Rural housing development dismissed by planning inspector
Plans for a rural housing development near Five Ashes have been turned down at appeal. In a decision notice published...
East Sussex
Psychiatric nurse jailed for raping and suffocating 16-year-old girl
A psychiatric nurse has been jailed for 12 and a half years after he raped a 16-year-old schoolgirl and suffocate...
Councillors call for ‘urgent action’ on council home funding
Lewes councillors have unanimously backed calls for “urgent action” on funding for council housing. At a full council meeting on...
Man dies and two fight for life after sewage tanker crash
A driver has died and two passengers were fighting for their lives after a car and a sewage tanker crashed...
West Sussex councils and Brighton and Hove may join forces
Eight councils - Brighton and Hove City Council and all seven West Sussex districts - have submitted a letter expressing...
Recorded sex offences in Sussex continue to rise
More than 13,000 cases of rape and serious sexual assault were reported to Sussex Police between 202122 and 2023/24. The...
Councillor calls for progress report on zombie knives amnesty
The Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner has urged councillors to put pressure on the government to continue its focus on...
Council leaders to consider changes to grants programme
Potential changes to Rother District Council’s grants scheme are set to go in front of cabinet members next week. Next...
Decision due on Rye Sports Centre investment
Plans to invest more than half a million pounds in a Rye leisure facility are set to go in front...
Four seriously injured as sewage tanker crashes
Four people were seriously injured when a sewage tanker crashed with a car on a main road this morning (Tuesday...
