Defibrillator given to Beddingham youth hostel
Life-saving equipment has been donated to the new youth hostel at Beddingham.YHA South Downs now benefits from a defibrillator on the premises thanks to the charity SADS UK.The defibrillator works to...
View ArticleSPECIAL FEATURE: Local family lawyers lead the way
National Family Dispute Resolution Week aims to bring to the attention of the public, the alternative way in which marital, civil partnership and cohabitation disputes can be brought to an end amicably...
View ArticleSafety initiatives praised by Heathfield MP
Heathfield MP Greg Barker paid tribute to community-minded people who help keep crime rates low when he met Chief Superintendent Neil Honnor, East Sussex Divisional Commander, to discuss law and order...
View ArticleFire crews called to Crowborough cooker blaze
Fire crews from Uckfield and Crowborough used two sets of breathing apparatus and CO2 to tackle a cooker fire in Crowborough yesterday (Tuesday November 26).They were called to Queens Road at...
View ArticleMagazine: National business winners off advice
Successful businessmen and women were honoured at the National Business Awards recently.After receiving their awards they took time out to offer some ideas and advice for all companies to follow if...
View ArticleMulti-million pound investment in resurfacing Sussex roads under serious...
The county council is giving ‘serious consideration’ to a multi-million pound investment for resurfacing West Sussex’s unclassified roads.Pieter Montyn, cabinet member for Highways and Transport, is...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Unusual visitor found on Seaford station’s platform
Seaford Railway Station had an unusual visitor last week. A passenger getting off the train noticed a little mouse on the station platform. The small ginger creature turned out to be a dormouse. These...
View ArticleTarring Neville road partially blocked by accident
There are reports of an accident partially blocking the A26 at Tarring Neville at 3.15pm this afternoon (Friday November 29).An accident between two vehicles has left the road at the Heighton Road...
View ArticleSussex NHS Trust joins in Worlds Aids Day events today
Sussex Community NHS Trust (SCNT) will be contributing to local events open to the public to mark World Aids Day today (December 1).The trust’s HIV Specialist service will be part of the Brighton &...
View ArticleCall for flexible approach to 20mph limit in Lewes
Flexibility around the implementation of the town’s 20mph speed limit has been proposed by Lewes Living Streets.The group has come up with what it describes as a cheap, effective and easy to implement...
View ArticleAll the ingredients for festive family fun at Lewes school’s Christmas fair
Wallands Primary School, Lewes, is holding its traditional Christmas Fayre on Saturday, December 7, from 3pm-5.30pm.Father Christmas has promised to put in an appearance in his glorious grotto, and...
View ArticleWoman to be the Lewes constituency Tory candidate
A woman will be the Conservative party candidate to contest the Lewes constituency in the 2015 General Election.She will be chosen from the four contenders remaining from the original 21 applicants...
View ArticleFree parking in Lewes could boost town trade
Free daytime parking is to be offered in the town for the first time since the Lewes Parking Scheme was introduced.It is aimed at attracting pre-Christmas shoppers to visit the many and varied shops.As...
View ArticleCharity increases awareness of bowel cancer
The charity Beating Bowel Cancer is holding a live web TV show today (Wednesday December 4) to raise awareness of the disease and to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.Log on to...
View ArticleWitnesses sought to Newick crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle on the A272 at Newick, yesterday (Wednesday December 4).The collision happened at 9.10pm at...
View ArticleDrink-drive heartbreak of Cooksbridge family
A mother-of-three has bravely agreed to speak about the impact of drink-driving on those left behind after a fatal crash.Glyn Thomas died on December 29 last year after crashing his car while...
View ArticleSussex Police chief constable to step down
The chief constable of Sussex Police has announced he is stepping down. Martin Richards has decided to retire after nearly 32 years in policing - nine of which spent in the top position. The decision...
View ArticleNeighbours spot Lewes kitchen fire
An alert neighbour contacted East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service to a flat fire in Lewes after spotting smoke coming from a kitchen window above a shop.Three crews from Lewes and Barcombe were called...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Patient makes it a first for WRAS casualty centre
We have had an unusual visitor to our casualty centre this week. It’s this amazing Crossbill. This is a first for WRAS’s Casualty Centre.This is a quite lively female and was picked up in Abbotts Wood...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS MBE - Guillemot sea birds on Sussex coast often mistaken for...
Thank you to everyone who visited Waitrose in Eastbourne as you have raised £330 for East Sussex WRAS! If you couldn’t get down to Eastbourne, we are delighted to say that we are one of the chosen...
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