Two days of non-stop sporting activity will take place this weekend with the staging of the second Eastbourne Festival of Sport.

Eastbourne Lifeboat was called out to recover a dog which had run off the cliffs at Beachy Head.

Langney Shopping Centre shops did not open this week but the community remains hopeful some businesses will be up and running by the first week in June.

Former BBC weatherman, Michael Fish has offered his backing for the Healthy Eastbourne campaign which is being launched this weekend.

Victims of sex abuse within the church have welcomed the conviction but are angry that still, nobody who was in authority in the Church has been held to account for the failings. Phil Johnson, who waived his right to anonymity after he was abused by vicar Roy Cotton, has long campaigned for justice for victims of abuse at the hands of clergy.

Former Eastbourne priest Gordon Rideout is behind bars after being jailed for ten years for the “systematic” sexual abuse of vulnerable children.

Former Bishop of Lewes Wallace Benn has said he regrets Gordon Rideout was not convicted of his crimes until now.

The Diocese has admitted questions have been raised over the safeguarding of children following the conviction of paedophile priest Gordon Rideout.

The head teacher at Bishop Bell School, where Rideout was governor for more than 14 years, has spoken to the Herald following the conviction.

Barnado’s children would be routinely beaten for trying to expose Canon Rideout as a paedophile in the 60s – but this week, the children’s charity paid tribute to them for their courage in coming forward.

THE Eastbourne Sunshine Carnival takes plac later today with organisers expecting thousands of spectators to line the seafront route of the parade.

Top doctors at the DGH have warned that services for children are ‘unsafe’ – and that it is at risk of ‘catastrophes and serious failure’.

Two Eastbourne residents had a shock this morning (Friday) after finding water buffalo in their gardens which had escaped from a nearby field.

An elderly woman had her purse stolen by a conman who asked to use her toilet.

Former BBC weatherman, Michael Fish has offered his backing for the Healthy Eastbourne campaign which is being launched this weekend.

Thousands of people were at Eastbourne Bandstand this week for the visit by the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow and presenter Fiona Bruce.

Police have warned parents to keep an eye on their children as half term approaches following a break-in and blaze at the Florence House Community Centre in Seaford.

Fiona Bruce is pictured taking a well-earned break during filming at the Antiques Roadshow which was at the Bandstand on Thursday.

Two workers were trapped after a seven foot wall at a building site collapsed in Eastbourne today (Thursday).

A 42-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of theft from a charity shop in Seaford.