Local News From Eastbourne Newhaven Peacehaven Polegate and Seaford
Did you know scams cost the UK economy £5-£10 Billion a year, with over 50% of people over 65 having already been targeted by scams; and only 5% of all scams reported? This week’s scam and fraud warnings from Action Fraud: With more stores reopening, and online shopping slots becoming […]
Local Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson, James MacCleary (pictured), is backing a campaign asking people across our community who care for relatives to get in touch and share their story – to mark national Carers Rights Day this week. Local Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson, James MacCleary, said: “Over 10,000 people across […]
Reports of online shopping fraud have surged by 30% over the pandemic as many of us continue to shop online in light of current restrictions. Figures from Action Fraud show that criminals conned 17,407 shoppers out of almost £13.5 million over the Christmas period last year, an increase of over 20% when compared to […]
A message from Darrell Gale, Director of Public Health for East Sussex. “Putting East Sussex in the ‘high risk’ tier for coronavirus reflects the uncomfortable truth that cases here are still rising quite steeply rather than coming down, as they are in England as a whole. “For months we’ve had […]
East Sussex has been classed as at ‘high risk’ from Covid which means that new rules will be in force in our county when the current national restrictions come to an end on Wednesday (December 2). The government’s ‘high risk’ assessment, announced today, puts East Sussex in the middle of […]