Conservatives hold Forest Row
Francis Whetstone has held Forest Row for the Conservatives. He polled 1095 votes (39.8 per cent) compared with 1976 (47.2 per cent) in 2009.Peter Griffiths brought UKIP into second place with 795...
View ArticleUKIP wins two Peacehaven and Telscombe Town seats
The UK Independence Party gained both the seats available in the Peacehaven and Telscombe Towns division - and the margin between the two successful candidates was just four votes.The division was...
View ArticleConservatives hold two Crowborough seats
The Conservative share of the Crowborough vote was almost halved with many voters apparently switching to UKIP.One seat was held by current member Richard Stogdon with 1866 votes (20.9 per cent)...
View ArticleShing family celebrates after Polegate election wins
The Shing family are celebrating after the father and son duo claimed more than 50 per cent of the votes in the Polegate, Willingdon and East Dean.Councillors Daniel and Stephen shing re-gained their...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Grey seal in 30-hour rescue abut focus was on Hedgehog...
The large grey seal at Hope Gap last week, was not the same seal which has been seen in local rivers recently which is actually a smaller common seal. We spent over 30 hours dealing with this seal...
View ArticleLewes Farmers’ Market extended to Sundays to meet demand of local shoppers
It has been a good start to the year for Lewes Farmers’ Market. Not only did it pick up the coveted “Best Farmers’ Market” award at the Sussex Food and Drink awards in January, but organisers Common...
View ArticleDo you feel like getting all creative, like me kids?
THIS week we had the day off school on bank holiday Monday, so I went shopping with my mum. We visited lots of shops and I bought a brand-new collar. It was bright red, I couldn’t wait to wear it to...
View Article10,000 visitors to descend on Plumpton College for open day
Plumpton College’s popular annual Open Day will be on Saturday, May 11, and some 10,000 visitors are expected to converge on the venue for a feast of fun.A vast array of activities and attractions will...
View ArticleKEVIN GORDON - Crime fighting and harsh punishment
Last week I wrote about the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Police who policed the railway line through East Sussex in the 1840s, led by Superintendent William Acton.In October, 1845, the...
View ArticleOur Newhaven - Southdowns school’s ‘sweat box’
This month’s photo shows the original Southdown School buildings at the Church Hill site around 1988. The school was known by some of its pupils as the ‘sweat box’, owing to the high summer...
View ArticleLewes HIV Figures are cause for concern
Lewes has the 18th highest prevalence of people living with HIV outside London, according to official figures. Currently one in 332 people in the town is living with HIV. This has risen significantly...
View ArticleCannabis plants found at Heathfield property
Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis after a drugs warrant was executed at Heathfield.Officers went to a barn type property at Tower Street at around...
View ArticleMajor search for battlefield clues in Lewes
Tuesday, May 14, will see the 749th anniversary of the Battle of Lewes in 1264.Attention will focus on the site of that momentous day in history in the Landport Bottom area ... and perhaps even cast...
View ArticlePells lake in Lewes loses 50 per cent of fish stock due to illegal angling
Seriously depleted fish stocks have been reported at the Pells Lake in Lewes.About 50 per cent of the carp is understood to have been lost at the local beauty spot in what appears to be a spate of...
View ArticleThirteen injured in Five Ashes bus collision
Twelve passengers were injured when their bus collided with a car on the A267 at Five Ashes just before 11.40pm today (Monday May 13).The car driver was also injured and all have been taken to...
View ArticleWitnesses sought after Five Ashes collision
Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision between a bus and car yesterday (Monday May 13) left 12 people injured and the A267 at Five Ashes closed for five hours.Emergency services were...
View ArticleTracking the apple trees of Lewes is now a core school subject
A project is under way to map the apple trees of Lewes. Today, Sussex apple orchards are weighted towards the Weald and north of the county because the thin and chalky soil of the open and windy South...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - WRAS sets up special Fox Rescue Day for visitors
East Sussex WRAS is holding a Fox Rescue Day on Saturday 18th May. At 10am, 12noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm and 8pm WRAS will be running presentations showing the charity works helping sick, injured and orphaned...
View ArticlePETER BAILEY - Newhaven’s swing bridge in action
T his photograph of Newhaven Swing Bridge with a ship passing through, was taken around 1961 from the top of the ‘Sheerlegs’, a tripod crane 105ft high. The crane was positioned on the eastern side of...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - WRAS centre sets up special day to show how foxes are rescued
East Sussex WRAS is holding a Fox Rescue Day tomorrow (May 18).At 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm and 8pm WRAS will be running presentations showing how the charity helps sick, injured and orphaned foxes.At...
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