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Police have released a CCTV image of a woman they wish to speak to in connection with a shoplifting incident in Newhaven.Sussex Police are circulating the image, taken in a Sainsburys store, on social...
View ArticleBid to reunite lost toy with its owner goes viral
A motorist who rescued a lost toy from the side of the road near Lewes has launched a social media campaign to reunite it with its owner. Clare Macmorland spotted the Jelly Cat bunny under a bridge on...
View ArticleSussex Police reviewing school officers policy
Sussex Police will review its schools officers policy as it prioritises where to allocate its resources.A spokesman said the force recognised the need to ‘work differently’ in the future.Superintendent...
View ArticleDiocese of Chichester deacon charged with sex offences
A deacon in the Chichester Diocese has been charged with eight sexual offences against children, police said.Peter Keeley-Pannett, 71, of Bristol Road, Brighton, is accused of making a total of 150...
View ArticleFirst cycle-powered cinema is hailed a success
Hundreds of people headed to The Big Park in Peacehaven at the weekend for the first ever outdoor cinema screening. A bicycle-powered screening of the 1960’s classic “The Italian Job” attracted the...
View ArticlePolice teams in Sussex to merge resources as part of new model
Police in Sussex will work from larger teams covering a wider area as part of plans to reassign officers ‘to where they are most needed’.As part of the new local policing programme, individual policing...
View ArticleNew Waitrose opens its doors in Heathfield
Supermarket giant Waitrose opened the doors of new store to shoppers in Heathfield on Wednesday (September 23).The new convenience shop, built on the site of the former Vauxhall garage in Station Road,...
View ArticlePlans to widen Exceat Bridge near Seaford ‘way off’
Any plans to widen the Exceat Bridge near Seaford to two-way traffic are ‘way off’.The A259 crosses the River Cuckmere at the bridge, which is due for repairs to its foundations and abutments.At a...
View ArticleA27 improvements included in Highways England’s five-year plan
Improvements to the A27 at Chichester, Arundel, Worthing and Lewes are included in Highways England’s five year plan to 2020.Plans to upgrade the A27 at Chichester through ‘junction improvements and a...
View ArticleWheelie bins condemned as ‘unsightly’ and have ‘negative appearance’ on homes
Wheelie bins and recycling boxes supplied to households by local authorities have been dubbed unsightly, spoiling the appearance of homes and need ‘hiding away’ in a nationwide survey.The survey,...
View ArticlePlan for 150-bedroom hotel to be considered by council
A planning application to build a 150-bedroom hotel on land adjacent to the AMEX stadium in Falmer has been submitted to Lewes District Council. The application was submitted to the council’s planning...
View ArticleBride’s horror at three-year-old son’s balcony fall
A mum had her wedding day ‘ruined’ when her three-year-old son fell from a balcony at Lewes Town Hall as the ceremony was due to start. Gemma Coulton, from Horsham, was getting married at the venue on...
View ArticleDog saved from drowning by lifeboat crew
Newhaven Lifeboat was launched yesterday evening (Thursday, September 24) to rescue a dog which had swam out to sea at Tide Mills.The alarm was raised following a 999 call from the family of a pet dog...
View ArticlePolice concern for missing teenager
Police are concerned for Albanian teenager Idriz Puci who has gone missing from his home in Heathfield.Idriz, 17, was last seen at his address at 10pm on Monday (September 21).He is described as white,...
View ArticleCats Protection café forced to close after flooding
Cats Protection’s Visitor Centre café has been forced to temporarily close for refurbishment after it was flooded.The café, part of the charity’s National Cat Centre in Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, near...
View Article‘No red lines’ as county council looks to cut more than £70m
Spending in every department at East Sussex County Council will be open to cuts as there are ‘no red lines’ in its current budget review. As part of this process the authority is looking to hear the...
View ArticleNewhaven Swing Bridge set to temporarily close again
Newhaven Swing Bridge, which carries the A259 over the River Ouse, is set to temporarily close again. The river crossing was shut for five nights during August as a £1 million refurbishment project...
View ArticleConsultation a ‘smokescreen to push through massive cuts’ at county council
Consultation on the future of county council services is a ‘total sham’ and a ‘smokescreen to push through massive cuts’ - according to the Labour Group.The Tory-led East Sussex County Council has...
View ArticleFirefighters called to ‘dangerous structure’ in Lewes
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to Lewes this afternoon (Friday, September 25) to reports of a ‘dangerous structure’.One crew was mobilised to Lewes Town Hall, on Fisher Street, at...
View ArticleMissing Sussex teenagers could be together in London
Police say they are growing concerned for two missing teenagers who they believe could be together.Charlie Saunter, 15, from Eastbourne and Debbie Sales, 15 from Hastings have been friends for many...
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