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In Pictures: Works begin on removal of footbridge at Hampden Park railway station
Work has begun to remove the footbridge at Hampden Park railway station.
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Final beckons for Eastbourne young soloist competition
Attracting top-quality young musicians from music colleges and specialist music schools, the first round of the Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Young Soloist Competition produced five finalists.
Quiet message behind new coffee shop just open
You can be anything you want to be – That’s the quiet message behind a new coffee shop opened by Jennifer Jelley at 22 Mountfield Road, Hampden Park. Previously a beauty salon, the space has been thoughtfully transformed into an independent coffee shop with a welcoming and inclusive fe...
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Wealden contributes £1.1m to help drive forward long-awaited road improvements to A22 around Hailsham
Wealden District Council has this week transferred £1.1million of funding to East Sussex County Council (ESCC) to drive forward a package of highways improvements focussed on the A22 around Hailsham. The £1.1 million injection of funding comes from Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies collec...
Eastbourne MP 'honoured' to win award for work with disadvantaged communities
Eastbourne’s Josh Babarinde has been named ‘New MP of the Year’.
Decimated: Sussex non-league programme badly hit after week of rain
Non-league football – as expected – has been badly hit by the continuing wet weather, with many Sussex teams left facing another blank weekend as pitches are deemed unfit.
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Electronic pioneers OMD offer Sussex NHS fund-raiser
My Charity University Sussex Hospitals has confirmed that electronic pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) will headline the sixth NHS My Music concert at the Brighton Centre on June 28.
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ABBA tribute Björn Again confirm Eastbourne date
ABBA tribute Björn Again play the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne on May 30.
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Madness set to headline Brighton's On The Beach festival this summer
Brighton’s beachfront is set to party this summer as Madness headline On The Beach festival on Friday, July 24.
Passengers urged to plan ahead during Portsmouth Direct Line works this February half-term
Passengers travelling on the Portsmouth Direct Line are advised to plan ahead this February half-term (February 14 to 22) as Network Rail carries out a series of essential works to maintain and improve the railway.
Sussex Police joins partners at London Gatwick to combat female genital mutilation
Sussex Police joined partners – including local authorities and a gender-based violence charity – at London Gatwick to combat female genital mutilation.
Drivers urged to take extreme care on waterlogged roads as record-breaking rainfall batters Britain
As record-breaking rainfall continues to batter the UK and more than 70 flood warnings remain in place, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging drivers to take extreme care on waterlogged roads.
Conservatives Call for By-Election After Lib Dem Defection
Eastbourne Conservatives have called on Councillor Brett Wright to resign his seat and trigger a by-election following his defection from the Liberal Democrats to the Green Party. Cllr Wright was elected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Meads division in a by-election in August 2023, follow...
‘More severe and frequent’ – Farmers braced for further flooding across South East
Farmers across the South East are braced for further flooding over the coming days, with no let up after weeks of heavy rainfall.
Sussex Police: Increased visible patrols have helped create safer town centres this winter
Officers have helped create safer town centres this winter through increased visible patrols to deter and respond to crime, according to a Sussex Police press release.
This show is utterly Glorious!, Devonshire Park Theatre, 17 – 21 Feb
FEEL GOOD DRAMA THAT’S UNBELIEVABLY TRUE! JUST – GLORIOUS! GLORIOUS! Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne Tuesday 17 – 21 February 2026 (please note the revised open date for this show) The critically acclaimed West End hit comedy GLORIOUS! comes to Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre on its...
Hampden Retail Park sold, Eastbourne Borough Council confirms
Hampden Retail Park has been sold, Eastbourne Borough Council has confirmed.
Eastbourne county councillor switches political parties
An Eastbourne county councillor has switched political parties.
Drusillas celebrates conservation partnership successes
Tomorrow, on Reverse the Red Day, conservation organisations around the world come together to show that species decline is not inevitable. The occasion also marks one year since Drusillas Park and The Civet Project Foundation joined forces to protect civets and binturong from extinction – and, on...
Invitation to run your business at iconic Sussex forest site
Businesses are being offered the rare chance to be based at Ashdown Forest