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A clean-up operation is underway to safely remove the remains of shipping containers and debris that have washed up on a number of beaches along the East Sussex coastline.
A FORMER cocaine addict with a £400-a-day habit who conned pensioners in a roofing scam has been ordered to pay back a large chunk of his ill-gotten gains.
William Jones was jailed for 16 months in December following a prosecution by East Sussex County Council after he tricked elderly residents into handing over cash for unnecessary, overpriced and sub-standard roofing work. Continue reading
SNIFFER dogs helped to catch a shopkeeper from Eastbourne found with illegal cigarettes.
Salar Abdolla was caught out after Trading Standards officers, accompanied by specialist tobacco dogs, inspected his shop, Zagros Fresh Food Market, in Seaside Road. Continue reading
YOUNGSTERS in Hastings are enjoying a safer journey to school after the installation of a new pedestrian crossing.
East Sussex Highways has installed the puffin crossing in The Ridge, improved footpaths and created a new, safer access to Sandown Primary School. Continue reading
HEALTH bosses are urging East Sussex residents to get vaccinated as the UK braces itself for a heavy flu outbreak.
With hospitals in the southern hemisphere struggling to cope with a severe flu outbreak during their winter, there are fears the UK could experience similar pressures. Continue reading
