The lowdown in Sussex and Beyond
There’s a literary feast of events coming up at Horsham Library this summer. The first two are part of the town’s annual Festival. • Tuesday 11 July, 7pm – Meet the Author: Juliet West Her new novel ‘The Faithful’ is a gripping love story which follows the lives of two very different families in the years […]
The world’s most accessible cycling sports event – StreetVelodrome – will roll into Worthing in a week’s time. Locally enjoyed and nationally televised, the cycling event remains one of the most thrilling sporting weekends in the town’s calendar. Taking place on the weekend of July 1st and 2nd 2017, hundreds of people are expected to […]
We all love it when the weather gets warmer. But did you know that you might need to think harder about food safety in the summer months? New research indicates that people in Eastbourne could be putting themselves and their families at risk of food poisoning through lack of knowledge of the 4Cs of food […]
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service remains at the scene of a fire that burnt overnight in a business park at Rowfant, near Crawley Down. The service received the first of over ten emergency calls to this incident at 01:15 this morning (26 June). At its height, 12 fire engines were in attendance with firefighters […]
Sussex Research has awarded five Harry Kroto Fellowships in the second round of the scheme. Named after Nobel Prize winner Professor Sir Harry Kroto, the fellowships aim to consolidate sustainable collaborative research with the best international institutions and to provide Sussex’s early career researchers with opportunities to establish their research trajectories. Professor Michael Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor […]
A lucky resident has learned how rewarding recycling can be after winning £250 in a scheme run by Eastbourne Borough Council. Irene Smithers, of Croxden Way, Eastbourne, scooped the bumper prize in a one-off Bourne to Recycle draw. Alongside her, five other households that recycle won £100 in the scheme’s regular monthly draw. Mrs Smithers […]
A new, world class players’ village has opened at Devonshire Park to provide topflight facilities for women’s and men’s tennis. The impressive glass-fronted two storey building was opened by the Mayor of Eastbourne, Pat Hearn, on Thursday (June 15) ahead of this year’s Aegon International which runs from June 23 to July 1. Eastbourne Borough […]
Worthing’s very own secret garden – the ancient fig orchard of Tarring – will once again be opening up to the public on Saturday, 1st July 2017. Dating from at least 1745, but reputed to have origins dating back much further to the 12th Century and the days of Archbishop Thomas A’Becket, the orchard in South Street, […]
Less than a quarter of under 25s in Wales feel that their opinions are taken seriously. This information was revealed as part of an ongoing survey conducted by Meic. Meic is the national information, advice and advocacy helpline for children and young people in Wales. The survey also suggests that children and young people are […]
An innovative project to create happier and healthier communities by involving people with their local open spaces has received nearly £660,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. The Growing Communities programme will work with residents in the Northbrook area of Worthing and Eastbrook in Fishersgate and is the result of a partnership between Adur & Worthing […]