TREVOR WEEKS MBE - Be aware of nesting birds before cutting down trees
Please think about the birds and other wildlife when cutting trees and hedges. Contrary to popular belief birds have not finished nesting yet, wood pigeons are still nesting into October and doves will...
View Article£40,000 to won in Lewes District Zero Heroes competition
The launch this week of Lewes District Council’s Zero Heroes Community Competition means residents could win £40,000 by starving their refuse bag and recycling more.The competition, which is part of...
View ArticleShock and delight for Business Matters Awards winners
Shocked and speechless business people were honoured for their successes and achievements at the Business Matters Awards on Friday. Run in partnership with the Crawley Observer, Mid Sussex Times, West...
View ArticleFitness and Health - lifestyle and attitude
This is the first in a series of articles written by personal trainer and fitness expert India Parker-Smith. Here she describes her aims and looks at lifestyle and attitude.My aim over the next few...
View ArticleVIDEO: Contactless cards explained
Eight million contactless payments are now made every month, despite initial concerns about security. So what are contactless cards, how safe are they and what are the advantages to using...
View ArticleVIDEO: Daunting time with finances at Uni
It can be a daunting time for those leaving home for the first time and going to university. Suddenly, you’re the one who has to organize rent payments, food bills, book costs plus the famed social...
View ArticleOuse initiative on quality of water
South East Water has started working with local farmers to improve the water quality of the River Ouse.The company, which supplies drinking water to 2.1 million customers, is keen to reduce the amount...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE: Nuthatch caught by a cat
Friday November 22 is our Black Tie Charity Dinner and evening of entertainment and there are some tickets left at £40 a person.We are also making available tickets for the evening’s DJ, dancing,...
View ArticleAuthor poses burning question on fossil fuels talk in Lewes
Guardian journalist Duncan Clark will lead a discussion on reducing global use of fossil fuels at The Elephant and Castle in Lewes on Thursday (November 21) at 7.30pm.Clark will be discussing his book...
View ArticleKEVIN GORDON: Irish soldiers remembered by town
On Tuesday morning I went to Seaford Cemetery where a small crowd gathered in the drizzle to commemorate and remember the soldiers from Ireland and the commonwealth who died whilst they were billeted...
View ArticleFurniture stolen from Seaford garden
Seaford residents are being urged to store outdoor furniture away after thieves stole a table and chairs from a garden.The wooden slatted table and two chairs were taken from a garden in South Street...
View ArticleFire at a Seaford flat
Fire crews found a smoke logged kitchen when they were called to a fire in a flat in Dane Road, Seaford, yesterday (Monday November 18) afternoon.East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crews from Newhaven...
View ArticleChaos as serious road accident at Bishopstone – and cancelled trains from...
Commuters faced rush hour chaos this evening as a serious accident on the A259 at Bishopstone, coupled with cancelled trains from Brighton, meant Seaford was all but cut off for travellers.With no way...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: Cocktail of contamination lurking in the family home
Parents are being warned to teach children the importance of hand hygiene or face another potential winter vomiting bug epidemic, after new research highlighted that a child can accidentally spread...
View ArticleHoping to ‘chip’ to victory in the ashes
Hi kids. I’M very excited this week because my uncle has promised to teach me all about cricket!As some of you might know, the Ashes starts today.Now I don’t know nearly as much about cricket as I do...
View ArticleVIDEO: Are you sure your health or care professional is registered?
The Health and Care Professions Council has released a video highlighting the potentially devastating effects of being treated by an unregistered health or care worker. So have you checked your...
View ArticleKEVIN GORDON - When people fought over the date!
Here is the memorial for Nathaniel Collier, the Rector of St Andrew’s Church Jevington. He died on 1st March but what year? Sixteen, ninety and a half?Today we all know what year it is and the whole...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Hibernation season – intake of hedgehogs biggest this year
We have had more hedgehogs coming into care this past week than any week so far this year – a total of 22 hedgehog rescues. Most of them were from Eastbourne with two being picked up from Ashgate Road...
View ArticleMajor traffic delays around Lewes following accident
Drivers are facing long delays around Lewes this evening (Friday November 22) after an accident.The A26 in South Malling, Lewes, has been partially blocked and there are long delays at Earwig Corner,...
View ArticleBaker the unanimous choice for election
Lewes MP Norman Baker was last week unanimously re-selected to contest the 2015 General Election at the Annual General Meeting of the constituency Lib Dem party. Lewes constituency chair Ann De Vecchi,...
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