Water supplies restored to Eastbourne homes following outage
By Megan Baker
Published 16th Apr 2026, 12:38 BST
Updated 17th Apr 2026, 15:26 BST
Water supplies have returned to about 2,500 properties in part of Eastbourne following an outage on Thursday (April 16).
Residents reported losing their water supply in part of Hampden Park on Thursday morning.
Several schools were forced to close and concerns were raised over supplies at Eastbourne District General Hospital (DGH). The NHS later confirmed the DGH wasn’t impacted, and the schools have now reopened.
South East Water said it ‘carried out valve operations at a nearby site to rectify the issue.’
Supplies were fully restored by 8.46am on Friday (April 17), according to the water company.
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