Last night beacons were lit everywhere
Locally - we had one on the Ashdown forest as well as in towns and villages
Here is a video
Ashdown Forest Beacon lighting
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Police rescue two dogs left in car in Uckfield amid heatwave
Sussex Police smashed a car window to rescue two trapped dogs in Uckfield during a severe UK heatwave.
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Appeal after teenager dies in collision at Beachy Head
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy died in a collision at Beachy Head on Friday evening, 26 June.
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£800k granted for Crowborough asylum site policing
The Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne, has successfully secured £795,898.55 in Home Office funding to manage the ongoing operational costs of policing the Crowborough asylum seeker accommodation site.
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Veterans walk 100 miles for The Gurkha Welfare Trust
JANE Slater and John Wilton are both aged 84 - and decided they wanted to walk to raise funds for people desperate for water.
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Council responds to Government decision to pursue extension of Crowborough Army Training Camp use
Wealden District Council is deeply disappointed by the Government’s decision to pursue the extension of the use of Crowborough Army Training Camp and remains clear that large-scale accommodation sites are not the right approach for either local residents or those seeking asylum.
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Schoolgirl shot with BB gun at Uckfield bus station
Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses after a 13-year-old schoolgirl was shot with a BB gun at Uckfield bus station
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Gas cylinder explodes in heat at caravan site in Hailsham
No one was injured after a gas cylinder exploded in the intense heat at a caravan site on Downash Road in Hailsham.
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Person taken to hospital after crash on A27 Pevensey Bypass
A single-vehicle crash on the A27 Pevensey Bypass on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, resulted in one person being taken to the Conquest Hospital with minor injuries.
Choose your station
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Ashdown RadioSoul on Sunday with Nigel Chorley playing Keep The Fire Burning by Gwen McCrae
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Ashdown RetroYour soundtrack from the 60s to the 90s playing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
