A pool full of happy memories looks to the future
Volunteer community reporter Mary Mckay, who swam regularly at Motcombe Pool from 2012 until it closed due to Covid in 2020, finds out the latest on the renovation of this Edwardian building in Old Town. The hoardings have gone up around Motcombe swimming pool. Something is happening at last – but what? I asked Helen […]
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Money taken back from grounds maintenance contractor for falling below standard
By Rebecca Maer Ten default notices to claw back money from grounds maintenance contractor idverde have been issued by Eastbourne Borough Council over the last 18 months. idverde is paid around £70,000 a month for work in Eastbourne, according to council contract data. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request by Eastbourne Reporter has revealed the […]
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Bus funding of £11 million re-routed to widen Exceat Bridge
Council leaders have agreed to divert millions of pounds of bus funding to replace the single-lane Exceat Bridge near the Cuckmere Haven beauty spot. The total cost of the work is now put at nearly £22 million, ten times the amount of funding the project received when the plan went before East Sussex County Council eight […]
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What’s happening at Eastbourne bandstand?
Eastbourne’s iconic bandstand will be 90 this year and continues to undergo major repairs to make it safe. Eastbourne Borough Council spent £750,000 to repair the stage and other areas two years ago and will spend £1.1 million this year strengthening the underlying structure. With the summer concert season about to start amid safety hoardings, […]
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‘Separate buses from cars, so the bus is the choice’
Public transport in Eastbourne is nowhere near as widely used as in other areas of Sussex, such as Brighton and Hove. Largely empty double-decker buses can be seen at peak times in Eastbourne, stuck in traffic queues of private cars. In the town, 25,000 miles of scheduled bus mileage a year are lost as journeys […]
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King highlights the importance of local news reporting
By Rebecca Maer Dozens of independent local news journalists, including the Eastbourne Reporter, were among those attending a regional media reception at Buckingham Palace this week. The King issued a statement to mark the occasion, saying that he had long believed that regional media had a unique and vital role to play in society. I […]
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New Eastbourne parking restrictions agreed
By Huw Oxburgh, BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter New parking restrictions are to come into force in Eastbourne despite objections from residents. Among the measures are new double yellow lines, more blue badge parking and more spaces to allow motorbike delivery riders to park safely. The updates are part of East Sussex County Council’s annual review […]
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Families win further scrutiny of controversial plan to close day centre
Huw Oxburgh, BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter Service Rebecca Maer, Eastbourne Reporter Major adult social care cuts are to be debated further after councillors agreed to call in decisions taken by county council leaders last month. On Monday (March 17), East Sussex County Council’s People Scrutiny Committee considered two call-in requests. One was for the proposed […]
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Tea and crumpets with Eastbourne’s hereditary peer
By Paul Bromley Lord Lucas originally thought he would be a member of the Lords for only a short period because of impending reform – but that was more than 30 years ago. Now the clock is ticking on the parliamentary careers of all remaining hereditary peers as fundamental changes draw nearer. The House of […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Councillors delay decision on Exceat Bridge scheme
By Huw Oxburgh, BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter Plans to replace Exceat Bridge remain uncertain, after county council leaders deferred a decision on whether to scale back the scheme in the face of rising costs. East Sussex County Council’s cabinet had been due to decide today (March 4) whether to discontinue plans to replace the single-lane […]
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