Work has begun on Eastbourne Town Hall and will take around six months (Image: Andy Li) A clock tower will now be silent for months after repair works started on its 130-year-old building.

Here's why Eastbourne Town Hall's bells have stopped chiming. advertisement. ... Eastbourne Borough Council has confirmed it is aware of the issue and hopes to rectify it ‘as soon as possible’.

The site on which the town hall was built was known as Stocks Bank, a nod to the stocks that once stood there. The clock has gone silent several times as a result of repairs and restoration ...

Pamela Healy, Chief Executive of the British Liver Trust, said: “It’s heartwarming to see Eastbourne Town Hall clock illuminated in green to support everyone affected by liver cancer across ...

In 2004, when Miriam Wilkinson moved from London to Eastbourne, on England’s southeast coast, the seaside town was often referred to as “God’s waiting room” because of its aging population.