SPOTLIGHT: Life on the ‘Grow Eastbourne’ allotment
A SMALL group of people sit on logs under the welcome shade of an old apple tree at the end of an allotment. There is banter and plans for a Friday evening get-together (‘bring beer!’) and it seems like a sociable break from a spot of planting, weeding and watering. The plot has flourishing potatoes […]
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REVIEW: Top deck of the 12X bus from Eastbourne to Brighton
By Rebecca Maer There are three main reasons to travel by bus to Brighton rather than drive: 1. The ability to gaze lingeringly at rolling downland, a coastal panorama and the skyscape without a head-on collision 2. The voyeuristic frisson from the top deck with a grandstand view of other people’s gardens and, if you’re […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Where do we go from here on seafront cycling?
In the final section of our three part series looking at why there is no safe Eastbourne seafront cycling route along the entire beachfront, we talk to the local authorities involved. We ask Eastbourne Borough Council and East Sussex County Council about the way ahead as we face a climate emergency THERE are two parts […]
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SPOTLIGHT: “I am not optimistic about anything changing very quickly”
A wide view of Eastbourne promenade looking west to Beachy Head
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SPOTLIGHT: Why can’t you cycle along most of Eastbourne seafront?
There is no immediate end in sight to the decades-long battle to overturn a ban on cycling along most of Eastbourne seafront. In part one of this three-part series, we review what has happened (and not happened) so far You can drive to Eastbourne seafront and park by the Wish Tower, within just 20 metres of […]
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