- Campaign for independence begins
- The Hump pins hopes on Presley gift
- Fulham top for young professionals
- Doctor Who star Smith takes flame
- Probe as man dies in pub shooting
- Clary: Gay wedlock suffragette link
- Anti-cuts 'street parties' planned
- UK plans for euro-immigrants surge
- Hunt's 'daddy' texts to lobbyist
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Local News
Discarded scraps of food spark concerns about rats and gulls
A POPULAR area of Seaford is becoming ‘unsightly’ because of scraps of food being left by a resident.
Warning over children’s rail line ‘games’
YOUNGSTERS in Hampden Park are being warned about the dangers of the railway line and level crossings and playing ‘chicken’ with the train.
Telemedicine help for stroke victims
JUST days after the Herald revealed plans to centralise stroke care at either the DGH or its sister site in Hastings, management at the NHS trust have introduced equipment which means a patient does not have to be in the same room as a consultant to be assessed.
Talent contest organisers call for performers
BRITAIN may have plenty of talent, but has Willingdon?
Eastbourne’s Portas Pilot bid has failed
EASTBOURNE and its Town Team has failed in its bid to secure cash and the advice of retail guru Mary Portas – but it may have another chance.
Regional News
Picnic brings neighbours together
Residents in Brighton and Hove are being encouraged to get to know their neighbours at a charity picnic event.
Dad to swim Channel for Diabetes UK
An Oxfordshire man whose daughter has Type 1 diabetes will be swimming to France as part of a relay team raising funds for Diabetes UK.
Liver disease 'time bomb' warning
A national screening programme is needed to tackle the "ticking time bomb" of liver disease caused by alcohol, obesity and hepatitis, according to a top doctor based in Southampton.
Emin 'nervous' over hometown show
Tracey Emin has spoken of her joy on the eve of the opening of a major exhibition in her home town of Margate which provided the inspiration for many of her famous artworks.
Heatwave will go into weekend
The unseasonably fine and hot weather will continue on Friday and into the weekend, forecasters say, after Southampton again enjoyed the highest temperature of 27.9C (82.2F) on Thursday.
News in Video
SUSSEXONLINE.TV: What’s On in Sussex this week video
The Brighton festival is now in full swing and we continue our look at some of the exciting and unusual events coming soon.
SUSSEXONLINE.TV: What’s On in Sussex this week video
The London to Brighton Run of the Historical Commercial Vehicle Society takes place on the 6th of May.
Video: Steeplejack braves winds in Eastbourne video
This man clearly has a head for heights as he clambers up eight stories to carry out work on St Saviour’s church in Eastbourne town centre.
National News
Campaign for independence begins
A major campaign to persuade people in Scotland to vote for independence has been launched, with Hollywood star Brian Cox telling people: "We have arrived at the moment to realise our potential."
The Hump pins hopes on Presley gift
Engelbert Humperdinck is flying the UK flag in the Eurovision Song Contest and hoping a prized gift from Elvis Presley will bring him luck.
Fulham top for young professionals
The most popular areas for aspiring young professionals to snap up a home have been named, from Jesmond and Didsbury to Cardiff and Hove.
Doctor Who star Smith takes flame
Time Lord Matt Smith is taking over as chief torch bearer as the Olympic flame spends its first full day in Wales.
Probe as man dies in pub shooting
A man has died and three others were wounded after a shooting in a pub, police said.
Comment
The sun is out, the sky is blue - but give us a break from builder’s bottom!
AT LAST, summer has arrived (hopefully) and the sun is splitting the rocks in Eastbourne.
Unfair profiling or does this mountain town need to pick and choose its guests? - by Ashley McMillan
MUCH has been written about the somewhat typically typecast image that most have of the huge partying group of individuals that depart their homes around the ‘Greater Vancouver’ area of Surrey (a town in it’s own right) and in excessively large numbers, all seemingly descend upon Whistler for a weekend of depraved debauchery on what is known as ‘May long weekend’, or Victoria weekend.
Not just a name
“A cafe atmosphere, no rules on the wall, an atmosphere which helps people to relax when they
Letters
Most cyclists are also drivers
I REFER to Mr Oake’s letter (May 2) about the bicycle time trial on the A259 from Pevensey to Little Common and write as a rider in that event.
Five Acres should remain just that....
I HAVE never written to the paper before but feel so incensed by what is proposed for Five Acre Field.
