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  • Sussex schoolgirl missing with teacher, police believe

    A teacher is believed to have gone on the run to France with a teenage schoolgirl.  Megan Stammers, 15, who is thought to be with 30-year-old Jeremy Forrest, remained missing last night. Police said they believed the two were together after

  • Burgess Hill home wrecked by fire

    More than a third of a house was damaged by a fire. A quarter of the downstairs of a home in Wisden Avenue, Burgess Hill, was wrecked in the blaze at 10.20am on Saturday. Meanwhile ten percent of the property’s attic was also wrecked by fire

  • Heavy rain hits Sussex - and it is going to last until tomorrow

    The Met Office and Environment Agency have issued a severe weather warning for Sussex. Most of Sussex has been ranked as yellow – “be aware” – while a small section in the very west of the county is orange – “be prepared”. It said: “Periods

  • Man rescued from sea in Eastbourne

    A man was rescued after falling into the sea. Lifeboat crews were launched after reports that a man had fallen into the sea near to Eastbourne Pier at about 3.30am this morning.   The man was later recovered by crew at Splash Point

  • Car set alight in Littlehampton street

    A car was set alight in a road. Firefighters were called to a blaze in River Road, Littlehampton at just after 1.45am this morning.   Crews used two high-pressured hose reels to douse the flames from the fire which is believed to have

  • Fire at Crawley shed containing gas cylinder

    A shed containing gas cylinders was badly damaged in a fire. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were inundated with calls about the fire in an outdoor storage unit at the back of a home in Finsbury Close, Crawley at about 1am this morning. &

  • Firefighters rescue man from Littlehampton flat fire

    A man was led to safety from a flat fire. Firefighters were called to High Street, Littlehampton at just after 6.45am this morning to a fire in a second floor flat of a three storey building.   A search and rescue team led one man