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Uckfield Town Council welcomes residents to a commemorative event on Friday, August 15.

A man was found with potential life-threatening injuries following a stabbing on Seaside Road in Eastbourne on Thursday night (August 14).

William Jones, 30, has been jailed for more than two years after pleading guilty to committing a series of thefts, burglaries, and frauds targeting vulnerable people.

Strikes by Gatwick ICTS baggage screeners have been suspended due to an improved pay offer.

Uckfield Town Council hosts a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (V-J) Day with a ceremonial beacon lighting on Friday 15 August 2025.

The whole staff at Uplands, heartily congratulate the departing Year 13s  on their successful results this summer. 

At a packed public meeting yesterday (Wednesday 13 August), Eastbourne’s MP Josh Babarinde drew the line under the years of mismanagement and negligence that has blighted Eastbourne’s 94 beaches, and impacted thousands of residents.

Beacon Academy is delighted to celebrate the achievements of our Year 13 cohort, whose commitment and effort have been rewarded with strong results in their A Level and vocational qualifications.

St Wilfrid’s Hospice has secured BBC Children in Need funding for its children’s bereavement service for the next three years.

A disused multi-storey car park is set to be demolished and will make way for new housing in Eastbourne.

IKEA opens it's doors at Churchill Square, Brighton on Thursday 14th August.

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MORE than 70 people with complex disabilities came together for a day of fun, empowerment and connection at the fifth annual Chailey Games, hosted by Chailey Heritage Foundation.

It's to help combat equine obesity.

Will's Cafe & Grill on The Broadway in Crowborough was given the low rating after a recent inspection

This is due to an ongoing signalling fault

Following Stagecoach’s announcement that they will be withdrawing route 54, Brighton & Hove Buses will take over this service and operate it under the Regency brand from 21st September 2025.

The grand opening of a new nightclub in Eastbourne has been announced.

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The chart topping artist was enjoying a meal in Uckfield.

A kayaker has died despite attempts to rescue him at sea.

Lewes District Citizens Advice is holding drop-in sessions in Wivelsfield, Ringmer and Peacehaven and next week.

This summer, let the kids’ creativity run wild at Free Form, a brand-new, interactive sculptural maze by acclaimed artists Leap Then Look, now open at The Sidings in Newhaven.

The RAF’s A400M Atlas will make its debut at the UK’s biggest free seafront airshow next week, flown by a co-pilot who first visited the show as a child.

WORK starts tomorrow (Friday) on a giant mural that will transform a charity's building in East Sussex.

A member of Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare’s Estates and Maintenance Team will be saddling up and taking on a 1,000-mile bike ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats all in aid of the Ringmer-based animal welfare charity.

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, has welcomed the news that local business Three Acre Brewery has secured permission to transform the signal box at Uckfield railway station into a micropub.

Wildfires on Ashdown Forest can devastate hectares of precious wildlife habitat affecting many species of plants and animals. But one of the Forest’s rarest inhabitants could be completely wiped out by wildfire because of it lives and breeds in a very small and specific area.

Hailsham residents and visitors alike are warmly invited to visit the next Hailsham Street Market on Friday 15 August, from 9am to 1pm, now being held at its new home in Blackman’s Yard (just behind the Town Council offices on Market Street).

Josh Babarinde, the Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne, has today remarked that findings of a recent poll reveal an “outrageous and depressing state of affairs” when it comes to the state of our waterways.

Mims was pleased to co-sign a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister regarding the Grooming Gang National Inquiry.

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, is inviting local residents to share their views on access to banking services across the constituency.

Students awaiting their exam results can get free, round-the-clock help with their mental health, thanks to a digital service available in Sussex.

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It's been reported that train delays from Uckfield yesterday (2nd Aug) were due to ‘cattle on the railway'

The landmark pier was forced to close after it was discovered to have become damaged.

A man from Eastbourne has been found guilty of attempted murder after a knife attack that left another man with serious injuries.

Three men have been remanded in custody charged with assault on a boy in Haywards Heath.

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In a packed All Saints’ Church in Old Heathfield on Wednesday 30th of July, the Reverend David Packham was licensed by the Bishop of Chichester to be the Vicar of Heathfield.

Police have secured a full closure order on a flat in Hedge Parsley Crescent, Stone Cross.

An index compiled by L&G has revealed Britain's best places to retire.

Around 9.30am Monday (28 July), two HGVs were involved in a collision on the A27 Westbound, just after the Southwick Tunnel.

Wealden District Council’s Councillor Daniel Manvell, MP Mims Davies, Wealden council’s chair Councillor Gavin Blake-Coggins, Uckfield Town Council’s Mayor Councillor Karen Bedwell and Wealden council’s deputy leader Councillor Rachel Millward joined by other local councillors and the residents of Coronation Place.

Since becoming the MP for the new East Grinstead, Uckfield and the villages seat, Mims has worked around the clock on the priorities of her constituents, criss-crossing the area from Wivelsfield, Newick and Chailey, across to Uckfield, Buxted and Maresfield, and up to Copthorne, Pease Pottage and Turners Hill.

Eastbourne MP Josh Babarinde spoke in the House of Commons earlier this month, about prolonged delays in postal times in his constituency.

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, has welcomed confirmation made by Home Office Ministers that the Government will be extending the current Ukrainian visa schemes beyond 18 months.

Police, investigating an assault on a boy in Haywards Heath on Monday (28 July), have made three arrests.

A CHARITY supporting people with disabilities across Sussex has received a £16.5k National Lottery grant to mark its 60th anniversary.

A consultation has been launched by Wealden District Council to ask residents for feedback on a draft Housing Strategy which will shape the future of housing in the district.

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A person was taken to hospital with ‘suspected spinal injuries’ after jumping from Eastbourne Pier.

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, was pleased to have helped secure two disabled parking spaces at St Mark’s CoE primary school in Hadlow Down.

Wealden Crematorium will be hosting an open day next week welcoming people from all over Sussex.

Uckfield High Street is open for business as usual.