RESIDENTS looking to bring a festive feel to their homes with a wood burner this Christmas are being urged to stay safe.
East Sussex Trading Standards are encouraging people to check their wood burners before using them after they received a number of complaints about badly installed equipment. Continue reading
A ROGUE builder who tricked elderly residents into paying large sums of money for unnecessary work has been jailed for 16 months.
William Jones (pictured), of Butts Field, Hailsham, conned three victims into paying a total of £25,850 for work to their roofs between March and May 2016. Continue reading
A COUPLE who turned their residential property into an unauthorised ‘scrap yard’ have been hit with a court bill of more than £4,000.
John Mallows, 66, and his wife June, 65, allowed scrap metal, other waste and cars to be deposited and stored at the rear of their property in London Road, Hailsham. Continue reading
LAND and property owners in East Sussex are being urged to protect the public by cutting back trees and hedges which overhang the public highway.
East Sussex County Council is warning that overhanging vegetation causes a danger to road users – in particular high-sided vehicles such as buses or HGVs – and can block light from street lamps. Continue reading
