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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

* Indoor soft play area to be refurbished under five-year lease at seafront site * Defiant Sports no longer allowed by council to use site * An environmental scheme in partnership with the Eden Project is still the long-term aim The long-derelict Fort Fun site on Eastbourne seafront is scheduled

Part of the Eastbourne Levels could be covered in 50,000 solar panels if planning permission is approved for a renewable energy project in a multi-million pound deal, a public meeting heard. The land, owned by the Duke of Devonshire, covers an 80-acre site currently used for livestock

Campaigners for a 20mph limit in residential areas have dismissed claims by East Sussex County Council that it would require “significant and costly traffic management measures” to put in place. The introduction of 20mph speed limit areas in Eastbourne still seems a distant prospect, despite widespread support from political parties,

Car-free, elegant public spaces in the town centre, frequent buses, and safe cycling for families and commuters was the vision presented at a sustainable transport summit in Eastbourne. There was consensus that the current situation could not continue: car dependency, daily traffic jams, gridlocked roundabouts, unreliable buses, driving speeds

Southern Water did not release information about several storm releases of rain water and sewage into the sea near Eastbourne for nine days. Five storm releases lasting a total of more than five hours happened soon after Storm Ciaran in early November. But they did not show on Southern Water&