Police seek youths who attacked man in Eastbourne town centre
Youths attacked a man in Eastbourne on Sunday, after he challenged them over anti-social behaviour.At around 3.45am on Sunday (April 19) a man challenged a group of “rowdy” youths near Eastbourne...
View ArticleTrain delays between Eastbourne and London after signalling fault
Signalling problems near Balcombe are causing delays on Eastbourne to London train services this afternoon (April 24).Southern Rail said there are delays of up to 60 minutes because of the signalling...
View ArticleA259 between Pevensey and Bexhill partially blocked
An incident on the A259 at Hooe is causing delays between Pevensey and Bexhill this afternoon (April 24).The road is partially blocked, and there is queueing traffic in both directions.Sussex Police is...
View Article‘Action is needed over the A21 danger road’ - Coroner
The A21 has been criticised by East Sussex coroner Alan Craze.The road, which is heavily used by motorists from 1066 Country, has been named as one of the most dangerous in Britain due to its high...
View ArticleFocus your discussions to get through to your audience
Last week I spoke about targeting your conversations online to preserve privacy and to prevent others from being annoyed by things they aren’t interested in. Instant messages and private messages have...
View ArticleNetwork and receive support at the Lewes Women in Business group
Lewes Women in Business held its first networking event on Tuesday April 14 in The Hive meeting room on the High Street.Industries including town planning, garden design, graphic design, illustration,...
View ArticleArchitect to give final lecture in Burtons’ St Leonards Society series
The final talk in the current Burtons’ St Leonards Society lecture series will be delivered by distinguished Eastbourne architect Richard Crooke.Mr Crooke, who is formerly of English Heritage, will...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Distressing news as two hedgehogs stolen in Uckfield
Where is this year going to! Winter seems to have gone and the trees are turning green again. Our wild plants are starting to flower and bats have started flying at dusk again. It’s a great time of...
View ArticleHailsham policeman paralysed during family holiday
A policeman from Hailsham has been left paralysed after a tragic accident while on holiday in Portugal.Thirty-year-old Luke Stanwick was left fighting for his life in a medically-induced coma.He was...
View ArticleSeaford man, 66, found dead after “smell of gas”
Emergency services were called to a house in Seaford where a man was found dead this morning (April 27).Sussex Police said, “At 10.13am on Monday (April 27) police were called to a house in Elgin...
View ArticleLink road that could ease traffic between Eastbourne and Hastings is taking...
A new link road that could make it easier for Eastbourne residents to travel to Hastings is taking shape. The road, from Bexhill to Hastings, is designed to boost the economy and relieve traffic...
View ArticleSt Leonards man released without further action over conspiracy to murder...
A man from St Leonards who was arrested on suspicion of murdering Jason Martin-Smith and conspiracy to murder Jimmy Millen has been released without any further action.Detectives arrested the man on...
View ArticleEastbourne driver spat at in “unprovoked” attack
Sussex Police has launched an appeal for witnesses to an assault on a woman in her 30s who was attacked in Eastbourne.At about 5.30pm, on Sunday, March 15, a woman from Eastbourne was driving her black...
View ArticleMissing teenager found safe and well
Sussex Police said 14-year-old Reece Pateman has been found safe and well in London.He had last been seen at his St Leonards home at 1.20pm on Sunday (April 26),and police had issued an appeal for his...
View ArticleRenewed appeal for witnesses following fatal collision in Newick
Police investigating the collision at Newick in which an 80-year-old Heathfield man died have renewed their appeal for witnesses.William Swanson, known as Iain, from Bracken Way, Broad Oak, died on...
View ArticleNew QR code stickers could help save lives
Technology that enables faster sharing of vital information about a motorcyclist or cyclist involved in an accident is being rolled out with the help of a road safety group.The Sussex Safer Roads...
View ArticleCOUNTY NEWS: Sussex blank ballot papers go missing as van is stolen
Thousands of blank ballot papers for the parliamentary and borough elections next Thursday are missing after the van bringing them from the printers to Eastbourne was stolen.Almost 250,000 blank papers...
View ArticleCOUNTY NEWS: Mystery of missing Sussex ballot papers as van stolen
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of thousands of blank ballot papers for Eastbourne and Hastings which went missing when a van was stolen on Tuesday night.The ballot papers had been produced at a...
View ArticleThe importance of ballot papers in the wake of Eastbourne theft
With around 250,000 ballot papers for Eastbourne’s parliamentary and borough elections missing, we look at why ballots are so important.Casting ballots dates all the way back to Ancient Greece, but...
View ArticleEastbourne ballot paper theft isn’t first case of its kind
The theft of thousands of blank ballot papers for Eastbourne’s Parliamentary and Borough elections isn’t the only concerning case of its kind. In November 2014, police in Scotland launched an...
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