School: The Causeway School, EastbourneUnique school code: 4009Partly closed: Tuesday 5 January 2021 to Friday 12 February 2021Reason: Emergency closure – no heatingMore information: All schools are affected by the Government advice to partly close. Please check the local arrangements with your school Update 19 January 2021 Due to some […]
Holocaust Memorial Day goes online for 2021
Eastbourne Borough Council is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day this year by hosting an online hub showing community videos of speeches, poetry and music. This annual day, recognised across the UK, remembers the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and […]
Mayor bowled over by long-standing tournament donates £500
The Mayor of Eastbourne has awarded £500 to a popular bowls tournament that has brought competitors to the town from across the UK for nearly a century. Eastbourne Open Bowls Tournament first ran in 1924 and last year was the first time it was cancelled other than during the Second […]
Census 2021 will provide a snapshot of modern society
Households across Lewes district will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941. Iain Bell, deputy national statistician at […]
Farewell to Trump and TOWIE: 2021 Reading Trends
If the pandemic has brought out the reader in you, then you’re not alone. In fact, last year saw more than 140,000 digital magazine issues distributed and read 99 million times on Readly, the digital magazine app. Looking ahead to 2021, following a year of doomscrolling and relentless breaking news alerts on our […]
Protecting yourself and others by wearing a face covering on Brighton Buses
Thank you for wearing a face covering on board the buses for your entire journey – you are helping to protect yourself and others and following the government’s legal requirement for travel on public transport. Around 90% of passengers who must wear a face covering by law are wearing one […]
Online tributes provide essential place to remember loved ones during 2020
With less people able to attend funerals in person in 2020, more donations than ever were made online in memory of loved ones in Sussex, according to figures from a regional co-operative. A total of £62,231 was gifted from 1,501 donations via a free online memorials feature offered by Southern […]
Council leaders to discuss £417 million budget
COUNCIL leaders will meet next week to discuss how the authority’s £417 million budget will be used to best support vital services. East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet will consider recommendations for the 2021/22 budget which include no new cuts beyond those already considered by the council last year. An increase […]
Havens Volunteer Drivers Support Covid Vaccination Efforts
One of the most memorable journeys undertaken by a Havens Community Cars volunteer driver this week was for a 93-year-old couple to get their Covid vaccine after celebrating their 70th Wedding Anniversary. The driver reported “they were a lovely couple who said the vaccine was the best gift they had […]