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In the coming days, the Eastbourne Reporter will publish a series of articles that bring to life the histories of buildings in the town’s Devonshire Ward, written by people living in the neighbourhood. Journalism trainer and mentor David Lush explains how these community researchers went about their assignment, which

By Rebecca Maer  Designers and models in vibrant costumes sashayed down an Eastbourne catwalk this weekend as creativity took the town by storm.  Tickets for Bourne for the Runway, organised by Creative Eastbourne members, sold out within 24 hours.  The packed show at the Towner gallery was on the theme

By Paul Bromley, volunteer writer and former national political journalist Neil Kinnock has praised the glories of Eastbourne as a strong seaside town which has sustained itself in comparison to other coastal resorts. The former Labour leader made his comments in an interview with Eastbourne Reporter after appearing at an

By Paul Bromley, volunteer writer and former national political journalist Lord Kinnock delighted book lovers and political aficionados with an entertaining and enlightening talk as part of Eastbourne’s inaugural Literature Festival. The 84-year-old former Labour leader spent 75 minutes in conversation with author and journalist Deborah O’

By Paul Bromley Information boards have been unveiled to highlight the history of The View Hotel and its links to trade unionism.  Two panels are now on show on the exterior of the hotel on Eastbourne seafront.  One board details the opening of the hotel 50 years ago as the

By Rebecca Maer If you were clearing the attic of a collector with wide-ranging and eclectic tastes, it might look something like the new heritage store in an anonymous grey unit in Hampden Park.   Earthenware wine flasks, a legal wig in a box, Saxon brooches, a box of fossils,