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“We lost £150,000 in funding because of two-year council delay”

“We lost £150,000 in funding because of two-year council delay”

A sports coach working to upgrade facilities in a park has said a delay of two years by Eastbourne Borough Council in agreeing an important lease meant the project missed out on £150,000 in funding. Craig Wells first had the idea for a modest scheme which could transform the

Job losses at Lightning Fibre under new owner

Job losses at Lightning Fibre under new owner

There will be redundancies at Eastbourne-based broadband operator Lightning Fibre as a result of its change of ownership. The firm, which has been sold to a company which invests in infrastructure projects, has about 200 full-time equivalent staff. A company spokesman told the Eastbourne Reporter: “We have changed our strategy

Steep paths at Sovereign Harbour create access problems

Steep paths at Sovereign Harbour create access problems

People using mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs face using steep, difficult-to-access paths when travelling around Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne. The Bay and Eastbourne Rollers friendship group, which meets for days out in the area, is concerned that members on wheels are at risk near the harbour’s locks. Harbour owner

Is the British Queen the most generous pub in Eastbourne?

Is the British Queen the most generous pub in Eastbourne?

It’s a cold, grey late winter midweek lunchtime but the bar at The British Queen pub on Willingdon Triangle is a welcome refuge for workers thirsty for a pint and friends dining and laughing. This very traditional pub has a relaxed atmosphere as people leave phones in their pockets

Residents hold ‘amicable’ meeting about 'over-the-top' flats plan

Residents hold ‘amicable’ meeting about 'over-the-top' flats plan

* Chair of the residents’ association explains how the controversial plan for a seven-storey block could be amended * Details of online meeting with developer * Residents seek compromises to retirement apartments scheme Sheltering on the east side of Martello Tower 66 from a howling southwesterly, Frances Lawrence and Caroline Lynam are philosophical

Council leader objects to Sovereign Harbour scheme

Council leader objects to Sovereign Harbour scheme

The leader of Eastbourne Borough Council is among hundreds of objectors to a plan to build 137 retirement apartments next to the beach at Sovereign Harbour. Coun Stephen Holt wrote in his objection to his own council's planning department that the development, which would be four metres higher

Residents left stranded for weeks by broken lift at flats

Residents left stranded for weeks by broken lift at flats

UPDATED 16 January 2024 with comment from FirstPort The lift in an Eastbourne block of flats which stopped working before Christmas, forcing elderly and disabled residents to walk up and down as many as 90 stairs, has finally been repaired. Three weeks after residents reported the problem at Penshurst House