A man devoted to talking people out of committing suicide at the same cliff top where his wife died has remarried.

More than 100 friends and relatives witnessed Keith Lane wed his new wife Val in Eastbourne on Saturday.

Mr Lane, 55, has made twice daily visits to the 535ft high cliffs at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, since his late wife Maggie died there in March 2004.

She had spiralled into a drink-fuelled depression and travelled to the cliffs after taking a combination of alcohol and pills.

After her car containing her handbag and mobile was found, a search was made. Her body was found 150ft down the cliffs a day later, a week after she had made a previous suicide bid.

An open verdict was recorded at her inquest.

A week after she died, Mr Lane returned to the spot where she fell.

He noticed a woman scribbling a letter and wandered over to her as he sensed she was in distress.

However, she became more tormented and made a run towards the cliff's edge. Mr Lane rugby-tackled her to stop her throwing herself over.

Weeks later, the unnamed woman recognised him in a shopping centre and thanked him, saying she was recovering with medication.

Since then, Mr Lane, a window cleaner who lives in Eastbourne, says he has saved 17 more people from ending their lives by talking to them as he patrols the cliffs.

His actions have earned him a Royal Humane Society award and plaudits from local police. He was also named local hero of the year in last year's Argus Achievement Awards.

Mr Lane said his marriage proves it is possible to find happiness after despair.

He said: "After all I've been through over the past 18 months, this is a dream come true.

"The wedding was absolutely brilliant and I never thought I would find true love again after Maggie. But it has happened and I couldn't be happier."

Mr Lane met his new wife in a pub last summer and proposed three weeks later during a romantic trip to Paris.

He said: "We have become inseparable ever since. She means the world to me and is like a breath of fresh air.

"I'm a living example that it is possible to turn your life around from feeling utter despair."

The couple fly off tomorrow on a six-week round-the-world honeymoon, taking in America, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

When he returns, Mr Lane intends to continue his regular visits to Beachy Head and will carry on campaigning to fund 24-hour patrols of the eight-mile stretch of cliff.

Mrs Lane, 52, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, said: "Keith is an amazing man and I'm so glad we found each other.

"He just seems to have an amazing instinct for spotting people who are in trouble with their emotions.

"We have both been through tough times but at last we feel we can move on and live life happily."