Put your Hands Up! if you can help Chestnut Tree
We have just launched our new campaign for East Sussex, and we are asking local people to put their Hands Up if they can help.At the moment we care for 300 children with life-shortening conditions and...
View ArticlePeter’s Young Lifesavers Award for Sussex
Peter McCarthy, who has been a member of Hastings and St Leonards Voluntary Lifeguards for three years, has become a trainer for the club.He has not only achieved his own lifesaving and lifeguard...
View ArticleE-Fit released of man suspected of carrying out hammer attack in St Leonards
Police have released this E-fit image of a man wanted for questioning after a 26-year-old was struck repeatedly with a hammer in an unprovoked attack.The man was assaulted as he walked along Gillsmans...
View ArticleBody set up to promote job skills
A body aimed at bringing together leading figures from education and industry to boost employment and skills has held its first meeting.Skills East Sussex (SES) was established as part of East Sussex...
View ArticleSniffer dogs bring in £25,000 illegal cigarettes haul in Eastbourne
Specially-trained search dogs helped Trading Standards officers sniff out almost £25,000 worth of illegal tobacco in a series of raids in Eastbourne.East Sussex Trading Standards enlisted the help of...
View ArticleThe launch of Sputnik2
Sigue, Sigue Sputniks former vocalist, Martin Degville and partner Johann Weidenann are set to rocket Hastings fashionistas into outer space with the launch of Sputnik2 Designs ‘clothes for...
View ArticleCollege students’ photo competition with Southeastern
Sussex Coast College and Southeastern partnered up to introduce a new competition for those studying on the two-year HND Photography course.The theme was Beside the Seaside and three very different...
View ArticleExhibition to show how mall began
An exhibition of photographs relating to the creation of Priory Meadow shopping centre will take place in the mall next month.Garry Corber lived opposite the old Central Cricket Ground in Devonshire...
View ArticleBudding mathematicians at William Parker
An exciting competition to stimulate the minds of students at ARK William Parker Academy is being run in the mathematics department. Eighteen mathematical challenges have been put up around the academy...
View ArticleYoung performers amaze the audience with dance show
Students from Helenswoood Academy amazed parents and the community at their annual dance performance.Some of the audience were moved to tears after the poignant interpretation and expression of some of...
View ArticlePolice appeal after 100 trees stolen from the side of Lewes to Ringmer cycle...
One hundred young trees have been stolen from alongside the new Lewes to Ringmer cycle way.The trees, mostly hornbeam, rowan and field maples, were dug up in two batches on Monday or Tuesday night last...
View ArticleEastbourne DGH: Avoid A&E over Easter holiday
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is urging local people to keep safe and ensure A&E is kept free for only those people who really need it. Patients who do not need to come into A&E with...
View ArticleHelping residents get online
A housing association is helping its residents get clued up on the internet.AmicusHorizon runs its Get Connected project and one resident it has been working with is 74-year-old grandmother Jackie...
View ArticleTwo men forced their way into a St Leonards home and threatened occupants
Two men forced their way into a St Leonards home and threatened the occupants. The incident happened about 10.30pm on March 20 when a 29-year-old man opened the front door of his home in Blackman...
View ArticleCounty News: Former Sussex police officer jailed over Milly Dowler...
A former Sussex police officer who leaked details of the Milly Dowler investigation to the Sun newspaper has been jailed for 18 months.Over the course of more than a decade, Simon Quinn, 43, from...
View ArticleMagazine: How apprenticeships can lead to lifelong career success
Apprenticeships have been a hot topic in the last couple of years, as the government has got behind the traditional route into work by urging young people and businesses to consider them.But do they...
View ArticleCar dealership is driving force for Mayor’s new car
A local car dealership is sponsoring the Hastings mayoral car, providing the vehicle free of charge and saving the council money.Hastings car dealership the Birchwood Group offered the Mayor of...
View ArticleBeautiful Gardens open May to October
Open Gardens events in aid of St Michael’s Hospice offer a rare opportunity to explore the secrets of hidden and private gardens not usually open to the public. This year’s Open Garden programme has a...
View ArticleBunny Hop is a huge success at Hospice
The Easter Bunny Hop at St Michael’s Hospice has been hailed as ‘a huge success’ attracting dozens of children and raising hundreds of pounds for the charity.Over 100 children bounced down to St...
View ArticleAppeal for witnesses to crash where paramedic was injured in Eastbourne
An off-duty paramedic was airlifted to hospital after a collision involving a motorised scooter and a van.Now, Sussex Police is appealing for witnesses to the crash.Emergency services were called at...
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