Category Archives: Transport and Environment

Council ‘disappointed’ after Gatwick expansion snubbed

gatwick webCOUNCIL chiefs in East Sussex have expressed their disappointment after Gatwick was overlooked for a new runway – but vowed to continue to back the Sussex airport in its long-term ambition to expand.

The Government today gave the go-ahead for a third runway at Heathrow rather than expanding Gatwick, subject to a public consultation and vote of the House of Commons in 2017-18. Continue reading

Motorist used dead mum’s details on fake Blue Badge

Blue Badge 1A MOTORIST from Hastings has been fined for displaying a fake blue badge bearing her dead mother’s name while on a shopping trip.

Geraldine Roberts, of Ironlatch Avenue, was caught out by an eagle-eyed police officer while parked in a disabled bay at the Tesco Extra store in Church Wood Drive, St Leonards, in June 2016. Continue reading