Adventure in France
A group of Bexhill scouts recently returned home having spent an action packed week of adventure in South East France.The 1st Little Common Scout Group, made up with a party of 37 Scouts and Explorer...
View ArticleEat cake and raise funds for Macmillan
Bexhill Leisure Centre invites local residents and visitors to join them for the Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday September 25, eat some scrummy homemade cakes and raise funds for Macmillan...
View ArticleSussex weather and travel
With a dry and fine start to the day, expect some showery outbreaks of rain this afternoon (September 13). These will clear to leave a dry end to the day. On the roads, one lane westbound of the A27 at...
View ArticleSpider numbers in Sussex could soar, warns pest expert
Homes in Sussex could be crawling with Britain’s most venomous spiders over the next few months.Experts are warning this year’s mild weather, which is expected to continue through September and beyond,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in Cooksbridge crash
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash in Cooksbridge.Emergency services were called just before 9am this morning (September 13), to the A275 north of the Cooksbridge railway...
View ArticleTable top taster sessions on offer at St Michael’s club in Lewes
A fun table tennis taster session for all the family will be held at Lewes YMCA, Westgate Street on Sunday, September 20 from 2–5.30pm. The session is being run by St Michael’s Table Tennis Club which...
View ArticleTraffic: Motorbike crash at A27 Falmer causing tailbacks
Reports are coming in of an accident on the A27 between Falmer and Lewes, which is causing congestion on the road this afternoon (September 13).There is heavy traffic on the A27 at Falmer, westbound,...
View ArticleVolunteering challenge in Nepal
Bexhill resident Deborah Cassell, 61 pictured, is off to Nepal, where she is going to work in Disaster Relief project for eight weeks. Deborah is going to be a volunteer with global volunteering...
View ArticleTwo free events for mums in Hastings
Pitman Training is throwing open it’s doors for two good causes this month, in support of Working Families’ National Work Life Week September 21-25, and Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.A...
View ArticleYoung writer wins national competition
A talented young writer from Bexhill has won a National Short Story Competition and says she can’t wait to see her words in print. Eight year old Jessica Phillips, who attends Pebsham Academy, has been...
View ArticleHeathfield home goes to an appeal
An appeal has been lodged against Wealden District Council’s decision to refuse consent for an old people’s home in Heathfield to be demolished and an extra care facility built on the same site.Last...
View ArticleRefresh an old PC with Windows 10
A few days ago someone I know through social media suggested refreshing an old PC running Windows XP with a copy of Windows 10.Hmmm, I wondered. Could it really be done?Not being one to ever take...
View ArticleSussex weather forecast for the week ahead
The week ahead will see a spell of autumn showers in the south east, as well as a chance of hail and thunder.Tonight (Sunday, September 13), the Met Office said outbreaks of rain are likely, some of...
View ArticleCubs win Football Tournament
Hastings Intercultural Organisation (HIO) held their annual football tournament on Sunday (September 6) in Alexandra Park, Hastings.The tournament, organised by HIO with support from Hastings Borough...
View ArticleTraffic: Car overturns on A27 at Lewes
There are delays on the A27 eastbound carriageway at Lewes, after a car overturned this afternoon (September 13).Emergency services were called at 4pm, after reports of a crash. The fire service was...
View ArticleLewes care home ‘not always respectful’ – CQC
A care home has been rated inadequate by a health watchdog – after inspectors found staff were ‘not always respectful’ to residents.North Corner, in Prince Edwards Road, Lewes, has been placed in...
View ArticleA27 blocked after accident at Drusilla’s Roundabout
The A27 at Alfriston is partially blocked this morning (Monday) after an accident.Two cars have been involved in the crash.There is slow traffic westbound at Drusilla’s Roundabout.We hope to have more...
View ArticleJewellery worth £2,000 taken from elderly Ditchling couple
Police are appealing for witnesses to a theft from an elderly couple in Ditchling.The couple reported the theft to their daughter when she returned from holiday and it is believed the offence took...
View ArticleMan appears in court over alleged Lewes assaults
A man who allegedly attempted to assault a woman in Lewes is to appear at Brighton magistrates court today (September 14). Robert Bumpstead, 38 of Avards Close, Hawkhurst, Kent, was due in court at...
View ArticleBuilding begins on Hailsham sports centre
Construction work has begun on a new community sports hall on the recent Welbury & Woodholm Farm development in north Hailsham.The facility will provide a venue for various sports activities,...
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