Sussex charity Charleston has formally requested a long lease from Lewes District Council for Southover House, which is currently the home of Charleston in Lewes. The council was set to consider ...

The director of an art charity has expressed his joy after a 25-year lease was granted for a pop-up cultural centre. The Charleston Trust opened Charleston in Lewes 18 months ago. The centre hosts ...

At a Lewes District Council (LDC) cabinet meeting on Thursday, March 20, councillors debated the proposal to lease Southover House in Lewes to Charleston for 25 years for a “peppercorn rent” .

Residents have slammed a council as being “underhand” over its proposal to lease one of its buildings for 25 years to an arts trust for “peppercorn rent”. During a cabinet meeting this ...