You can also browse by government department Topics: , Departments: The previous government sought to reduce the use of hotels to accommodate people who seek asylum by trying to procure accommodation in local areas as well as by setting up large sites such as barges and disused military bases the Home Office decided to acquire the Northeye site in Bexhill-on-Sea who had previously bought the site in August 2022 for around £6.3 million The Home Office completed the purchase of the Northeye site in September 2023 for around £15.4 million The Home Office anticipated that the site would provide around 1,400 bed spaces through a mix of refurbished and new buildings The site is contaminated and requires remediating This report sets out the process by which the Home Office acquired the Northeye site and the reasons for the site not being operational yet The NAO undertook this work in response to concerns raised over the suitability of the site for asylum accommodation The report adds to the findings from the NAO’s March 2024 report, Investigation into asylum accommodation which covered the Home Office’s acquisition of other large sites in detail but did not include the Northeye site and does not conclude on the value for money of the acquisition The Home Office’s attempt to acquire the Northeye site within just a few months of adopting it onto the non-detained asylum accommodation programme led it to cut corners and make a series of poor decisions This resulted in it purchasing a site that was unsuitable for that original purpose and it paying more for it than it needed to While the site has been moved to a different programme and may yet fulfil a need the Home Office has it remains to be seen whether the acquisition of the Northeye site results in benefits that justify its cost It is encouraging that the Home Office has taken steps to understand what went wrong and that it has made changes to improve its in-house property function But this case exemplifies the need to adhere to minimum standards and not forgo due diligence Stay up to date with the latest from the NAO ‘Summer Nights By The Sea’, is a brand new open-air concert series organised by FORM promoters and they will be bringing the best of alternative music to Bexhill’s stunning De La Warr Pavilion Lawns Bexhill’s De La Warr Pavilion Lawns is a stunningly beautiful site that overlooks the sea Alongside the fantastic music and stunning views you can expect pop-up boutique stalls and an award winning beer selection Brighton folk-punk heroes LEVELLERS return to Bexhill-On-Sea for the first time in 7 years for a rare live performance on the South-Coast Revered Brighton group the LEVELLERS are famed for their high-tempo live performances Approaching their 40th anniversary the Levellers are still a must-see live band and a political voice needed now more than ever Their seminal platinum-selling album ‘Levelling The Land’ redefined the UK’s musical landscape during the summer of 1991 featuring hit singles including ‘One Way’ Their most successful album was the UK No.1 album ‘Zeitgeist’ which celebrates its 30th Anniversary in 2025 Most recently they released new studio album ‘Peace’ in 2020 which entered the UK Official Album chart at No.8 Main support on the day comes from legendary UK electronic-punk outfit POP WILL EAT ITSELF, alongside indie folk-rock heroes SKINNY LISTER, and buzzy Essex punks PET NEEDS There will also be a full supporting bill of still to be announced acts Members of the De La Warr will be able to purchase their tickets early via a pre-sale link. You can become a member HERE General sale tickets will be available from 9am on Friday 28th March from HERE The second of the ‘Summer Nights By The Sea’ events will be taking place on Saturday 26th July and will feature DOVES, TURIN BRAKES and other to be confirmed acts. Details of that event can be found HERE and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed Brighton and Hove Albion 4 Arsenal 2 Brighton and Hove Albion left Arsenal shell-shocked once again as they ran out.. Brighton and Hove Albion 1 Newcastle United 1 Brighton and Hove Albion looked to be on course for a 1-0.. Brighton and Hove Albion face Newcastle United at the Amex this afternoon with Jan Paul van Hecke back in the.. Everton 2 Brighton and Hove Albion 3 Nikita Parris returned to the club where she started her senior career and.. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Bexhill-on-Sea 5.3.25 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey) RAG’N’BONE MAN + ELLES BAILEY + JON POPPII – DE LA WARR PAVILION BRITs Week 25, delivered by DHL for War Child entered its last gig on Wednesday 5th March with triple BRIT award winner, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man bringing his raw, soulful vocals to the iconic seafront location of De La Warr Pavilion Rag’n’Bone Man played this very special intimate gig at the cherished East Sussex venue for the charity War Child at a time when more children than ever need #WarChild’s support Fresh from his storming third studio album release (‘What Do You Believe In?’