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Sea cadets set sail with help from councillors

On 10th June 202113th June 2021 By peterlongden

Sovereign ward councillors have donated £250 to youth charity Eastbourne Sea Cadet Corps towards replacing dinghy sails for use in training sessions. They approved the application made through Eastbourne Borough Council’s Devolved Budget. Elsewhere in Meads, ward councillors recently awarded £1,000 through the scheme to Seven Sisters Camera Club – sevensisterscameraclub.co.uk […]

£1.5m to tackle rough sleeping in East Sussex

On 3rd March 20203rd March 2020 By peterlongden

Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed news that Hastings, Eastbourne, Lewes, Rother, Wealden District Councils & ESCC will receive an additional £1,529,518 to tackle rough sleeping this year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our community. The Conservatives have announced councils will receive a share of an additional […]

Hospice cheque

On 24th October 201926th October 2019 By peterlongden

Simon Cosham from St Wilfrid’s Hospice popped in to a Newhaven garden centre last week (24 Oct) to collect a cheque for the £535 raised during the business’s recent charity coffee morning. The money was raised at Paradise Park from hot drink sales, an afternoon tea raffle and other fundraising activities earlier […]

“Everything was so strange. People know nothing about you. What part of Africa is that?”

On 9th October 20179th October 2017 By admin

WW2 veteran Alan Wilmott talks to Delores William about his war experiences and life in Britain after the War. But there’s something unusual about this war hero. Delores popped in for tea and finds there’s more to Alan than his war service Delores Williams with Alan Wilmott at the […]

Firefighters postpone strikes after increased pay offer 9th February 2023
Firefighter strikes have been postponed after an increased pay offer from employers, the Fire Brigades Union has announced.
Russia attacks 'pompous' Zelenskyy and warns UK as Ukrainian leader asks for more weapons 9th February 2023
Russian officials have attacked Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "hasty" visit to Europe - dismissing his speech to MPs in Westminster as "theatrical".
'Alarming' increase in fires caused by e-scooter and e-bike batteries 9th February 2023
An "alarming spate" of fires have been caused by unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries and chargers.
Shopping at convenience stores instead of bigger supermarkets could cost you an extra £800 a year 8th February 2023
Convenience shops like Tesco Express and Sainsbury's Local are likely to cost consumers hundreds of pounds more a year, a study suggests.
Voters head to polls in West Lancashire by-election 8th February 2023
Polls are open in West Lancashire as voters in the constituency head to the ballot boxes to choose their next MP.
Archie Battersbee died accidentally in 'prank or experiment' that went wrong, coroner rules 8th February 2023
Archie Battersbee died accidentally in a "prank or experiment" that went wrong, a coroner has concluded.
'Nobody has committed a crime after execution': New Tory deputy chair wants death penalty back 8th February 2023
Rishi Sunak's controversial new deputy party chairman said he would support the return of the death penalty because "nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed".
Headteacher shot dead in Surrey was arrested seven years ago after row with husband 8th February 2023
Headteacher Emma Pattison, who police believe was shot dead by her husband, was arrested after a domestic row with him seven years ago.
Tax and benefits system 'more progressive in Scotland than rest of UK' 8th February 2023
The tax and benefits system in Scotland is more progressive than elsewhere in Britain, a report has said.
Specialist team pulls out of Nicola Bulley search as she's 'categorically not' in section of river 8th February 2023
An underwater search expert looking for missing mother Nicola Bulley has said his team is pulling out of the hunt as she is "categorically not" in the area of the river where detectives believe she fell in.