Inspiring ideas for green living in Lewes
Lewes Eco Open Houses will run its fifth annual event over two weekends in September with 16 eco-friendly homes opening their doors to the public. The inspiring homes on show range from renovated...
View ArticleTREVOR WEEKS: Releasing recovered casualties
This time of year is a really nice time as we are starting to release more and more recovered casualties back to the wild. Our hospital is about 30 casualties down on this time last week as a result,...
View ArticleEastbourne electricity sub station explosion
Several roads in Eastbourne were closed and homes left without power after an electricity substation exploded yesterday evening (Friday).There was an explosion at the sub station close to Bridgemere...
View ArticleDemand for greater road safety measures in East Sussex
Cllr Rosalyn St Pierre has called for greater measures to increase road safety in East Sussex. Speaking at Tuesday’s meeting of East Sussex County Council, she said the county has among the highest...
View ArticleBid to build South Chailey Retirement Village
An appeal has been launched against refusal of planning permission for a ‘retirement village’ in South Chailey.The proposal is to build 40 nursing and dementia rooms and 40 extra care units, with...
View ArticleCentenarian rescued from Fletching house
A centenarian was rescued by firefighters after his Fletching kitchen caught fire last night (Sunday July 20).Two crews from Uckfield were called to the remote property at 11.30pm and found a...
View ArticleKeane keyboardist caught drink driving on A27 at Berwick
Keane keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley has been banned from the road for two years after driving while nearly three times over the drink driving limit near Berwick.Rice-Oxley, 38, of Milton Street, Polegate,...
View ArticleLightning storms light up Hastings skyline
This ball of lightning splitting open the night sky on Friday was caught on camera as it passed over Hastings.Yvette Cook of Park Drive caught the image around 8.30pm as the storm raced in off the...
View ArticleJoin debate on future controls for internet
The internet is the root of all evil and must be controlled.I am kidding of course. I love the internet and believe it is incredibly freeing, a vast repository of knowledge and a place where ideas can...
View ArticleArrests made after £7.5 million of cannabis seized from yacht off Beachy Head
Three men have appeared in court charged with drugs offences after Border Force officers found 2,500kg of cannabis – worth £7.5 million – in a yacht 10 miles off Beachy Head.The Border Force vessel HMC...
View ArticleEastbourne drugged driver jailed after smashing into car while on the wrong...
A drugged driver who smashed head on into another motorist on the wrong side of the road has been jailed for eight months.Darren Penney, 47, of Bermuda Place, Eastbourne, was seen weaving through...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: National programme to bring 3G signal to businesses in rural...
A national programme giving businesses in up to 100 rural communities across the UK the opportunity to apply for mobile access for the first time is being launched today by Vodafone. In rural locations...
View ArticlePolice are looking for help with event
Sussex Police are running a charity event in Battle to try and raise funds and assist with SASPAH (Sussex association for spineabithda and hydrocephalus) on September 7.We are looking for some help...
View ArticleKayaker rescued by Eastbourne lifeboat
A kayaker who had fallen out at sea was found clinging to his craft and struggling to stay afloat by Eastbourne inshore lifeboat.Dover Coastguard was first alerted to the drama by members of the public...
View ArticleEastbourne lightning PICTURE GALLERY
Eastbourne witnessed a terrific lightning storm on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning and readers have been sending in their photographs. They were taken by Andrew Whelpton, Colin...
View ArticleEastbourne robber caught after crime transmitted online through an Xbox game
A man who forced his way into a flat and threatened to shoot the residents has been jailed for eight years after the whole incident was transmitted via a games console.Jay Georgiou, 19, was one of a...
View ArticleWoman finds burglar in room
A woman woke in her bedroom to find a burglar in the room. The incident happened at 4.10am last Friday (July 18) at her home in Sedlescombe Road North. She challenged him and he fled. At 12.50pm that...
View ArticleBroadstock beats the weather to shine brightly
Broadstock Music Festival in Crowhurst celebrated its fifth anniversary on Saturday 19th July. Like the storms which preceded the event on the Friday night, the best word to describe it is...
View ArticleYoung musicians mark anniversary
An East Sussex orchestra will be marking its 35th anniversary by entertaining audiences across Europe – and closer to home.East Sussex Youth Orchestra will perform at the De La Warr Pavilion (DLWP)...
View ArticleGP sues Daily Mail for damages
A Spanish doctor who says his professional reputation was blackened by a ‘xenophobic’ article in the Daily Mail by former columnist Kelvin MacKenzie (pictured right) is suing the paper’s publishers for...
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