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A British woman from Lewes, Sussex has died fighting alongside the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG). Anna Campbell is the first British woman to have been killed in Syria, with seven other Britons dying whilst fighting alongside the YPG and other respective groups. The YPJ, an off-shoot of YPG...
Police are questioning a 35 year old man on suspicion of murder after a mother and daughter were fatally shot in their home on Friday night. The victims have been named as Heather and Michelle Whitbread and have been described by family members as 'beautiful people that filled our...
Two attempts to defraud people in Bexhill-on-Sea have been stopped by police and alert counter staff who assisted them. In the first incident on Thursday 8th March a 95-year-old woman asked to withdraw over £5,000 cash from her account at the town's branch of Lloyds bank, a very uncharacteristic request....
Today is national No Smoking Day, so explore what services are available to you and make a change now. Quitting will improve your health (and faster than most people think) as well as making you significant savings. Smoking causes the most preventable deaths in the whole of England, it is...
A man living in Newhaven who committed a series of sexual offence against two young boys at his previous address in Norfolk Road, Brighton, has been given a 13-year prison sentence. 68-year-old Keith Freeman, retired, of Brighton Road, Newhaven, was given his sentence on Wednesday 7th March, at Lewes Crown...
After yet another dog attack on sheep, at Cissbury Ring on the Sussex Downs above Worthing, the head of Sussex Police's rural crime unit has described himself as 'incredibly frustrated'. One attack occurred in the field where farmers had organised an event highlighting the very problems of sheep worrying only...
Eastbourne police recently made seven arrests in less than 24 hours, in connection to recent burglaries in the area. The suspects were all detained between Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th March. 33-year-old Laura-Jane Salek, and 41-year-old Allan Kevin Beaton, both unemployed and of Jevington Gardens, Eastbourne, have since been charged...
A man has had what is thought to be acid thrown over him in Eastbourne. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. The attack occurred at the Shinewater area at around 8.35am on Tuesday March 13th. The victim (who is in his 40s) was sat in his van...
This week is cycle to work week, so get out your old faithful (however rusty it may be) and get back on! After all, it's just like riding a bike. Cycling to work (or anywhere for that matter) can be a great way to feel healthier, not to mention happier,...
Three people have been arrested in Worthing by the Sussex police for drug related offences. The first arrest occurred on Tuesday afternoon, March 6th, when Prevention officers noticed a man acting suspiciously in Milton Street, Worthing. The police then carried out a search, after which the 36-year-old man was arrested. The...