Rebecca Maer

The company with a contract with Eastbourne Borough Council to build 100 affordable homes on the Bedfordwell Pumping Station site is reported to have filed for administration.  Boutique Modern, based in Newhaven, started preparatory work on the landmark site near the railway line in Eastbourne earlier this year. The company

Nearly 200 homeless households from Brighton and Hove are in temporary accommodation in Eastbourne despite an accusation of “scant regard” for their wellbeing.  Figures show a rising trend by Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) of housing people in Eastbourne. In October 2023, there were 42 placements from BHCC in

An art gallery has been forced to close because of noxious gases and foul water seeping into the basement from a collapsed sewer.  Pennie Radcliffe, 72, owner of Gallery@42 in South Street, Eastbourne, has moved to a temporary exhibition area while waiting for Southern Water to look further into

Legal action has been threatened against Southern Water if it does not quickly resolve a long-running odour problem from a seafront wastewater treatment works. Eastbourne Borough Council said it has served a formal notice on Southern Water under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The move would seem to bring matters

By Rebecca Maer, Eastbourne Reporter, and the BBC-funded Shared Data Unit  Overall debt at Eastbourne Borough Council fell slightly in the last year but is forecast to rise again in each of the next three years. The amount owed was down by four per cent between 2023/24 and 2024/

I joined a public tour of the Redoubt Fortress on the seafront as Eastbourne Borough Council asks the public how they want to see it used if funding allows the historic monument to be reopened.  The echoing acoustics of the circular parade ground at the Redoubt provide an intriguing backdrop