Willingdon Road when it was