– released 18th October 2024) Rag ‘N’ Bone Man is preparing himself for a busy 2025 with extensive worldwide touring and musical releases to come All proceeds from the shows went towards War Child’s phenomenal work to help provide protection and more while standing up for the rights of children whose lives have been devastatingly affected by war The total amount raised for War Child by BRITs Week It is estimated that 1 in 5 children are currently living in or fleeing from conflict with your support War Child can help children put the pieces back together By experiencing the thrill and excitement of the intimate one-off performances you will be directly contributing to helping these children rebuild their lives The gig is sold out which is great news for the War Child charity I thankfully settled into my seat just in time for support, London’s Jon Poppii starting his set after a horrendous fight to find a parking space heartfelt songs and for me the best of his set was ‘Wasted Prayer’ a new track he was trying out on the audience tonight It was beautiful and the rest of the crowd agreed jonpoppii.os.fan Next up – Elles Bailey who is an award-winning critically acclaimed artist who seamlessly straddles the worlds of Americana Some of those awards include: UK song of the Year 2020 at the Americana Awards UK Album of the Year 2020 and 2023 at the UK Blues Awards Artist and Live Act of the Year 2023 at the Americana Awards UK Vocalist of the Year 2023 at the UK Blues Awards and Artist of the Year 2020 2021 and 2023 at the UK Blues Awards – a “threepeat” victory that saw her excluded from any further wins but inducted her into the UK Blues Hall of Fame She started by saying that she was honoured to be here tonight supporting Rag ‘N’ Bone Man for War Child All the songs she delivered were from last year’s album ‘Beneath The Neon Glow’ What a great voices from both of these women As she’s singing ‘Truth Ain’t Gonna Save Us’ she makes her way down off the stage in front of the crowd – a great fan pleaser for those who’ve come to see her She belts out each song from the very depth of her body – a very powerful performer She’s out supporting Rag ‘N’ Bone Man on tour this summer with her full band and it’ll be a great match She finishes her set with ‘Enjoy The Ride’ and we surely did www.ellesbailey.com  The love for Rag ‘N’ Bone Man from the audience explodes as he comes on stage Talking about Bexhill-on-Sea he told us that he;d “Never played a venue so close to my house” – he’s originally from Uckfield On the drive over he hit a pot hole and had to be rescued by his tour manager but on the plus side he said it meant he could drink tequila as he wasn’t driving As well as past and present tracks there were two live debut tracks ‘Time To Love’ and ‘Ghosts’ which were sensational and showed ongoing development from this remarkable artist He’s backed by a amazing band creating a wall of wondrous noise His two backing singers were superb with one delivering a duet with the man himself at one point What a voice and what a show which finished with ‘Giant’ which certainly describes how I would describe Rag ‘N’ Bone Man – a giant in our music industry There were however a couple of negatives for me during the night The constant shining a light on the audience was tiresome as was the amount of audience chatting which I heard many of my fellow audience members I’ve never heard so much talking during a gig before As Rag ‘N’ Bone Man winds up the show he tells us not to buy his album but to buy the War Child t-shirts It’s all about the songs – they speak for him www.ragnboneman.com For best viewing experience of this website Please enter a place name in the search bar Environment Agency Updated: 12:52 (UTC+1) on Tue 6 May 2025 it will turn increasingly cloudy from off the North Sea Some bright or sunny spells developing by evening Staying dry with some lengthy clear skies overnight Turning chilly with a touch of grass frost in 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to or slightly above average Doves at Brighton Racecourse 26.07.19 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey) ‘Summer Nights By The Sea’, is a brand new open-air concert series organised by FORM promoters and they will be bringing the best of alternative music to Bexhill’s stunning De La Warr Pavilion Lawns Saturday 26th July will see indie-rock royalty DOVES make their first ever live appearance in Bexhill in support of their stunning, critically acclaimed new album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’. Support on the day comes from indie-rock legends TURIN BRAKES who return to Bexhill to perform a full electric set Inspiration is seldom elusive, and motivation rarely fades, for DOVES The boundary-clearing alchemists of alternative sound return with their critically-acclaimed sixth studio album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’ 25 years after they arrived with their Mercury Award-nominated debut proving they are still reaching new artist heights Main support on the day comes from the legendary and much loved UK folk-rock outfit TURIN BRAKES who return to Bexhill to this time perform with their exciting full electric set Members of the De La Warr will be able to purchase their