The main points from this week’s national influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report are: Surveillance indicators suggest that at a national level COVID-19 activity remained stable across week 11 of 2021. Case rates have increased across those aged 5 to 19 and have fallen in all other age groups. Case rates are now […]
Government-backed loans help thousands of businesses to protect jobs during pandemic
new statistics reveal that three Bounce Back Loans were issued every minute since May 2020 launch emergency loans provided almost £180 billion in total since March 2020 the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) scheme alone supported firms responsible for 2.5 million jobs The Treasury’s final monthly update on its emergency […]
Woman falls from cliff in Peacehaven
At 4am on Saturday 20th March, emergency services were called to the seafront on Cornwall Avenue, Peacehaven after a 21 year old local woman had been found lying there with serious injuries. The woman had called the ambulance services herself telling them she had fallen. She was soon after taken […]
Appeal after spate of vehicle crime in Lewes
Police in Lewes are appealing for witnesses and further victims to come forward following a spate of vehicle-related crime across the town. The Neighbourhood Policing Team are investigating reports of incidents from overnight between Sunday 21 and Monday 22 March. Car windows were smashed and, in some cases, thefts from […]
Peacehaven Primary School pupils say: “where’s our headteacher at?”
Pupils at Peacehaven Heights Primary school have staged a socially distanced protest in Peacehaven, displaying a banner asking, “Where’s our head at?” to highlight the failure of the Interim Executive Board (IEB) that is running the school to appoint a permanent Headteacher. Parent campaigners claim that the IEB is intent […]
Labour selects local community campaigner as their candidate for Hollingdean and Stanmer by-election
The Labour Party have selected Leila Erin-Jenkins as their candidate for the upcoming Brighton and Hove City Council by-election in Hollingdean and Stanmer, following the resignation of popular Labour councillor Tracey Hill for family reasons.Leila is a local mum and community campaigner and explained why she is keen to retain the seat […]
Union flag to be flown on UK Government buildings every day
New guidance published today by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will see the Union flag flown on UK Government buildings every day. Currently, Union flags are only required to be flown on all UK Government buildings on designated days. The guidance will ask for the flag to be […]
PURPLE DAY 2021: MYTHBUSTING AN “INVISIBLE” CONDITION
Friday, 26th March is Purple Day, a global day dedicated to raising awareness of epilepsy Half of Brits (51%) believe that those living with health conditions simply need to be more positive 50% of those with epilepsy say they wish the public knew that the impact of the condition is so much more […]
Have you ever wanted to sail?……
In the latest issue of Health and Wellbeing for our area you could learn to sail with Sailhaven. All this and news from Newhaven Youth Group, the latest on the Community Supermarket at Peacehaven, the Greenhavens Network, news about Tidemills and Easter activities can be found here:- Health and Wellbeing […]