Will Bayley took table tennis silver for Great Britain after a 3-1 defeat at the hands of German Jochen Wollmert at the ExCeL. Bayley, from Groombridge, fell to the ground with head in hands having lost the final point and had to be consoled
A rail firm is warning passengers they face a busier service this week. The end of summer holidays coincides with the Paralympic Games, and Southeastern has reminded customers to be ready. High speed services will be most affected with the
Historic buildings across Lewes will be open to the public from September 6 to 9. This year’s Heritage Open Days event in the area, organised by the Friends of Lewes, includes guided tours of all three tiers of local government, with County Hall
X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke sensationally pulled out of Brighton Pride at the last minute yesterday leaving thousands of fans angry and upset. In a statement on her twitter account, she said: “Brighton Pride, I am so sorry to disappoint. I'm
Tons of untreated sewage has been dumped into the sea after a "technical issue". Bathers are being warned to avoid East Worthing beach after the effluent began being discharged at about 3am this morning. The discharge was the result of a technical
A bus company is offering a free taxi service to passengers whose buses are more than 15 minutes late in Barcombe. Complaints about unreliable buses raised by Lewes Liberal Democrat Rosalyn St Pierre on behalf of Barcombe residents inspired Countryliner
Tens of thousands of people headed to watch Shoreham Airshow this weekend. The annual two-day event saw stunning displays from a range of aircraft old and new. Among the highlights were the the world’s last flying Vulcan bomber, tornadoes
This is the furry face of the latest daring astronaut to venture into the freezing unknown above our planet. The little Steiff teddy was sent on his mission by amateur balloon enthusiast Peter Browne, 65, from Ardingly, and his friends Merv Hugget
Organisers have hailed Pride 2012 as an “overwhelming success” with ticket sales up on last year. Thousands lined the streets from 11am for the parade before packing into Preston Park for music, comedy and dance. Fatboy Slim and the Freemasons
Thousands of Sussex toddlers are not properly vaccinated. Figures from the NHS South of England show that 8% of the county’s two year olds are not properly vaccinated against communicable diseases including measles, mumps and rubella. A further
Every primary school pupil in Brighton and Hove skipped almost half a day of school without permission on average last spring term. Figures from the Department of Education revealed thousands of children in the city played truant or were taken
An MP has lobbied council chiefs to replace lifts in a high-rise council block. In September Brighton and Hove City Council announced about 90 1960s and 1970s lifts in 50 buildings would be upgraded as part of |a nine-year programme. However
Comedian and actor Griff Rhys Jones has backed a campaign to save a lighthouse’s red and white stripes. The Save Beachy Head Lighthouse stripes campaign was started in October after its owner, Trinity House, announced it could no longer afford
TUCKED off Brighton’s busy Western Road is a terraced building which has been changing lives for the past 20 years. Back in September 1992 Indrabodhi Shann opened Evolution Arts And Natural Health for its first autumn term, offering a range of
People are being urged to call the police to report squatters. Squatters will from yesterday face six months in jail for living in someone else’s home. The new law which came into force at midnight on September 1 makes squatting in residential
Residents concerned about 14 weeks of planned roadworks attended a special exhibition. The Highways Agency invited those affected by the works on the A27 to a display of the plans at the Harriet Johnson Centre in Sompting, on Friday, August 31.
