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A £1 MILLION lottery prize is waiting to be claimed by someone who bought the winning ticket in Wealden.

Seaford children at risk from extra traffic

A CHILD could be killed if plans to increase pupil numbers at a Seaford school get the go-ahead.

Nick Clegg visits Eastbourne for Lib Dem seminar

EASTBOURNE became the centre of the UK political circus as high-ranking Lib Dems, television news crews and the Deputy Prime Minister descended on the town for a seminar by the sea.

Trevor's Week - February 8, 2012: No Swan Lake, more like The Nutcracker!

LAST week started with a call out to Glynde Reach, which is a river which runs from the A27 at Beddingham across to Glynde railway station.

Police crackdown against thieves in Hailsham

POLICE officers were out in force in Hailsham last week in a crackdown on thieves.

BREAKING NEWS: Seaford motorcylist dies after crash

A SEAFORD motorcyclist has died following a collision with a moving bus.

Norovirus outbreak shuts three wards at Eastbourne DGH

A HOSPITAL bug has shut three wards at the DGH and left 29 patients with sickness and diarrhoea.

Stone Cross man takes on the Sahara

A SELF-confessed podgy local is trying to shed a few pounds and tone up in time to take on a mammoth race across the Sahara Desert.

Eastbourne projects get cash boost

A RANGE of community projects have been given a boost by councillors.

Can you help me find my father?

A 60-YEAR-OLD man who was born in Eastbourne is calling on the town's people to help him find out who is father was.

Hundreds in Eastbourne caught without TV licence

HUNDREDS of people in Eastbourne were caught without a valid television licence in 2011.

Heart disease figures for the region revealed

MORE than 150 people die in Eastbourne every year because of coronary heart disease.

Information request reveals serious errors of NHS staff

BUNGLING NHS staff removed incorrect teeth and carried out a biopsy on the wrong part of a patient's body as part of a catalogue of errors in 2010 and 2011.

Slideshow: Readers' snow pictures

Local residents were out and about at the weekend enjoying the late winter snow fall.

Lib Dems opposing plans to build new homes on Eastbourne green belt

BUILDING of houses on the green belt which borders Eastbourne is being opposed by Liberal Democrats.

Runners go the distance to enter the first Parkrun

THE INAUGURAL Eastbourne Parkrun attracted an impressive 120 people on Saturday – with some runners travelling all the way from London to take part.

Driver died after falling out of car

A 70-YEAR-OLD woman who fell from her car died after suffering a serious head injury.

Man assaulted constable after phone snapped

A FATHER lashed out at a police officer after his mobile phone, containing photos of his children, was broken in a struggle.

St John's Meads is praised by inspectors

A CHURCH of England school has been praised for the way its Christian beliefs shine through during lessons by a religious inspection team.

Grieving brother jailed after breaking ASBO

A BEREAVED 20-year-old who got drunk near the anniversary of his brother's death has been jailed for breaching his anti-social behaviour order (ASBO).

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