THE former owner of an Eastbourne restaurant has been fined after it put a four-year-old boy’s life at risk by serving him a dessert containing nuts.

Stephen Nock was managing director of Bright Ideas Studio Ltd, which owned Seasons Restaurant, in Sovereign Harbour, at the time of the incident in May 2017. Continue reading →

A CRIMINAL has narrowly escaped an immediate jail term after being caught with 85,000 illegal cigarettes in the back of his van.

Shirwan Jabar was stopped by police unloading boxes from the van outside a shop in London Road, St Leonards, following a report of a vehicle being driven erratically on September 4 2017. Continue reading →

A ROGUE trader who charged an elderly man £26,700 for work that was never started has been jailed.

Patrick Charles Lemmon, 56, of Ersham Road, Hailsham, was sentenced to 42 months in prison after being convicted by a jury of two counts of fraud and seven counts of money laundering. Continue reading →

A SCAM-busting initiative to prevent residents from becoming victims of fraud has won the backing of county councillors.

Members of East Sussex County Council have shown their commitment to the fight to protect residents by becoming SCAMbassadors for Friends Against Scams – a scheme to help people spot and stop scams. Continue reading →