Magazine: How to make brush time fun
Getting your children to brush their teeth can be a nightmare for parents, in fact a new survey saw 80% of parents say their children get angry and throw major temper tantrums when it comes to...
View ArticleLaunch of new space programme
The Observatory Science Centre has been chosen to take part in a hands-on programme of activities linked to the upcoming mission of the European Space Agency’s first British astronaut. The centre, in...
View ArticleVIP Club welcomes new members
A local club which offers a range of social activities for the blind and visually impaired is inviting new members and volunteers to join them.The Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the...
View ArticleSouth Downs National Park celebrates successful year
Supporting more children to benefit from outdoor learning, meeting targets to improve rare chalk grassland, recruiting and training an army of volunteer archaeologists, and making progress on the...
View ArticleEastbourne MP murdered 25 years ago this week
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the murder by the IRA of Eastbourne Conservative MP Ian Gow.Friends and family will gather on Thursday (July 30) to remember the man who was assassinated in a...
View ArticleFond memories of Ian Gow MP
Eastbournians past and present shared their memories of the late Ian Gow on the 25th anniversary of his death.They recalled an approachable MP who was readily available for his constituents.Jonathan...
View ArticleHerstmonceux woman is first patient to use £1m brain scanner
A woman from Herstmonceux has become the first patient to be treated with a £1 million machine designed to help people with potentially life-threatening brain conditions.Angela Webster suffered a brain...
View ArticleVIDEO: Motorist jailed after posting clip of his dangerous driving on Facebook
A motorist who bragged about his dangerous driving and posted a video of it on Facebook has been jailed.Charlie Jones, 21, uploaded a video clip of himself laughing hysterically as he drove his...
View ArticleSussex MP murdered by the IRA 25 years ago this week
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the murder by the IRA of Eastbourne Conservative MP Ian Gow.Friends and family will gather on Thursday (July 30) to remember the man who was assassinated in a...
View ArticleFond memories of Sussex MP killed by terrorists
Memories are being shared this week of the late Ian Gow on the 25th anniversary of his death.People recall an approachable MP who was readily available for his constituents in Eastbourne.Jonathan...
View ArticleNew training course
Sussex Coast College has joined forces with a leading building merchant to offer a new training course as part of a county-wide apprenticeship campaign.The College has been working with Parker Building...
View ArticleDrunk East Sussex children’s social worker spat at bouncer
A boozy children’s social worker spat in a bouncer’s face and swore at him when he refused to let her back into a pub, a tribunal heard today (Tuesday, July 28).Amanda Bates had been drinking with...
View ArticleDragon backs Lewes students’ Fantastick idea
Samuel Webb, 17, and Alex Baldy, 17, so impressed the judges with their ‘fantastick’ design for a walking aid that principal Dragon and Lewes-based investor Andrew Newton said he was prepared to back...
View ArticleStudents scoop poetry award
Three Lewes students are celebrating after recently being named among the winners of the national ‘Powering Poetry’ competition by energy company E.ON.Grace Kenthill, Luke McDonald and Keira Knight...
View ArticleRail minister’s response strengthens BML2 case says Lewes MP
The case for a second Brighton Mainline has been ‘strengthened’ by a letter from the rail minister.Lewes MP Maria Caulfield took part in a Westminster Hall debate earlier this month where Southern’s...
View ArticleCouncil to assess possible changes to tax reduction scheme
Wealden District Council, alongside neighbouring East Sussex authorities, will be consulting about options to change the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme. The scheme helps low-income households of...
View ArticleDrink-driver banned from the roads after A27 crash
A 43-year-old man was handed a second ban for drink-driving after he crashed his van into the back of a car on the A27. Kevin Burke was arrested at 5.20pm on June 30 after his Ford Transit smashed into...
View ArticleBrother and sister’s ‘Year of Pain’ to raise funds for children’s hospice
A Seaford brother and sister are taking on a series of challenges on both sides of the Atlantic to raise money for Chestnut Tree. Dan Lyons and his sister Hannah Lyons, are completing a ‘Year of Pain’...
View ArticleRescuers rush to save badger hit by a car
A badger that had been hit by a car in Hailsham was rescued by the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) in the early hours of yesterday morning (Tuesday, July 28). The WRAS received...
View ArticlePupils get in touch with the countryside at showground event
Children from Grovelands Community Primary School, in Hailsham, were among thousands of pupils to take part in a scheme aimed at helping them connect with the countryside. Children aged ten and 11...
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