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Call to 'look before you strim'

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:28 +0100

Gardeners are being warned by a West Sussex-base charity to "look before they strim" this bank holiday to avoid hurting wild animals.

Illegal waste boss gets three years

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:23 +0100

An illegal waste boss who ran a site in Berkshire and was arrested at Heathrow airport as he tried to flee the country has been jailed for three years, the Environment Agency said.

Jury out in footballers' sex trial

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:22 +0100

A jury has retired to consider verdicts in the retrial of four Brighton and Hove Albion footballers accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Ellery, 66, set for New York swim

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:29 +0100

A 66-year-old swimming coach from Surrey will be hoping to make a splash in New York City to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK.

Girl 'repeatedly raped by group'

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:19 +0100

A young girl was repeatedly raped and sexually abused by 10 friends in Buckinghamshire over a five-year period, a court has heard.

Women's night walk raises £96,000

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:17 +0100

More than 750 women took part in a 10-mile walk from midnight until dawn in Eastbourne, raising £96,000 for a children's hospice.

Dad takes on Kilimanjaro challenge

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:17 +0100

A Hampshire father-of-three is preparing to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Alzheimer's Research UK after his mother was diagnosed with dementia.

Police force to sell unused £11m HQ

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:37 +0100

Hampshire Police, which spent more than £11 million on a headquarters it has never used, has announced it will sell the site after it has been empty for five years.

Beaches meet tough new standards

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:28 +0100

More than 50 English beaches have met tough new EU standards to receive Blue Flag awards for 2013, with Thanet in Kent earning the most such flags.

Historic street signs snapped up

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:46 +0100

Some of London's most recognisable street signs, including those which have stood in Downing Street and Abbey Road, have fetched thousands of pounds at auction in West Sussex.

Police hunt for prison absconder

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:22 +0100

Police are hunting for a fugitive who has absconded from prison in Buckinghamshire and carried out a string of robberies.

Centre's 1,000th dog finds a family

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:47 +0100

A nine-week-old puppy who was the 1,000th dog to arrive at an animal centre this year has been rehomed with a Kent family who say they feel "so lucky to have him".

Lorraine backs cycling initiative

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:22 +0100

Television presenter Lorraine Kelly is calling on people in the South East to support a 1,000-mile cycle tour celebrating the extension of walking and cycling routes.

Foreman's hair-raising challenge

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:22 +0100

A timber foreman will have his body waxed in front of shoppers at a Kent retail centre to raise funds for a national children's charity.

Vulnerable witness protection urged

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:19 +0100

Vulnerable witnesses like those in the Oxfordshire paedophile ring case should be protected from bullying questioning through pre-recorded cross examinations and forcing barristers in such cases to undertake compulsory training, Labour said.

Hundreds wave goodbye to Ark Royal

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:54 +0100

Hundreds of people have turned out to wave goodbye to the Royal Navy's former flagship HMS Ark Royal as it was towed away from Portsmouth to be scrapped.

Ex-priest jailed for sex attacks

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:53 +0100

A retired Church of England priest found guilty of a catalogue of historic sex attacks on young children at a Barnardo's home in West Sussex has been jailed for 10 years.

Oxford high on destination list

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:53 +0100

Oxford has come seventh in the most-visited destinations made to the UK last year, according to latest figures.

Stars back blind veterans campaign

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:53 +0100

Sir Bruce Forysth and Sir Michael Parkinson, who both completed National Service as young men, are urging veterans who suffer from sight loss to seek support from a military charity which has a centre in Brighton.

Teenager loses right-to-stay fight

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:53 +0100

An illegal immigrant who was smuggled into the UK after his father and brother were murdered by militants in his native Afghanistan and has been staying in Kent has lost his fight to remain in the UK.