What might replace Eastbourne Borough Council?
We take an in-depth look at what type of authority could take over when the borough council disappears - have your say on initial proposals by 8 December
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Concerns over litter and lighting prompt town funding rethink
Worries about overflowing bins and poor lighting have been a theme of meetings over the last few weeks to decide how to spend the first phase of the town fund, worth up to £20 million over ten years. We join one meeting to hear what people are saying
Southern Water faces fury over smells, sewage and plastic bead pollution
Dozens attend Southern Water drop-in event demanding answers to odour and releases of sewage and plastic beads from its Eastbourne wastewater treatment works.
Debt, democracy and identity debated in councils shake-up
The way Eastbourne residents are represented is about to change.
Eastbourne Borough Council will be abolished, new councils will be set up and there will be a mayor covering the whole of Sussex.
How will these reforms affect the people of Eastbourne?
What will having a Sussex mayor mean?
The way Eastbourne residents are represented is about to change.
Over the next few years, Eastbourne Borough Council will be abolished, new councils will be set up and there will be a mayor covering the whole of Sussex with £38 million a year to spend.
How will these reforms affect
Man died after being ‘basically left’ in Eastbourne hotel
A 60-year-old vulnerable man who died in an Eastbourne hotel “didn’t stand a chance” after being relocated from Brighton, an inquest heard.
Daniel Ginsberg, a former rail worker, was placed in The Ellesmere in Wilmington Square in January this year by Brighton & Hove City Council as emergency accommodation.
Man died in Eastbourne hotel after taking mix of drugs
A 38-year-old man died in an Eastbourne hotel after taking a mixture of drugs less than three weeks after coming out of custody in prison, an inquest heard.
Stephen Carr, a landscape gardener, had been staying at The Ellesmere in Wilmington Square in the same room as his stepfather without