SPOTLIGHT: Neighbour’s fears over plan for homes in old quarry
A 93-year-old woman who has lived in her home for more than 60 years has voiced concerns over a plan to build 18 houses at the bottom of a sheer drop in Ocklynge Chalk Pit next door. Silvia Verrall (above) moved to her house in Willingdon Road when it was built in 1961 and the […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Council update on Fort Fun revamp
Plans by Defiant Sports for accessible facilities at the Fort Fun site on Eastbourne seafront are inching forward as it was confirmed that quotes to install a new electricity feed are being gathered. But there is still no news on a long-awaited decision as to whether planning permission is needed for work to go ahead. […]
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SPOTLIGHT: What’s happening at Fort Fun?
The long-awaited renovation of Fort Fun on Eastbourne seafront is under way as the landmark seafront site is cleared ready for work to start. I met the people from the two organisations due to take leases at the site to find out about their plans and what stage work was at. Each lease will be […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Maltese man, 80, given settled status after 60 years in the UK
A retired hospitality worker who has lived in the UK for 60 years has spoken of his relief at being allowed to stay here under the EU Settlement Scheme. Neville Pullicino, 80, above, who has lived in Eastbourne for 40 years, was told in April he could only stay another six months unless he […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Man given six months to stay after 60 years in the UK
AN 80-year-old man who has lived in the UK for 60 years was told he can stay for only six more months unless he proves his right to live here. He was told to do this via a smartphone app he is unable to access. And the paper version of the application for EU settled […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Call for citizen scientists to help spot dolphins
Sailors, nature watchers, fishing enthusiasts and boat operators are being asked to help spot the UK’s smallest population of rare coastal bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Eastbourne. The south coast pod of only about 40 dolphins is known to swim along the Sussex coastline but travel as far afield as Cornwall, making it difficult […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Call to combat plastic pollution bridges political divide
Both the Liberal Democrat mayor of Eastbourne and the town’s Conservative MP were today united in their call for a community-wide effort to stop plastic pollution on beaches and in the countryside. Hundreds of people enjoyed an Eco Fair in the shade of the big wheel on Eastbourne seafront this weekend as the sun shone […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Families highlight need for safe cycle routes
More than 100 people of all ages joined a family-friendly bike ride around town to highlight the need for safer cycle routes in Eastbourne. The ‘Kidical Mass’ ride started in Gildredge Park and followed a loop through the town, down the ‘bus-only’ section of Terminus Road next to The Beacon shopping centre, towards the seafront […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Coast lovers join sea swimmers in sewage protest march
Some 200 people joined a march along Eastbourne seafront over May Bank Holiday weekend to protest against the use by Southern Water of storm overflows. The protesters walked from near the Wish Tower to the beach at the Langham Hotel on Sunday, waving placards and chanting: “Stop the sewage, save our seas!” The organisers then handed […]
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A Day in the Life: the co-ordinator of a community food project
Name: Sally Lee Role: Project co-ordinator of Rooted Community Food How long I’ve been doing this: Six months How I got here: Through an accumulation of factors, but mostly because I found it increasingly difficult to witness what we are allowing to happen to our beautiful planet. I had been a climate activist for a […]
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