13+ hour, 14+ min ago  (201+ words) East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has admitted spending "5 million over budget on the Queensway Gateway Road'project in Hastings, which finally opened in September " nine years later than originally planned. The road, linking the A21 Sedlescombe Road North and Queensway, was delayed…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (209+ words) Two long-lost watercolours linked to The Jungle Book'have been discovered in a London home " with another illustration from the same series already on display in East Sussex. The newly uncovered paintings were created for Rudyard Kipling's famous story and were…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (469+ words) Sometimes a hotel is just a place to sleep. Other times" it's a pirate ship, a jungle adventure, a Venetian palace or an entire fantasy world where leaving the building feels like a mistake. Across the world, some hotels have…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (176+ words) A dog walker has been rescued after becoming stranded on a sandbar at a West Sussex beach. Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team'said the person, who was out with two dogs, was cut off by the rising tide at West Wittering Beach'on…...

1+ week, 40+ min ago  (405+ words) Royal National Lifeboat Institution(RNLI) volunteers from Brighton Lifeboat Stationhave responded to a busy series of call-outs in recent days, supporting emergency services along the city's coastline. On Tuesday 4 February at 12.47pm, the crew was tasked by HM Coastguardto Brighton Palace…...

1+ week, 56+ min ago  (191+ words) West Sussex County Council'is set to begin a major programme to upgrade around 64,000 streetlights to energy-efficient LED technology, in a significant step towards modernising the county's lighting infrastructure. The "24million programme will begin in March and be rolled out over the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (125+ words) A lecturer at the University of Chichester'has marked his 1,000th match in English football. Louis Langdown, MSc Course Leader in Sports Performance Analysis, reached the milestone as AFC Totton'beat Dagenham & Redbridge'20 in the National League South on 28 February. Louis began his…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (183+ words) Residents and team members at a care home in East Grinstead are keeping active thanks to lively Zumba sessions led by a local dance instructor. At Charters Court Care Home, the popular classes are delivered by Anna from I Am…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (115+ words) Poetry Trail Returns To Crawley As Part Of WordFest'More Radio Residents and visitors are being invited to discover poetry in unexpected places as Crawley Writers" Circlebrings back its Poetry Trail for this year"s Crawley WordFest. The group received "500 from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (138+ words) Towns across the south-east of England are competing to become the UK Town of Culture 2028, with several areas in Sussex, Kent and Surrey putting themselves forward. They are joined by towns including Chatham, Margate, Folkestone and Deal'in Kent, as well…...