A HEALTH campaign action group is set to be launched in Seaford in a bid to bring the community together and see improved facilities in the town.

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BUDDING David Bellamys are being encouraged to get snapping and submit their pictures of local wildlife to a national competition.

A MANIC month lies ahead as Seaford’s mayor gets set to rally around the town to boost funds for charity.

RESIDENTS have been warned once again to be wary of doorstep sellers.

THE RECENT snow and freezing temperatures are not helping to refill Sussex reservoirs in time for the expected spring and summer demand.

POLICE are searching for a missing man who may have come to Eastbourne.

TRIBUTES have been paid to former Eastbourne mayoress Kay Vickers who passed away. Mrs Vickers was the wife of Aubrey Vickers, Eastbourne’s longest serving politician, and served as mayoress of the town between 1990 and 1991.

CHARITIES and local community groups can hire a minibus at a reduced rate from Hailsham Town Council.

CONCERNS over the danger of a unmanned rail crossing near Seaford have been highlighted again, months after campaigners celebrated improvements being made at the site.

EASTBOURNE mayor Carolyn Heaps cut the ribbon to officially reopen the refurbished RNLI Lifeboat Museum.

TWO children’s charities have received a £3,670 boost thanks to spare coins thrown into the Arndale Centre’s wishing well over Christmas.

A CHILDREN’S home in Hailsham that provides a safe and secure home for vulnerable young people is set to undergo a £8 million revamp.

A SPONSORED walk helped raise more than £3,000 for Pevensey and Westham Playgroup.

TWO children’s centres in Eastbourne could be merged by East Sussex County Council – with the local authority denying the mooted changes are the result of belt-tightening.

FIRST comes the tell-tale shadows, followed by the ominous flutter of feathers – building gradually to a crescendo of squawks.

BBC SOUTH East newsreader Polly Evans popped into a St Wilfrid’s Hospice shop this week to help launch a new drive designed to make sure the charity gets the most out of donations.

A COMEDY night has raised more than £2,000 for an Eastbourne charity which provides respite stays for local children.

STAFF and pupils at Seaford Head Community College are celebrating following positive figures in the latest GCSE league table.

WITH temperatures across Eastbourne set to drop below freezing every night over the next few days the local NHS is warning people to keep an eye out for neighbours.