tickets early via a pre-sale link. You can become a member HERE. General sale tickets will be available from 9am on Friday 28th March from HERE The first ‘Summer Nights By The Sea’ event will be held the week before on Saturday 19th July and this will feature LEVELLERS, POP WILL EAT ITSELF, SKINNY LISTER, PET NEEDS and more. Details on that event can be found HERE Deputy Travel EditorPublished: Invalid Date A SEASIDE town with huge beach is often passed over in favour of nearby larger resorts despite having an important part in UK history Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex is near the bigger St Leonard's This is despite having a long two-mile beach beach gardens and beach hunts along the promenade Some even say it's better than the nearby Brighton - one tourist wrote: "Compare this to busy Brighton and there's no comparison if you just want a quiet day on the beach." It is also one of the sunniest places in the UK One of the main seafront attractions is the Art Deco De La Warr Pavilion built in 1934 and one of the country's first modernist buildings Bexhill-on-Sea has also been dubbed the 'birthplace of British motor racing'. The town hosted the UK's first motor race in 1902 won by French driver Leon Serpollet with speeds up to 54mph Petrol heads can now head to Bexhill Museum to learn about it's motor history, as well as the town's history in general including dinosaurs and shipwrecks in the area. Brickmakers Alehouse was listed as one the UK's top pubs by Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) this year Otherwise there is also the The Picture Playhouse a Wetherspoons pub built into a 1921 cinema TV presenter Graham Norton previously lived in Bexhill, putting up his house for sale for £2.3million back in 2017. Other famous celebs include Eddie Izzard and Spike Milligan The town is also getting a multi-million pound renovation as part of the government's £20 million levelling up scheme Fancy staying? Most of the places in Bexhill-on-Sea are B&Bs and home rentals although there are a few hotels There is the coastal The Relais Cooden Beach or the boutique The Driftwood with just six rooms Trains to Bexhill take just under two hours from London Or its an hour's drive from Brighton Another Victorian seaside town is Frinton-on-Sea in Essex which was loved by royals and even visited by Winston Churchill Or there is Matlock Bath, a 'seaside' town that isn't on the beach - and we sent a reporter down to explore Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ Work has started on the next two phases of construction at Vistry The Gateway location in Bexhill-on-Sea which will provide a range of housing options for local people The homebuilder is already building 200 homes on the outskirts of the seaside town under its Bovis Homes brand Now it is starting work on another 447 properties across two new phases under its Linden Homes and Countryside Homes brands which were approved by Rother District Council in November 2023 with 300 of these available as affordable homes shared ownership homes or for private rent They will be part of a much wider neighbourhood which has outline planning permission for up to 1,050 homes regional sales and marketing director for Vistry Kent said: “This project is a landmark development for the area providing high-quality homes in a well-designed new neighbourhood To be starting work on the next two phases is an important milestone “Hundreds of these new homes will be accessible to people who might not have the budget to buy a full price new-build property because we have various rental and shared ownership opportunities here “These include homes above and beyond the affordable housing provision set out in the planning agreement for the development and this is very much in line with our values at Vistry We are pleased to be making high-quality homes available to all and to be working with investment firm CBRE The first of the next two phases was launched under the Linden Homes brand on Saturday 15 June and includes 92 homes Vistry is due to release the first homes under its Countryside Homes brand at the development – comprising 264 homes in autumn there will be 153 affordable homes which Vistry committed to as part of the planning agreement for the development These have been purchased by CBRE and will be managed by Pinnacle Spaces there will be 73 shared ownership properties built for Sage Homes by Countryside Homes within its part of the development while a further 74 homes will be available to rent through Leaf Living four and five-bedroom Bovis Homes properties currently available to reserve at The Gateway For more information on The Gateway, visit bovishomes.co.uk, lindenhomes.co.uk and countrysidehomes.com Building, Design & Construction Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals A Building Magazine Leading in the field of building news reporting Building Design & Construction Magazine is one of the most respected and referenced sources of building news enquiries@bdcmagazine.co.uk+44 1484 437312 Subscribe our newsletter to get the best stories into your inbox © 2025 BDC Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals