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Christmas Fair fundraiser returns to St Wilfrid’s Hospice

St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne is holding a Christmas Fair to raise vital funds for hospice care – and Father Christmas will be joining in the fun. Following on from the success of last year’s fair, which raised more than £13,000, this year’s event is being held across two sessions, wit...

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Eastbourne MP Holds Talk with Local Businesses Following the Budget 

Eastbourne MP Josh Babarinde hosted a roundtable, bringing together representatives from across the retail and hospitality sectors to discuss the impact of last month’s Budget. During the discussion, businesses outlined their concerns about the mounting pressures they face, as well as putting forw...

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Eastbourne’s Tree of Light Offers a Special Place to Remember Loved Ones This Christmas

Sunday 6 December 2026 | 4pm | Congress Theatre, Eastbourne For more than 25 years, Eastbourne’s Rotary Tree of Light has provided a meaningful opportunity for local people to come together and remember loved ones who are no longer with us. This year’s Tree of Light service will take place on Su...

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Eastbourne bar fundraise over £1,000 for Royal British Legion on Remembrance Sunday

The Garden Bar hosted a fundraiser for the Royal British Legion and were joined by 150 people.

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Eastbourne Borough Council leader welcomes Real Living Wage accreditation

Eastbourne Borough Council has been officially accredited as a Real Living Wage employer, underlining its commitment to fair pay and being a responsible employer. The accreditation means all council staff are paid at least the Real Living Wage – £13.45 an hour – a voluntary rate calculated acco...

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Glyndebourne offers contemporary works of art inspired by Sussex

Fair Ground 2026

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The Rattonians offer their Christmas Spectacular

A Christmas Spectacular

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Eastbourne parents walk along East Sussex Coast to raise money to save kids' football team

Parents of the Sovereign Saints Under Nines football team walked from Eastbourne to Worthing to raise funds for the team and St Wilfrid’s Hospice.

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Tree of Light service in Eastbourne offers a special place to remember loved ones this Christmas

Eastbourne’s Tree of Light service will take place on Sunday, December 6 this year.

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Eastbourne MP holds talk with local businesses following the Budget

Eastbourne MP Josh Babarinde hosted a roundtable on Monday (November 9), bringing together representatives from across the retail and hospitality sectors to discuss the impact of last month’s Budget.

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Eastbourne welcomes Real Living Wage accreditation

Eastbourne Borough Council welcomes the Real Living Wage accreditation

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Care assistant rises to lead Trinity Homecare’s Eastbourne branch

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'It's really frustrating' - businesses still don't know when Eastbourne bus works will begin

East Sussex County Council has still not announced when proposed bus works will begin and businesses are concerned about the impacts.

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White Ribbon Day marked at Eastbourne railway station

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Planned scheme for retirement flats complex in Eastbourne 'no longer viable'

The planned scheme for a retirement flats complex in Sovereign Harbour has been withdrawn by developers.

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Eastbourne shopping centre welcomes new fragrance shop

The Beacon has welcomed its latest fragrance shop addition in the shopping centre.

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Hundreds pay respect at Sussex site of crashed British bomber

Hundreds of people gathered at the Airman's Grave on Ashdown Forest on Sunday morning to pay their respects to all those who lost their lives in the two World Wars and other conflicts.

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Eastbourne cycle route works starting next week to bring months of disruption

Works to continue the Horsey Cycle Route in Eastbourne that are due to last until April 2027 will begin next week, East Sussex Highways has confirmed.

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The power of ponies: Grazing helps rare landscape near Eastbourne recover

The condition of a rare chalk heath near Eastbourne has been upgraded after Exmoor ponies were used to graze the site.