2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (169+ words) A driver who killed a motorcyclist after dangerously overtaking on the A21 near Whatlington has been jailed for five years. Nathaniel Simpson was driving southbound on the A21 on 6 May 2024 when he crossed double white lines to overtake a flatbed lorry. He…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (161+ words) A former primary school teacher from Lindfield has been jailed for more than four years after sexually assaulting two nine-year-old boys. Thirty-two-year-old Joseph Haffenden pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual assault by touching and six counts of false imprisonment....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (225+ words) A report has described a Sussex immigration removal centre as a "relatively volatile" environment where some detained men feel unsafe. The Independent Monitoring Board for Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre says there have been improvements at Brook House and Tinsley House,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (194+ words) An inquest has opened into the deaths of four members of a family who got into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham. Hussam El-Khawas, 55, Zeina Alayan, 37, and their 13-year-old daughter Sara died after being brought ashore by lifeboat crews on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (128+ words) A railway line in East Sussex has reopened following extensive repairs after a train derailment left 30 people injured. The route between Haywards Heath and Lewes was closed following the incident on 13 August, which involved a Southern service travelling from London…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (128+ words) Eastbourne Pier has been evacuated after a fire broke out on Sunday morning. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called at 10:24 on 30th August, with six crews and an aerial ladder platform sent to the scene. The fire service confirmed…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (146+ words) The man who died after a large sign fell at Big Church Festival near Steyning has been named as 41-year-old Robert Guanco from Eastbourne. Mr Guanco was a pastor at Jesus the Living Water Church in Eastbourne. The church described…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (147+ words) A man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at Big Church Festival near Steyning. Emergency services were called to the festival site in Washington Road at around 15:38 on Friday 28th August....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (238+ words) A family of four who died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham have been laid to rest in Lebanon. Hassan El-Khawas, 55, Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter Sara died after getting into difficulty in the water near…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (319+ words) A second man has been arrested following a major fire which destroyed around 140 vehicles at a car park used by passengers travelling from Gatwick Airport. Sussex Police said a 29-year-old man was arrested on Monday and has since been released…...