Sussex drugs gang gets 25 year jail sentence
Eight men have been sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine in Crawley.The men were given a total of 25 years in jail at Hove Trial Centre on Friday (July 24), said...
View ArticleHeathfield ladies get Pretty Muddy for Cancer Research
A group of Heathfield ladies recently raised £700 for Cancer Research after taking part in the Race for Life Pretty Muddy.22 members of the Heathfield Road Runners Club took on the 5k obstacle course...
View ArticleDecade of charity for Pells
The Pells Pool in Lewes recently celebrated a successful decade of fundraising parties headlined by dynamic Lewes covers band Tongue and Groove.Over the last 10 years more than £25,000 has been raised...
View ArticleYoung footballers tackle behaviour that is anti-social
Over 200 young people from across Sussex recently came together to participate in a football tournament held in Brighton’s Preston Park to raise awareness against anti-social behaviour.On Friday, July...
View ArticleTRAVEL NEWS: Two-car crash blocks A259 in Seaford
A main road in Seaford is partially closed this afternoon (Wednesday, July 29) because of a car crash. Clinton Place is blocked in places due to a two-car crash on the A259, near the Blatchington Road...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Accident on the A22
The A22 at Golden Cross is currently blocked in both directions because of an accident. Traffic is at a standstill following the crash on the B2124 this afternoon (Wednesday, July 29).Sussex Police are...
View Article‘No alternative’ so homes to be built in the countryside
A planning inspector has overruled Wealden District Council’s decision to refuse planning consent for more than 200 new homes on land in Crowborough.The homes will be built at Steel Cross between...
View ArticleCOUNTY NEWS: Sussex Pier is up for sale
One year on from a devastating pier blaze in Sussex, the owners of the seafront landmark are considering selling it.Cuerden Lesiure said today (Thursday) it was “evaluating” its options concerning...
View ArticleVictory for campaigners as council rejects solar farm plans
Lewes District Council’s planning committee has rejected an application to build 20,000 solar panels on Tomkins Farm.At a meeting last night (Wednesday, July 29), the decision was made to refuse...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Crews tackling fire at Plumpton College
Crews from East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a fire at Plumpton College this morning (Thursday, July 30). Firefighters were called to the scene, on Ditchling Road, at around 7.30 this...
View ArticleCampaigners react to council’s solar farm decision
Campaigners were celebrating last night after Lewes District Council’s planning committee rejected plans to install 20,000 solar panels at Tomkins Farm.At the County Hall meeting on July 29, after...
View ArticleThe Giants of Brede open day tomorrow
Brede Steam Engine Society (Brede village, Waterworks Lane, near Rye) has a special family Open Day tomorrow (Saturday August 1) 10-4pm.Discover Brede’s rich water pumping heritage engineering at it’s...
View ArticleSummer Fete next weekend
Cedarwood House Residential Care Home, Hastings Road, Battle, hosts its Summer Fete next Saturday (August 8) 1.30-5.30pm.Entertainment will be provided along with art and craft stall, cakes, tombola, a...
View ArticleRunners invited to sign up to 10k race
Hundreds of amateur runners will have a unique opportunity to pound the Tarmac of a new highway connecting Bexhill and Hastings.More than 600 people have already signed up for the Bexhill to Hastings...
View ArticleDrink-driver caught behind wheel of 40-tonne lorry at ferry port
A haulier was caught driving his lorry away from a ferry at Newhaven while more than three times the drink-drive limit.Newhaven Port staff called police after seeing that Roman Kopytov, who was drunk,...
View ArticleTRAVEL NEWS: Four-vehicle crash closes A27 at Polegate
The A27 at Polegate is partially blocked this afternoon (Thursday, July 30) because of a four-vehicle crash. Traffic is already queueing in both directions on the A2270 Eastbourne Road and towards...
View ArticleCompany to appeal council’s solar farm decision
The company behind plans to install 20,000 solar panels at Tomkins Farm have said they are going to appeal the council’s decision to reject the application. Hadstone Energy Ltd were left disappointed...
View ArticleHave you seen wanted man Peter Tucker?
Police are appealing to the public to help them find wanted man Peter Tucker, who has links to the Lewes area. The 31-year-old is wanted by police for breaching his tagging order and for failing to...
View ArticleCOUNTY NEWS: Railway services ‘at a standstill’ after man falls on track
TRAIN services across Sussex look set to be disrupted today (July 30) while emergency services treat a man who fell on the railway line this afternoon.Air ambulance paramedics and emergency services...
View ArticleUPDATE: Plumpton College fire will take “considerable time” to control
Firefighters are still working to control the blaze at Plumpton College, where it’s thought 3,000 bales of hay have set alight.Crews were called to the scene at 7.30 this morning (Thursday, July 30)...
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