10th June 2021 – Seahaven FM News

People asked for views on proposed changes to local constituencies

On 10th June 202113th June 2021 By peterlongden

The Boundary Commission for England has published its initial proposals for new parliamentary constituency boundaries. The proposals increase the overall number of constituencies in England from 533 to 543 and aim to make them more equal in terms of the numbers of electors each constituency contains. The Lewes constituency would […]

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 […]

Commemorative artwork to thank Eastbourne key workers

On 10th June 202113th June 2021 By peterlongden

Eastbourne businesses are being invited to contribute towards a piece of artwork to thank and remember those who have worked tirelessly for the town during the Covid pandemic. The proposed location for the commemorative piece of art is a cherry tree grove in Elm Grove Field near St Wilfrid’s Hospice. […]

Westminster's 'nepo babies' are here to stay - whether we like it or not | Adam Boulton 3rd February 2023

"It's not who you are but who you know" is a saying often used to explain why those with family connections to successful people seem to have a head start doing well in the next generation.

Cancer cases to top 500,000 a year by 2040 - a rise of a third, charity warns 2nd February 2023

The number of people in the UK diagnosed with cancer will rise by a third by 2040, taking the number of new cases every year to more than half a million, figures show.

Will Mason Greenwood play for Man Utd again? 2nd February 2023

Mason Greenwood could soon be playing again.

'We've cut out the middleman': How NHS virtual wards mean acute patients now treated at home 2nd February 2023

Elizabeth Simpson is recovering from a nasty bout of pneumonia.

Modern warfare 'accelerating away' from MoD due to tech upgrade delays, say MPs 2nd February 2023

Modern warfare is "accelerating away" from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) due to delays in technology upgrades, MPs have claimed.

'High-risk' Nicola Bulley investigation will have 'quickly escalated', former detective says 2nd February 2023

The search for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley will have "quickly escalated into a high-risk missing persons investigation", a former senior detective has told Sky News.

A timeline of Nicola Bulley's movements in the hour before she vanished 2nd February 2023

A week on from her disappearance, the search for mother-of-two Nicola Bulley is still under way in Lancashire.

'Her children need her home': Family of missing dog walker 'stuck in a nightmare' since she disappeared 2nd February 2023

The heartbroken sister and father of missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley say "her children need her home" and described being "stuck in a nightmare" since her disappearance.

Base interest rates up to 4% but Bank of England's language on economy shifts 2nd February 2023

The Bank of England has raised UK interest rates by a further half percentage point to 4%, but gave its clearest signal yet that borrowing costs may now be nearing their peak.

Households cutting energy usage to avoid blackouts 'likely how we'll all operate in future' 1st February 2023

The head of markets at the National Grid Electricity System Operator has told Sky News that its new energy saving scheme "is likely how we're all going to operate in the future."