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'''Eastbourne''' is a city on the south coast of [[England]], with a population of 450,000.  It is one of the larger cities in the [[United Kingdom]], with a booming tourist industry (helped somewhat by the new heliport created on the mock-Victorian pier).
 
  
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The city is a twenty-minute train ride from [[Brighton]], and as such has a high population of homosexuals. Despite this, Eastbourne is a firmly Conservative region, followed by the United Kingdom Independence Party and the British National Party. Demographically it also has a considerable population of economic refugees from [[Wales]], who left to find work in the service sector during Margaret Thatcher's economic reforms. It is estimated that the Welsh population is somewhere between 45 and 50% of the total population.  Unemployment is high amongst the migrant population.
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'''Eastbourne''' is a seaside town situated on the foot of the South Downs in [[Sussex]], [England]], between [[Brighton]] and [[Hastings]]. The famous landmark [[Beachy Head]] is located nearby. The town has a population of around 90,000, and relies primarily upon tourism for its income.  
  
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Crime is a serious problem, with the Eastbourne Gazette (one of the city's two newspapers) frequently complaining of drug abuse, prostitution and generally rakish behaviour.
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==Tourism==
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Being a seaside town, Eastbourne is a popular tourist attraction. The town can boast four theatres, bandstand and museums. The town has a four mile long shingle beach, lined with a seafront of hotels and guest houses.
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Eastbourne's beaches are amongst the cleanest in the South East and some four million tourists flock to the city's attractions (including the Napoleonic fortresses, mock Tudor/Victorian pier and UCI cinemas) each year.
 
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Revision as of 15:46, July 20, 2007

Eastbourne is a seaside town situated on the foot of the South Downs in Sussex, [England]], between Brighton and Hastings. The famous landmark Beachy Head is located nearby. The town has a population of around 90,000, and relies primarily upon tourism for its income.

Tourism

Being a seaside town, Eastbourne is a popular tourist attraction. The town can boast four theatres, bandstand and museums. The town has a four mile long shingle beach, lined with a seafront of hotels and guest houses.

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