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Social club shows that you are never too old to get fit

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:07:45 GMT

Members of the Balcombe 61 social club have rolled back the years by taking part in a free outdoor gym training session.

EXCLUSIVE: New flight paths from Gatwick could affect thousands in Sussex

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:39:55 GMT

If a second runway is built at Gatwick Airport, new flight paths would affect thousands of people living in Sussex.

Community upset over loss of village cafe

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:09:09 GMT

‘A loss to the community’, ‘gutted’ and ‘upsetting’ is how residents of Bolnore Village have described the closure of cafe Cuppa-licious.

Fears of a village as the black gold rush begins

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:15:24 GMT

Cuadrilla Resources has announced plans to drill an exploration well at its Balcombe site next month. But it says the controversial process known as fracking will not be used - yet.

VIDEO: ‘Departures’ rehearsals at the Archway Theatre

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:15:01 GMT

Rehearsals are well under way for the Archway Theatre’s production of John Godber’s Departures.

VIDEO: Highlights of Three Bridges v Cuckfield - Saturday May 4

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:57:32 GMT

This video is a highlights package from Three Bridges v Cuckfield on the opening day of the Sussex Premier League season.

Rare salad plant is king at open day

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:55:20 GMT

Hundreds of people enjoyed a glimpse of a rare salad plant at Plumpton College’s open day.

SLIDESHOW: Cuckfield v Preston Nomads

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:22:20 GMT

Newly promoted Cuckfield lead the Sussex Premier League after beating reigning champions Preston Nomads at Cuckfield Park on Saturday. It is only the second time Cuckfield have beaten Nomads in the Sussex League.

Village shows support for In Bloom competition

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:10:00 GMT

Bolnore Village was overwhelmed with residents who turned out for the village’s hanging basket workshop which is part of their bid for success in Britain in Bloom 2013.

Lag Wood in Hassocks - future plans revealed

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:28:21 GMT

Hassocks Amenity Association began with a modest campaign to save a sequoia tree from being felled.

Mayor joins Phil the Trolley for charity

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:36:09 GMT

Haywards Heath Mayor John Sabin took part in the first ever UK-wide ‘trolley push’ to help feed local people in crisis.

Bluebells in bloom at Wakehurst

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:09:08 GMT

Wakehurst Place, in Ardingly, is awash with colour as the bluebells are out in bloom.

How can we revive the honey bee?

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:44 GMT

The facts are stark: honey bee colonies are dying across the world and their demise would have devastating consequences for food production and flowering plants.

Nature inspires sculptor David Watkinson, whose work has gone on show in an exhibition at Borde Hill Garden

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:06:45 GMT

An exhibition featuring kinetic sculptures and large organic forms is being shown at Borde Hill Garden in Mid Sussex.

VIDEO: A day out at Hove - Sussex v Worcestershire

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:52:44 GMT

A sell out crowd at Hove were left disappointed today (Sunday, May 5) as the Sussex Sharks lost to Worcestershire by 91 runs in the Yorkshire Bank 40.

Tories hold on to West Sussex - but UKIP now main opposition

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:44:40 GMT

UKIP has been propelled to main opposition party on West Sussex County Council after the Lib Dems faced meltdown in the county elections.

Breakfast voters first as election polls open in Mid Sussex

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:20:34 GMT

Breakfast time voters kicked off today’s county council elections across Mid Sussex.

Mum gives birth in Cuckfield pub car park

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:43:09 GMT

“My wife said ‘I’m going to have to push again - I can’t stop it!’ and the next minute the baby popped out!”

Children find recipe for fair deal for poorer producers

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:30:25 GMT

Youngsters showed that cooking to help people in poorer parts of the world was a piece of cake when they staged their own bake-off.

Wigs, false teeth and the bitter pill of waste

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:04:51 GMT

When Aneurin Bevan launched free healthcare in 1948 two of the items available through the NHS were false teeth and wigs.