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Eastbourne Town produce a goal feast to batter Beckenham Town
Eastbourne Town delivered one of their most emphatic performances of the season, thrashing Beckenham Town 7-0 away from home in a one-sided Isthmian League South East Division clash.
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Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in March 2026
Sussex’s judges, juries and magistrates were busy in March.
Match gallery: Eastbourne Borough beaten in late drama at Worthing
It was a dramatic Sussex derby at Woodside Road on Good Friday – as relegation-haunted Eastbourne Borough came within seconds of stopping Worthing gaining a vital win in their title bid.
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South East Coast Ambulance Service delivers strong Category 2 response time performance
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is marking a strong improvement in Category 2 (C2) ambulance response times for 2025/26, achieved despite a significant increase in demand for emergency care.
Man hospitalised with ‘injuries consistent with a stabbing’ following assault in Eastbourne
A man has been hospitalised with ‘injuries consistent with a stabbing’ following an assault in Eastbourne, according to a Sussex Police press release.
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Play explores the "spectacularly appalling mess the world is today" - Hastings
Leonie Wiffen is back on stage for the first time since her schooldays as she joins the Daytime Theatre Players for A Spectacular Interview by Lindsay Jayne.
Worthing beat Eastbourne Borough with dramatic late winner - as title rivals Dorking lose at Horsham
Eastbourne Borough came so close to denting Worthing’s title bid at Woodside Road – but a 95th minute Rebels winner has left the Sports all but down and put Worthing just three points behind leaders Dorking.
John McCutchan, 89, winner of the 2026 Times Sternberg Active Life Awards (and the Bluebells are now open daily)
AS the popular Arlington Bluebell Walk and Garden opens this Easter Weekend, its incredible owner John McCutchan has received a prestigious accolade. John – now 89 – has been selected as a winner of the 2026 Times Sternberg Active Life Awards. He was nominated for this award for the work that h...
A TOP quality Mediterranean restaurant with an Italian flair – la Dolce Vita at 8 Grove Road
A TOP quality Mediterranean restaurant with an Italian flair – that’s la Dolce Vita at 8 Grove Road. Owner Lorenzo Cinalli says: “I’m proud of what I do and what I serve. I’ve been doing this for 43 years, and I do this for pleasure and love.” He is also very clear why la Dolce Vi...
There’s a lot going on Eastbourne Bandstand
There was concern that it would not reopen this spring, but it is and it all sounds incredibly positive. First, the amazing Toploader: Monday 25 May Homecoming show 1:30–5:00pm Supported by DJ Fergus Festival sound system. Dan Hipgrave, lead guitarist from Toploader said: “Eastbourne ha...
Sussex-born restaurant chain teams up with ‘Potato Queen’ for limited-edition comfort menu
A popular restaurant chain, which originated in Sussex, is marking its 25th anniversary with a new celebrity collaboration centred around one of Britain’s favourite comfort foods.
Photos show police presence at block of flats in Eastbourne
Photos submitted to this newspaper on Good Friday (April 3) show a police presence at a block of flats in Eastbourne.
Latest on train services between Seaford and Lewes after delays caused by fault with signalling system
Southern has announced that train services between Seaford and Lewes have returned to normal.
Red Arrows & Champion Women Aviators Lead World Class Eastbourne Airshow Line-Up
The RAF Red Arrows and two aerobatic champion women aviators will lead a world-class line-up at Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow from 13 – 16 August. The world-famous Red Arrows will perform three times at the show, and they are joined by the RAF Typhoon, Battle of Britain Memorial Flig...
Lewes artist offers compelling new Chichester Cathedral exhibition
Artist Alice Carter set out to create work which, as she says, “teetered between abstraction and realism.”
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Doctor Who stars conjure Sherlock Holmes on the Hastings stage
The Archers and Doctor Who actor Terry Molloy will be Watson to Colin Baker’s Sherlock Holmes as The Sign of Four is delivered as a radio play at Hastings’ White Rock Theatre on April 15.
Photos show Sussex Police at scene of collision in Eastbourne
Photos have been sent to this newspaper showing police at the scene of a collision in Eastbourne this afternoon (Thursday, April 2).
Major honour for Sussex man who runs famous bluebell walk
Arlington Bluebell Walk and Garden owner John McCutchan has received a prestigious accolade.
Eastbourne Retro: Crowds turn out for town's Easter markets in 2017
Take a look back at how Eastbourne celebrated Easter in 2017.
Easter Weekend – Arlington Bluebell open daily from Friday April 3 until Sunday May 10
THE popular Arlington Bluebell Walk returns for its 53rd year, opening daily from Friday April 3 until Sunday May 10. Owner John McCutchan has decided to open earlier this year to include Easter, so the opening day is Good Friday. He’s hoping for a bumper six weeks and 25 charities will benefit b...