Exams did not reflect studies
JUST what is going on in our schools! Yesterday my grandson had to take a science exam. He is a conscientious, intelligent child who revised over the past week for this exam. He came home quite upset because although he had done his best (all you can ask) there where several questions in the paper the content of which the pupils had NOT been taught.
Sharing facilities an alarming plan
FOUR years after the great campaign by Liz Walke and her supporters to successfully save and keep what I consider to be vital facilities and services at the DGH I am very concerned and disappointed to learn that these very same services are once again under threat which I still think will be very detrimental for the hospital and the town of Eastbourne which it serves (Herald, May 18).
Share changes with passengers?
CHANGES have been made to certain bus routes in Eastbourne, especially the 1, 1A and Loop but ‘Stagecoach’ decided not no publicise and warn users of these services.
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Business News
The Business Coach with Laura Murphy: “He’s consistently inconsistent”
The Business Coach with Laura Murphy: “He’s consistently inconsistent”
The Business Coach with Laura Murphy: “I’m not trusted”
Q: “I’m new to the organisation and I’m finding it difficult for people to trust me. What’s the best approach?” Steve.
Trading Standards Information and Advice: Scamnesty, May 2012
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) is urging scam victims to speak out to help stop the ever-growing wave of con artists.
Group to shape town’s future
A NEW society for tourism students will soon be joining forces with local businesses and Eastbourne Borough Council to help shape the town’s tourist industry in the future.
Recycling tool nominated
A NEW online tool aiming to help everyone recycle more has been nominated for the WWF Green Game-Changers Innovation of the Year in the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2012.
Politics
A legal showdown between our current and former MPs
A LEGAL battle between two political rivals over allegedly libellous election leaflets is set to go before three of the country’s top judges.
MP still confident after local elections
EASTBOURNE’S MP is confident the town will not turn its back on him at the next election despite a dreadful night for his party at the polls.
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Features
Like a Mars bar, an OT a day helps you work, rest and play
THERE are many ways to ingratiate yourself to a journalist.
Diagnostic team tests 2,500 blood samples every day
“FIRST thing first,” began Warwick Davis – a consultant in pathology at the DGH - “we are nothing like CSI or Quincy.”
Reporter’s ride on high speed powerboat
With powerboats set to descend on Eastbourne seafront this summer, reporter Juliet Perry headed to the harbour to sample the high speed thrills first hand...
Feature: With more than 500 volunteers, DGH relies on community support
GIVE 100 people 100 seconds to name as many roles done by hospital volunteers as they can and you can bet your last pound that the most common answers will be helping in a shop or cafe.
Nathanael uses Facebook to find another kidney donor
A LONG-suffering Eastbourne man whose kidney problems mean he can drink less than a pint of fluid every day has taken to Facebook to try and find an organ donor.
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Show Biz
Lady Gaga 'will not tone down show'
Lady Gaga's manager has said the pop diva has no plans to tone down her act, even if that prevents her from performing in some countries on her Asian tour.
Norton: Moonrise kids were great
Edward Norton has revealed the children he starred alongside in new film Moonrise Kingdom were more professional than some of the big names he has worked with.
Griff: I'm OK with growing older
Griff Rhys Jones has confessed he's not happy about having to wear his glasses on screen.
Goldblum granted restraining order
A judge has granted Jeff Goldblum a temporary restraining order against a woman who has been repeatedly ordered to stay away from the actor in recent years.
Judge Britney's got the X Factor
Britney Spears has been on the job just two days and she's already proving to be a popular judge on The X Factor.
Health
We’ll fight this all the way - MP
THE fight to save the DGH from the threat of downgrading will be taken all the way to Government.
3 commentsTrust’s target ‘safe and sustainable services’
THE TRUST which runs the DGH says no decision will be made on any large-scale changes without public consultation and is adamant there are no plans to cut A&E at either hospital.
Trust criticised for playing ‘old divide and rule game’
THE head of the county council has launched a scathing attack on the NHS trust which runs the DGH – accusing bosses of “failing the people miserably”. Councillor Peter Jones let rip on upper levels of management at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at a meeting this week, publicly criticising the way it seems to play the DGH off against the Conquest.
1 commentHands off the DGH: Here we go again
THE PROSPECT of a severely downgraded DGH has reared its ugly head once more.
1 commentBreaking news: New threat to key health services at the DGH
A raft of key services at the DGH face being downgraded or removed altogether.
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