Residents in Eastbourne angered at huge rises in their council tax bills are tonight venting their frustration.

They have been hit with the fourth highest council tax increase in England at an inflation-shattering 38 per cent.

Residents will this evening gather in protest outside the town hall in Grove Road.

With many low income families, Eastbourne Tory MP Nigel Waterson has forecast a council tax crisis as householders struggle to pay up.