Eastbourne seafront cafe demolished
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Demolition work has begun at a popular cafe on Eastbourne seafront.
The Western View at the Wish Tower is being knocked down to make way for a new destination restaurant.
The eatery closed on Sunday July 1 after being in situ since early 2013.
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Hide AdExcavation work has begun and contractors are due to start work in the summer on building a new restaurant to replace the former Wish Tower Restaurant.
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French chain Bistrot Pierre has been chosen to run the restaurant, the building of which will be paid for in part by more than £1 million given to Eastbourne council by the Conservative government for tourism in the wake of the devastating pier fire in 2014.