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St Wilfrid’s Hospice has launched its Christmas tree recycling service to help raise vital funds for patient care.

Pupils from Shinewater Primary School brought festive cheer to Mortain Place Care Home in Eastbourne this week, as they delivered handwritten and plantable Christmas Cards to residents, in partnership with Barratt Homes.

As Christmas fast approaches and we say goodbye to 2025 and welcome in 2026, Wealden District Council leaders are wishing residents, businesses and organisations a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Eastbourne’s annual Christmas Day Concert will return this year, bringing free festive cheer to residents and visitors alike.

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A 48-year-old man from Bexhill has been convicted of the murder of 58-year-old Rita Lambourne, following a trial at Hove Crown Court.

A former University of Sussex student who raped or sexually assaulted five women, including four fellow students, has been jailed.

Eastbourne Theatres is thrilled to have been nominated for Campaign of the Year by industry leading voice The Stage, as part of their prestigious annual awards. The recognition comes for the theatres impactful New Era campaign, successfully designed to highlight to its audiences, new and existing, the herald of a New Era of World-class entertainment for the towns 3 main venues – the Congress Theatre, the Devonshire Park Theatre and the Winter Garden, under new management by global live entertainment business Trafalgar Entertainment.

Sussex Police has been ranked the top performing force in the country for answering 999 calls, topping the national table for four consecutive months.

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Eastbourne will ring in 2026 with a free New Year’s Day concert, bringing cheer to residents and visitors across the town.

A CHARITY which moved its base into Eastbourne 12 months ago is celebrating a very successful year.

The entrepreneur behind this December's Brighton Family Panto says he can't wait to be performing in Jack and the Beanstalk.

Hailsham Post Office staff extend their warmest seasonal greetings to customers and offering their best wishes for a happy and healthy Christmas.

Major Chris Bryant share his Christmas message

Wealden District Council has received funding from Sport England’s Swimming Pool Support Fund (SPSF) to install a Solar PV system at Uckfield Leisure Centre.

The Home Office today has confirmed to Wealden District Council that no decision to house 540 asylum seekers at the Crowborough Army Camp will be made this year.

A new survey by leading dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society reveals almost one in three people (30%) in the UK don’t know who lives next door to them

It was the third year that A Winter’s Day on Ashdown has taken place at the Ashdown Forest Centre in Colemans Hatch Road, Wych Cross.

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, heard first-hand how Hospice in the Weald’s free care and support is transforming lives as she visited its Hospice in Five Ashes on Friday (12th).

Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow has once again been voted the best free airshow in the country.

More than 140 beers and ciders and a sensational music line-up will return to Eastbourne’s seafront lawns next 15 – 17 May, with festival tickets on sale now.

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Brighten the Night is back and has already raised more than £3,700 for St Wilfrid's Hospice

Passengers today (Monday 15 December) boarded the first train on a new, direct, rail link between Eastbourne, Lewes and London Bridge, making commutes to the City easier than ever. The train arrived in London five minutes early.

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne will question Sussex Police Chief Constable Jo Shiner on a range of pressing issues at the next Performance & Accountability Meeting (PAM) on Thursday, 18 December 2025.

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, is delighted to reveal that the winner of her 2025 Christmas card competition is Year 4 pupil Thomas Plummer from Blackboys primary school.

Three Sussex-based female business owners — Zoe Britton of Arracan Group, Harry Wallis of Harriet Wallis Marketing, and Melanie Essex of Manley Bookkeeping Services — were announced as official finalists at the Female Business Awards 2025, a UK-wide initiative celebrating the achievements of female-led small businesses.

A ‘shocking’ 63 people have been arrested in the first week of Sussex Police’s Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-drivers.

Children with Cancer Fund (Polegate) celebrates after receiving £13,736 of National Lottery funding to help support local children with cancer.

Five staff and volunteers from St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne were thrilled to represent the organisation at The Princess of Wales’s ‘Together at Christmas’ Carol Service at Westminster Abbey. They were invited as the hospice is a patronage of Her Majesty The Queen.

A man has been reported missing from Eastbourne, Sussex Police confirmed.

A prolific thief who targeted shops in Burgess Hill and Crowborough has been sentenced.

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2026 is “a New Year, a New Beginning” and it could be off to a fantastic start for any Taylor Swift fans local to Eastbourne, as an award-winning extravaganza that pays tribute to one of the leading contemporary artists of our time, Taylormania comes to the Congress Theatre, 30 January, just in time to lift us out of those January blues!

Twenty names have been chosen for the new food waste collection vehicles for Wealden, Hastings and Rother.

THERE is something very special happening in Ashdown Forest on Saturday from 11am until 3pm.

Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) helps residents in East Sussex to bring down the cost of electricity, gas and water bills and to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. Its free, impartial and confidential energy advice service is for everyone.

Eastbourne Borough Council this week officially renewed its historic affiliation with His Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Puncher - an Archer-class patrol vessel - during a special re-signing ceremony at the Town Hall.

Eastbourne Borough Council is allocating £200,000 to support the town’s most vulnerable residents who are struggling amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Contractors employed by Eastbourne Borough Council successfully completed key structural tests on Eastbourne Bandstand this week.

Eastbourne Borough Council’s Cabinet has approved a new seafront strategy that offers a long-term plan to create a vibrant, safe, inclusive and sustainable seafront that reflects the values and aspirations of the community.

Lewes District Council has opened a newly upgraded and redesigned playground in Walmer Road, Seaford, inspired by the ideas of local schoolchildren.

Ryan went along last night (Tuesday 9th December) to this year's Pantomime in Eastbourne

The Hailsham Christmas Market will take place in Vicarage Field this weekend on Saturday 13 December, from 9am to 2.30pm.

Beacon Academy Sixth Form students gained valuable career insights during the Academy’s UCAS, Apprenticeships and Careers Day on Friday 28 November.

The festive season is known for its traditions and Southern driver, Matthew Staniforth’s, favourite pastime is spreading joy to customers by wearing his handmade Christmas hat.

Small Business Saturday takes place on the first Saturday in December, however, it’s a year-round national movement to highlight the small businesses who make a huge difference to our communities and economy, particularly here in East Grinstead, Uckfield, and the villages.

Wealden residents are being informed of changes to waste collection dates over the festive period.

East Sussex County Council introduced a booking system at household waste recycling sites (HWRS) in East Sussex from November 2025.

As the festive celebrations end, and you begin to survey the remnants of the day, a sea of discarded wrapping paper, toy packaging, and cardboard boxes, it's easy to reach for the waste bin. However, a significant portion of these materials can be reused or recycled, making a positive impact on the environment

Lewes District Council will introduce alternate weekly collections (AWC) for household waste and recycling from February 2026, to increase the district's recycling rate.

Vast improvements have been made to Wealden District Council’s social housing stock as part of a multimillion-pound investment to ensure homes are energy efficient and cheaper to heat.

The branch located in Eastbourne was full of festive cheer for the fundraiser.

A drug-driver who killed one person and seriously injured two others in a head-on collision has been jailed.

The sound of Jingle Bells could be heard from the JPK Sussex Project as supporters celebrated the forthcoming Christmas Celebrations with a Christmas Fayre.

The local catering company were supplying food at Eastbourne's Ultimate Christmas Party Fest at the weekend and didn't let the left-overs go to waste.

The services have been transferred to Eastbourne's DGH and The Conquest Hospital in Hastings

The hugely popular Prince Albert in Old Town could soon be a veterinary surgery

The branch located on the High Street in Heathfield is set to close, with plans approved to convert it into a gym.

Wealden organisations are invited to apply for funding to boost physical activity and tackle health inequalities in their communities.