Haywards Heath girl with heart condition to run Brighton Marathon mile to help other children Charlotte Howard, eight, who had open-heart surgery when she was nine weeks old, is raising money for the Evelina London Children’s Hospital and Evelina Children’s Heart Organisation (ECHO), a charity that helps children with heart conditions and their families. Charlotte, […]
‘Fire and floods’ as Extinction Rebellion brings ‘die in’ to Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath Extinction Rebellion supporters during their ‘die in’ Copyright: ugc Their procession up Church Walk was accompanied a stretcher bearing a model burning planet. Jemima and Cilla, founders of Extinction Rebellion Mid Sussex, said: “The theme of fire and flood refers […]
‘I’m really frustrated’ – Mid Sussex residents speak out over flooding issues For the second weekend in a row the district was hit by strong winds and downpours, leaving many frustrated by flooding. Areas affected included America Lane in Haywards Heath, which closed on Thursday (February 13), due to the area being completely waterlogged at […]
Mum speaks of her trauma after tyre is wrecked by hidden pothole Sonia Moir took this photo of the pothole which damaged her car Copyright: ugc Sonia Moir, an internal communications manager, said she was driving along Balcombe Road towards Haywards Heath a few days before Christmas when she went over a pothole and had […]
Mental health event in Haywards Heath a ‘huge success’ Dominic Goodeve, marketing and communications officer for Sussex Oakleaf ‘With You In Mind: 25 Years of Better Mental Health’ was a free, all day public event to celebrate local mental health organisation Sussex Oakleaf’s 25th birthday and for members of the public to find out about […]
Sam Lewis, a country and blues singer from Nashville, is set to perform in Lewes in February next year. With rich, soulful vocals and well-crafted songs, his debut album Waiting On You was featured in The Telegraph’s list of top country albums from 2015 and was praised by Mojo. His latest album, Loversity, was released in […]
What is the route of the Put it to the People march and when does it start? Tens of thousands are expected to attend the Put it to the People march in London today. Protesters seeking a referendum on the final Brexit deal will once again descend on the capital. Up to 700,000 people were […]
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives worldwide support for her response to terrorist attack People across the world are showing their support for New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response after last week’s terrorist attack at two mosques, which killed 50 people. […]
New Zealand opens parliament session with reading from Quran The Quran was recited during New Zealand’s parliament session on Tuesday, the first since last week’s terrorist attack on two mosques that claimed 50 lives. A Muslim imam led prayers in parliament, in what is being seen as a gesture of solidarity with the victims of […]
Hundreds feared dead as Cyclone Idai batters Zimbabwe and Mozambique At least 157 people have been killed by a cyclone that has flooded land and destroyed roads across Zimbabwe and Mozambique, as officials admit the death toll could be significantly higher. Cyclone Idai has caused huge damage to the port city of Beira, Mozambique’s second […]