Gatwick Airport: County Council gives cautious response to Airports...
Louise Goldsmith, Leader of West Sussex County Council, said: “Like many residents and businesses across West Sussex we have been waiting for the Airport Commission’s recommendations for quite some...
View ArticleGatwick Airport UPDATE: Green Party condemns Airports Commission report
Caroline Lucas, the Green Party’s MP for Brighton Pavilion, has said she is ‘deeply disappointed’ by the commission’s proposal to expand Heathrow.Lucas is calling for an end to airport expansion and...
View ArticleGatwick Airport: Transport Secretary to make statement on airport expansion
The Transport Secretary will set out how the Government will respond to The Airports Commission’s recommendations on airport expansion in the South East.Sir Howard Davies, chairman of The Airports...
View ArticleGatwick Airport CEO ‘confident’ Government will back second runway
The CEO of Gatwick Airport is ‘confident’ the Government will choose to expand his airport despite The Airport Commission’s recommendations for Heathrow.Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the Commission,...
View ArticleSussex MPs slam second runway at Gatwick
Gatwick Airport says it will fight the government in court if Heathrow is given the green light for another runway.Gatwick’s CEO Steve Wingate has said Heathrow is in breach of air quality targets and...
View ArticleGatwick Airport: GMB comment on Airports Commission report
The union for airport workers has commented on the Airport Commission’s recommendations for airport expansion in the South East.Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the Commission today (Wednesday July 1)...
View ArticleGatwick Airport: Horsham MP Jeremy Quin reacts to Airports Commission report
Jeremy Quin, MP for Horsham this morning welcomed the outcome of the long-awaited Davies Report into expanding airport capacity in the South East of England. “Sir Howard Davies and his Commission were...
View ArticleSix people taken to hospital after A22 crash
Six people have been taken to hospital after a two car crash on the A22.Emergency services including an air ambulance was called to the scene in Wych Cross at 4.14am today (Wednesday July 1).A...
View ArticleGatwick Airport: Friends of the Earth say airport expansion goes against UK...
Responding to today’s Airports Commission report, which has recommended a new runway at Heathrow whilst leaving the door open to Gatwick expansion, Friends of the Earth’s head of campaigns Andrew...
View ArticleGATWICK UPDATE: Wealden MP welcomes Airport Commission’s recommendation
Nus Ghani MP, with other members of the Gatwick Coordination Group (GCG), has welcomed the Airports Commission’s unequivocal endorsement of Heathrow as the location for the UK’s new runway.In a...
View ArticleGatwick Airport: One’s Enough campaigners say Gatwick is not a credible option
One’s Enough, a group which opposes a second runway at Gatwick, has responded to this morning’s Airports Commission report.A statement from the group said: “The Airports Commission has today...
View ArticleAnimals beat the heat at Drusillas
As temperatures look set to top 30 degrees in some parts of the south this week, Keepers at Drusillas Park, East Sussex have been trying to keep their animals cool in all sorts of weird and wonderful...
View ArticlePlans for 240 new homes met with strong opposition
A planning application for 240 new homes on Cuckoo Meadow has been met with strong opposition from residents. Bovis Homes Ltd submitted a planning application to Wealden District Council for the...
View ArticleGatwick Airport still ‘clearly the best choice’ says Coast to Capital...
Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership has expressed ‘regrets’ at the Airports Commission’s decision to recommend expansion at Heathrow rather than at Gatwick.A statement from the group said:...
View ArticleEast Sussex roads get ‘new lease of life’ in £1.6 million project
Roads in East Sussex have been given a new lease of life thanks to a summer highway improvement programme.East Sussex County Council has taken advantage of the fine weather by surface dressing 35 miles...
View ArticleGatwick Airport: Area MPs respond to Airports Commission report
Members of the Gatwick Coordination Group, made up of Gatwick area MPs, have welcomed the Airports Commission’s endorsement of Heathrow as the location for the UK’s new runway.A statement from group...
View ArticleGatwick Airport: More reaction to Airports Commission report
The Board of Airline Representatives say the commission’s report has been widely supported by international airlines.A statement from the group said: “Today’s long awaited final report from Sir Howard...
View ArticlePlay inspired by Lewes Football Club debuts in the West End
A play written by comedian Patrick Marber and inspired by his position as director of Lewes Football Club has made its debut in the West End. The Red Lion has been receiving rave reviews since it first...
View ArticleMore drink-drivers charged as part of police crackdown
Four more people have been charged with offences as part of Sussex Police’s June crackdown on drink and drug-driving.Kevin Burke, 43, was arrested at 5.20pm on June 30 after he crashed his van on the...
View ArticleMissing Eastbourne teen last seen in Seaford
Police are concerned for the welfare of missing 16-year-old Jade Cooper from Eastbourne.Jade was reported missing after failing to return home from going to a local shop at 7.45pm on Tuesday (June 30)....
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