BBQ friendly beaches
Barbecue fans in a seaside resort will be toasting a few more sausages this summer following the resorts expansion of barbecue friendly beaches, organised in response to particularly high customer demand. Much of Eastbourne seafront will…
Banstand buzzing every summer's night
Eastbourne’s Bandstand is now the busiest venue of its kind in the UK, with a concert every evening of the week. It is Tickets are available at the door. Advance tickets for Tribute nights and 1812 concerts only can be purchased from the…
Join the Great Beer Race 2007
For the first time East Magazine’s annual Great Beer Race is to become a public, charity event. We’re looking for five mixed teams (4-10 people each) to sign up and compete in the September challenge, which celebrates the arrival of the…
Police station on EBAY in hoax
A prankster put a Sussex Police Station up for auction on EBAY. The cheeky Eastbourne resident listed the Grove Road building early this week. Web users were amazed with more than 600 visiting the page. But the online hoax was short-lived…
Mayor in shady charity cash dealings
Mayor of Eastbourne, Councillor Mrs Mary Pooley, is encouraging everyone to look cool for charity by taking part in The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's Shades for a Day on Friday 29 June. The Mayor will be amongst thousands of people…
Gig Reviewers
We're adding to our team of gig reviewers. The reviews section of our website covers gigs across Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings and Tunbridge Wells. So if you're passionate about music and fancy sharing your thoughts we'd love to hear from…
Crafty Calls For Local Stalls
An East Sussex art group is looking for stallholders, musicians and entertainers for a fine are and craft market. Pretty Crafty is the brain child of i-Candy Arts and will run in Hastings town centre on Monday August 27. ‘This will be the…
Another Top Comic Booked For EB
It’s official; flamboyantly camp comedian Alan Carr comes to Eastbourne this autumn. The co-presenter of Channel 4’s The Friday Night Project presents An Evening with Alan Carr at the Congress Theatre on Wednesday October 10, 8pm…
Beach Safety Push
Those bringing inflatables to the beach this summer now have a new safety leaflet to refer to. This comes after lifeguards at Eastbourne beach have had a bout of bathers getting into trouble whilst using inflatables; the latest incident…
Beachy Head's Young Challenge
For the first time ever young runners can follow the much acclaimed Beachy Head Marathon route on October 27. The specially planned 2km and 3km cross country course for 8-16 years olds follows part of the famous path. Cllr Steve Wallis…
