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Gender Stories are explored in bold, new Brighton exhibition
A bold new exhibition at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery is challenging assumptions on gender as it goes beyond the binary.
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Sussex devolution: next step taken towards establishing mayoral authority
The next step has been taken towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority across Sussex and Brighton.
Sussex hopes on the line – who of the Sports, Rebels, Hillians, Hawks and Robins can find win they crave?
My Bowman on the Road series for 2025-26 continues this weekend – and our Sussex non-league clubs are fast entering the business end of their campaigns.
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Man arrested 'on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle' in Eastbourne
A man has been arrested 'on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle' in Eastbourne, Sussex Police has confirmed.
Person taken to hospital following collision in Eastbourne
A person was taken to hospital following a collision in Eastbourne.
February half term: Here's where kids can eat free in Sussex
Here's where kids can eat for free (or for £1) in Sussex this February half term.
In pictures: Eastbourne home ‘commanding views over the town to the downs and toward the sea’ listed for sale
Take a look inside this Eastbourne home ‘commanding views over the town to the downs and toward the sea’ that has been listed for sale on Zoopla.
Eastbourne Borough Council approves council tax rise of 16p per week
Cabinet councillors at Eastbourne Borough Council have agreed a council tax rise of 16p per week.
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Brighton half-term treat is We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Children’s classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt will come alive through puppetry and music at the Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome.
‘They have made it go our way’ – Widdrington praises Eastbourne Borough players’ spirit in vital victory
Tommy Widdrington reflected on the vital midweek win over Maidstone and said: The players made it go our way.
Feast of Fiddles play Bexhill on their 31st annual tour
Feast of Fiddles set out on their 31st annual tour, a band of friends who put on a show of huge dynamic range.
East Sussex man charged following ‘report of a stolen Asda van’
A man has been charged after police in Eastbourne engaged in a ‘tactical pursuit’ following a ‘report of a stolen Asda van’.
Eastbourne Cabinet approves council tax rise of 16p per week
Cabinet councillors at Eastbourne Borough Council have agreed a council tax rise of 16p per week. This 2.99% increase for 2026/27 equates to an extra £8.55 a year for a Band D property. For every council tax bill in Eastbourne 74% is passed to East Sussex County Council, 11% to Sussex Police, 4% ...
New ‘fairer and more effective’ system for allocating council homes
Cabinet councillors approved a new system for allocating council homes to residents on the housing register, to match people more effectively with the properties they need. The current Choice Based Lettings model will be replaced with Property Match from April 1, 2026. Under the new Property Match a...
A Starring Opportunity: Eastbourne G&S Calls for a ‘Wandering Minstrel’ to Join the Cast of The McAdo
With the cast for their upcoming production of The McAdo ready to be announced, the society has issued an urgent appeal to find their leading tenor. Despite a strong turnout for auditions, the pivotal role of Nanky Drew remains unfilled, and the group is now calling on the local performing commu...
Biggest Music Line-up Announced for Beer & Cider by the Sea Festival
Tribute acts, party bands and 90’s rave will headline this year’s Beer and Cider by the Sea festival, which returns to the seafront Western Lawns from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 May. The annual food and drink showcase is preparing to serve up its biggest music line-up yet, alongside a vast selection...
Drusillas Park is celebrating a very special arrival (or two!) as rare binturong twins have been born at the Sussex Zoo
Drusillas Park’s binturong family is growing, and the new arrivals are twice as nice! Keepers at the Sussex Zoo are celebrating the birth of rare binturong twins, born on January 2nd, just months after their big sister Boots made history as Drusillas’ first-ever binturong baby last August. The ...
Friends of Eastbourne Seafront ‘horrified’ at new plan
Statement from The Friends of Eastbourne Seafront Friends of Eastbourne Seafront were initially pleased that EBC were thinning out the beds, between the Pier and Bandstand, something we have been asking for. However we are horrified that Peter Thurman has been involved and allowed to continue the th...
Support for 20mph limits on new East Sussex housing developments
County councillors have expressed support for introducing default 20mph speed limits on new housing developments.
Plans submitted to convert former care facility Eastbourne into seven new flats
Plans have been submitted to convert a former care facility in Eastbourne into seven new flats.