Local News From the Seaford Newhaven and Peacehaven area
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne, in partnership with the Association of Police & Crime Commissioners (APCC), has launched today (19 February) a national survey, designed to understand public perception of dog theft, enforcement and the prosecution of offenders. The Home Secretary is currently reviewing the issue of pet […]
Their dedicated Rural Crime Team (RCT) is tackling this devastating crime by working closely with partner agencies, gathering intelligence and highlighting crime prevention among the dog owning community. Reports of dog theft are thankfully relatively low in Sussex but police do ask dog owners to take necessary steps to keep them […]
Eastbourne Borough Council are looking to develop a policy, for all our tenants and leaseholders, setting out guidelines and expectations in relation to keeping pets in council properties. Before they develop a policy we are asking tenants for their views on a range of key issues relating to pets. Please […]
Dog owners are being called upon to keep their pets on leads near sheep after one was brutally killed and two others were left injured at Landport Bottom Nature Reserve in Lewes. Witnesses to the attack, which happened on December 3 or early the following morning, are urged to contact police. The dead sheep had its throat ripped out, with bite marks confirming it […]
Plans to ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening have been welcomed by Maria Caulfield MP, in the start of a renewed push by government to strengthen the UK’s position as a world leader on animal welfare. These proposals form part of an eight-week consultation, launched on […]
A new proposed law, introduced in Parliament by Conservative MP Chris Loder in February, will see the most serious perpetrators of animal cruelty face up to five years in prison, up from the current maximum of six months. The Bill passed its second reading in Parliament on Friday 23rd October. […]
In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, Susan Marshall, former Chief Nurse at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to nursing. In her retirement, Susan is currently working as a Director of Nursing for Sussex NHS Commissioners […]
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted our day-to-day lives in many different ways, but the overarching affect it has had on our mental health and emotions has been a universal thing we have all experienced as we deal with being separated from loved ones, financial worries, and the threat of the […]