Residents’ confusion as ‘60ft geyser’ appears in Newhaven
A suspected broken water hydrant is causing quite a spectacle in Newhaven this morning. Dozens of people have taken to social media today (Friday, May 29) to post photographs of the water spray, with...
View ArticleCouncillor steps down
A borough councillor has stepped down from his role due to ‘personal reasons’.Councillor Matthew J Lock, who represents St Helens ward, announced his decision to resign this week but did not reveal the...
View ArticleSeaford Town Council to re-run second by-election after elected councillor...
Seaford Town Council is being forced to re-run a second by-election after one of the elected councillors didn’t sign the necessary declaration form in time. Conservative Gary Bedford was elected to the...
View ArticleHastings borough council leader Peter Chowney calls for hospital trust bosses...
The leader of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has joined calls for hospital bosses to resign after an inspection report rated the NHS trust as ‘inadequate’.Councillor Peter Chowney is calling for Darren...
View ArticleMen in Hastings and St Leonards lose almost £4,000 between them after falling...
Two men have lost nearly £4,000 between them after being duped by fraudsters pretending to be Metropolitan police officers.Residents are being urged not to trust anyone who requests card PIN or...
View ArticlePastors party on to celebrate five years
Hastings Street Pastors celebrate 5 years of their presence on the streets of Hastings with a special weekend starting tomorrow Saturday May 30.Teams of Pastors, from their base at Wellington Square...
View ArticleLiane Carroll to launch festival
The Liane Carroll Trio will perform at the gala opening of the very first 1066 Wine & Food Festival at St Mary-in-the-Castle on the evening of Midsummer Solstice, Sunday June 21.Award-winning...
View ArticleChange attitudes not speed signs
A Lewes resident has responded to campaigners who want to see a ‘simpler and clearer’ system to make roads safer in 20mph zones. Michael Cotgrove, from King Henry’s Road, wrote to the Express in...
View ArticleTell your story of having diabetes
Diabetes UK wants to hear from people who suffer from diabetes and how it affects them ahead of Diabetes Week which takes place from June 14 - 20.Jill Streaton, from Diabetes UK said: “We want people...
View ArticleCoastguard teams stretcher crashed paraglider to safety
Newhaven and Birling Gap Coastguards were tasked with rescuing a paraglider who had crashed on Peacehaven beach last weekend.A call was received at 9.37am on Sunday, May 24 to say a paraglider had...
View ArticleHailsham’s Peter Lambert impresses Britain’s Got Talent judges on live...
Hailsham entertainer Peter Lambert was praised by the Britain’s Got Talent judges after appearing in the show’s fifth semi-final last night (Friday).The 32-year-old pulled off a risky performance,...
View ArticleCharcuterie to showcase its speciality pigs on BBC show
A local charcuterie is set to showcase its rare pigs and speciality products on popular BBC documentary Countryfile this weekend. Beal’s Farm Charcuterie, in North Chailey, has been chosen to appear on...
View ArticleFree for all IT suite
Local people can now take advantage of free training and access to the latest touch screen computers in Hastings town centre. Steve Manwaring, Chief Executive of Hastings Voluntary Action [HVA],...
View ArticleOut of the Blue run in memory of a loving dad
Members of a local family, that goes by the name of the ‘Brady Bunch’, and friends, joined forces to take the Out of the Blue 5k in memory of one of their own who passed away last year.Dave Brady said...
View ArticleLewes and Wealden councils back calls for more powers at local level
The leader of Lewes District Council has welcomed news the Government is moving to devolve powers to local areas. Councillor Rob Blackman supported the announcement, made in the Queen’s Speech on...
View ArticleNew lifesaver in Westfield
The community of Westfield has benefitted from the installation of a lifesaving Public Access Defibrillator (PAD)The defibrillator is designed for use in the event of Cardiac Arrest and has been...
View ArticleCross Dressing Crazy Golf gets off to a tee
The Ladies Wot Walk event, where women wear the trousers and men dress up as the fairer sex, got off to a tee last Sunday (May 17) at Hastings Crazy Golf Course.Staged by Hastings Borough Bonfire...
View ArticleGran fears for nine-foot dancing ‘polar bear’
When a Sussex grandmother asked her grandson what he’d most enjoyed when he visited the circus, he said the best bit of the show was ‘a massive polar bear who dances to disco music.’The grandmother was...
View ArticleCafe which turns surplus food into meals comes to Eastbourne
A Real Junk Food Cafe, which turns waste and surplus food in to meals, will be coming to Leaf Hall in Seaside.The community project is being organised by Pevensey Bay woman Helen Burton. Helen recently...
View ArticleNew Hailsham Mayor builds on sense of pride
The new Mayor of Hailsham is Cllr Nigel Coltman, who was elected at the Annual General Meeting of Hailsham Town Council and will also serve as its chairman.His long term vision is for a town that is...
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