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AN AWARENESS campaign designed to dispel a common myth that smoking is a way to relieve stress is hitting Hastings in the new year.
Representatives of South East Smokefree Alliance (SESA) will be at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre on Tuesday, January 6, to talk to shoppers about wellbeing, and the link between quitting smoking and feeling better. Continue reading
A TREASURE trove of documents relating to one of England’s most historic sites will stay in public ownership permanently.
The Battle Abbey Estate Archive has been allocated to East Sussex County Council to be preserved by the county’s record office, based at The Keep archive and resource centre. Continue reading
A PENSIONER has been handed a suspended jail term after evidence emerged of shocking neglect of animals in her care.
Clare Cotton was convicted of six offences under animal welfare legislation following an investigation by East Sussex Trading Standards. Continue reading
A UNIQUE solution has been found to bridging the gap over an East Sussex river.
The new lightweight footbridge, which crosses the River Brede in Sedlescombe, is the first of its kind to be designed and manufactured in the UK. Continue reading
COUNCIL chiefs have welcomed news that unemployment in East Sussex has fallen for nine consecutive months.
The latest Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) figures show the number of claimants fell to 5,252 in December 2014, compared to 7,563 in February 2014. Continue reading
