Lewes parents warned about measles
PARENTS are being urged to protect their children with vaccinations as measles cases continue to increase across Sussex.The Sussex Express sought the latest figures after a concerned Lewes parent...
View ArticleFrench medal stolen from Little Horsted
A MEDAL issued by the French government to James Grant in 1826 is part of the haul from a burglary at Bradfords Lane, Little Horsted on Friday April 20.The medal is inscribed in French, but the English...
View ArticleResidents dub Newhaven the ‘town that stood still’
NEWHAVEN has ‘stood still or even gone backwards’ and needs more commercial ventures, more jobs, an upgrade to the port, a new library, free parking and West Beach reopened.So said the town’s residents...
View ArticleMore than 3,000 caught speeding in Sussex in a week
MORE than 3,000 people were detected speeding in Sussex as a result of a week long focus on speed on the county’s roads.During the TISPOL Speed Awareness Week (Monday April 16 to Sunday April 22), a...
View ArticleHelp fight Dutch elm disease across Lewes district
YOU can help fight Dutch elm disease by registering to join the Elm Protection Volunteers.East Sussex has the largest population of mature English elms in the world and a Dutch elm disease control area...
View ArticleReader Photo competition - amazing response
WE HAVE had an amazing response to our Reader Photo competition for April.We asked the readers of our titles in Sussex Newspapers (North) for their favourite photograph and dozens of you responded.Our...
View ArticleWealden crooks snared by tracking devices
A THIEF was arrested after police used tracking devices on various items around Wealden. The latest tracking device proved immediately successful after a man was arrested for stealing goods. A number...
View ArticleRiver levels still being monitored
RIVER levels are being monitored by the Environment Agency following the band of rain which swept across the South East overnight on April 30. Rainfall totals overnight were much less than predicted,...
View ArticleWin prizes with your Window on Wildlife
THE SUSSEX Wildlife Trust is holding a competition to choose images for its 2013 online calendar. After the success of last year’s calendar, the Trust is asking people to send in photographs. The theme...
View ArticleEfit issued of Crowborough distraction burglar
POLICE investigating a distraction burglary at a Crowborough home have issued an efit of a suspect.At around 2.15pm on Thursday April 26 an elderly woman answered her door to a man stating that he was...
View ArticleMore Sussex police to have a Taser
SUSSEX Police is planning to introduce Taser to a wider range of specialist officers over the next few months. Around 160 extra officers from local response and support teams, about 6% of the total...
View ArticleRare medals stolen from Little Horsted
A RARE MEDAL issued by the French government was among valuable items stolen from a property in Bradfords Lane, Little Horsted between 6-8pm on Friday, April 20.A large amount of jewellery was also...
View ArticleMan seriously injured in Hailsham attack
A MAN suffered serious injuries to his face and neck, possibly from a knife, following an attack outside a Hailsham pub in the early hours of Sunday morning (May 13).Police believe the 52-year-old...
View ArticleAll a matter of debate for Wealden students
STUDENTS from Heathfield and Mayfield talked their way to success in the final of The Wealden Schools’ Debating Cup at St Bede’s Senior School, Upper Dicker, last Thursday.Helena Collimore, of...
View ArticleMP calls for curb on poor Polegate kerbs
POLEGATE MP Norman Baker has called for action on problem kerbs in Manor Way which have allegedly damaged six cars.Mr Baker, who received a petition from concerned residents calling for East Sussex...
View ArticleLifeboat launched to Beachy Head hikers
Eastbourne RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched to hikers thought to be in danger of being cut off by the tide at Beachy Head on Sunday May 13 at 3pm.The skipper of a yacht rounding Beachy Head informed...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneurs the key to future jobs
YOUNG entrepreneurs are being hailed as the key to creating 100,000 jobs in the South.As part of the Coast to Capital initiative scheme those educated in the South East are having their entrepreneurial...
View ArticlePolice seek motorists after fatal crash
POLICE are urgently seeking two motorists who were involved in a fatal car collision on Thursday afternoon (May 17) on the B2102 between Cross In Hand and Blackboys.Both drivers left the scene of the...
View ArticleIntroducing Cookboffin - how to make tasty food on the cheap
THE AIM is to show people how to make really tasty food themselves, without blowing the budget and without (horror of horrors) relying on pre-prepared food from the supermarket. It will be recipes I’ve...
View ArticlePlans for 195 homes estate at Hailsham
AN estate of 195 homes with a GP surgery could extend Hailsham to the south at Oaklands, Ersham Road, Hailsham.Outline plans have been submitted to Wealden District Council for the site, which is...
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