The lowdown in Sussex and Beyond
A man who sold fake Disney products online has been sentenced following an investigation by West Sussex Trading Standards. Andrejs Ozolins (Limbrick Lane, Goring-By-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex) pleaded guilty at Worthing Magistrates Court on Friday 1 March and was ordered to pay £1,250 in costs as well as a victim surcharge of £85. He was […]
FAMILIES planning a celebration or ceremony can find everything they need thanks to a series of open days. East Sussex County Council’s Registration Service will be opening its doors and showcasing its venues in Eastbourne, Crowborough and Lewes to give inspiration to those organising a special day, following on from the success of the first […]
A SCHEME to carry out essential repairs a town centre road in Eastbourne has been put back by a month. East Sussex Highways had been due to begin improvement work on two sections of Upper Avenue on Thursday, April 4 2019. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the start date has now been put back and the […]
More than £180,000 has been awarded by Public Health England (PHE) to West Sussex County Council and charity Stonepillow to help rough sleepers. On Friday PHE announced more than £6 million worth of funding for various projects around the country to help make it easier for people to access help with alcohol problems. West Sussex […]
Working with Sussex Homeless Support and O3e we build bikes to help people ride to care. Join them today 28 March 2019 (PM) at Hilton Metropole, Brighton, to see more. At AeroMobile, we pride ourselves on keeping people connected. So when we heard about the plight of the homeless people served by Sussex Homeless Support […]
West Sussex children of primary school age are increasingly taking on a caring role for a loved one. They are among hundreds of young people being supported by West Sussex County Council’s Young Carers Service. A young carer is someone who takes on adult responsibilities for a parent, sibling or other family member who may […]
Police are hoping this image of a burglar at a Chichester jewellers will help identify him. Just after 2.15am on Wednesday (20 March) the H Samuel jewellery shop in North Street, Chichester, was broken into by a man entered by breaking through the floor of the unoccupied flat above which had been newly renovated and […]
The Environment Agency has officially opened over 7 kilometres of new river and sea defences in the coastal town of Shoreham, helping to keep the community safe from flooding from storms and rising sea levels. The new £45 million scheme will better protect over 2,300 homes and 169 commercial properties, as well as important local […]
West Sussex Record Office was presented with a national award at an event last night, putting it in the top 6% of archives in the country. National Archive Service Accreditation is the UK quality standard, awarded to a select number of Record Offices, which recognises good performance in all areas of archive service delivery. Louise […]
The Chief Coroner for England and Wales has appointed Penelope Schofield, senior coroner for West Sussex, as the incident and co-ordinating coroner to deal with those British nationals who died in the Ethiopian air crash on Sunday, March 10. She is currently working with UK Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), alongside Detective Superintendent Stuart Hale from […]