Householders and businesses who fall in a controversial planned parking zone in Eastbourne are set to attend the first in a series of surgeries to explain the plans.

They will be shown where parking bays, lines and signs will go in their streets when the new controls are introduced by East Sussex County Council.

Council chiefs will be on hand to answer questions at the Upperton United Reformed Church Hall from 2pm to 7pm today.

A council spokesman said: "Their comments and ideas will be recorded and used to shape a scheme which best meets the needs of local people and businesses."