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Emergency Community Chest funding made available as Hall & Woodhouse announces changes to grant scheme amid coronavirus pandemic

Emergency Community Chest funding made available as Hall & Woodhouse announces changes to grant scheme amid coronavirus pandemic Lucinda Gray, Anthony Woodhouse, Mark Woodhouse SUS-200304-133415001 Copyright: User (UGC) The brewer, which has pubs across Sussex, will make some of the community chest grant funding available immediately. This will enable it to prioritise emergency funds to […]

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Camera set up to watch Hurstpierpoint’s Co-op queue

Camera set up to watch Hurstpierpoint’s Co-op queue Hurstpierpoint High Street during the Coronavirus. Pic Steve Robards SR2004012 SUS-200204-132530001 Copyright: Johnston Press Matt Rosine, the co-founder of Desk Village in the High Street, decided to position one of their cameras to overlook the Co-op facing them. […]

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Community driven village of Lindfield is dedicated to preserving what makes it unique

Community driven village of Lindfield is dedicated to preserving what makes it unique It dates back to 765 AD, its name meaning ‘open land with lime trees’, and the High Street is lined with lime trees and more than 40 medieval and post-medieval timber framed houses and shops. […]

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Coronavirus: when your local Sussex supermarket is open for NHS and care staff, the elderly, and vulnerable

Coronavirus: when your local Sussex supermarket is open for NHS and care staff, the elderly, and vulnerable Other measures have been put in place, including reduced opening hours, limits on the number of certain items that can be bought, and cleaning stations. It is worth remembering that on Sundays, most supermarkets allow you to enter […]

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Haywards Heath girl with heart condition to run Brighton Marathon mile to help other children

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, […]

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‘Fire and floods’ as Extinction Rebellion brings ‘die in’ to Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath

‘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 […]

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‘I’m really frustrated’ – Mid Sussex residents speak out over flooding issues

‘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 […]

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Mum speaks of her trauma after tyre is wrecked by hidden pothole

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 […]

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