SPOTLIGHT: Plea to cut housing targets
A council leader has pledged to lobby the Government to change national planning policy after approval was given to build 700 new homes on farmland near the South Downs despite huge local opposition. Last week, planning permission was granted for the controversial scheme at Mornings Mill Farm in Lower Willingdon, against Wealden District Council’s wishes. […]
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REVIEW: Little Elephant
When you’re away from home seeking a refuel at lunchtime, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to avoid ‘smashed avocado’. This culinary totem of Britain of the 2020s possibly started when people realised that the chances of getting neat slices out of a slightly over-ripe avocado were slim to zero. And it sounds better than ‘oops, I-mushed-it-to-bits-by-mistake’ […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Appeal for 700 homes at Mornings Mill Farm allowed
Planning permission has been granted for a controversial scheme of 700 homes at Mornings Mill Farm in Lower Willingdon – and Wealden District Council will bear the cost of the three-day appeal hearing. A Government planning inspector has upheld an appeal by the landowners Peter and Robert Vine against a decision by Wealden District Council […]
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SPOTLIGHT: A new lease of life for landmark
The landmark building which housed former department store T J Hughes sprang back into life this week as the venue for a host of community projects under one roof. Christian charity Living Life Eastbourne has been granted a one-year rolling lease and plans to use it extensively as a charity retail store, a warm space […]
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SPOTLIGHT: St Mary’s bell ringers – the hidden heroes of Royal mourning
WE have witnessed many ancient traditions and protocols in the past week following the death of the Queen. There has been the proclamation of accession to the Privy Council, sombre vigils by the coffin and the hearse inching through streets lined with thousands of people. The tolling of bells in churches around the country is […]
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SPOTLIGHT: How the Queen built her life on a foundation of faith
WHEN the Queen wrote a letter to the nation earlier this year to mark 70 years since her accession to the throne, many people highlighted her wish that Camilla should be known as Queen Consort when Charles became king. What fewer people might have noticed was that it was signed ‘Your Servant Elizabeth’. It is […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Historic proclamation of the new king
A large crowd gathered in the September sunshine today at Eastbourne Town Hall to hear the official proclamation of King Charles III. The road was closed as residents gathered at barriers in front of the town hall steps to hear the mayor read the proclamation. Councillor Pat Rodohan read the formal proclamation before pronouncing ‘God […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Appeal hearing over homes plan
In-depth report on three-day Mornings Mill Farm inquiry FEELINGS ran high at the Mornings Mill Farm appeal hearing into a planned development of 700 homes on farmland in Willingdon, near the South Downs, which ended this week. Eastbourne MP Caroline Ansell made an impassioned plea that the proposal at Mornings Mill Farm should be rejected […]
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SPOTLIGHT: A fun-filled summer to remember
The long, hot school summer holidays end this week in a rush of sorting pencil cases, squeezing sun-kissed feet into new shoes and the shock of trying to leave the house before 8.30am. Early September can come as a mixture of regret and relief as the normal routine reasserts. For children who love the long […]
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