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A large-scale sea and air search is currently underway off the Sussex coast following reports of a person overboard from a vessel this morning. HM Coastguard received the emergency call at 10.19am, triggering an immediate multi-agency rescue response south of Brighton Marina. A Coastguard spokesman said:“At 10.19am this morning, HM Coastguard received reports of a […]

A dramatic coastal rescue operation was triggered on Saturday afternoon after reports of five people and two dogs being cut off by the rising tide at Rock-A-Nore, Hastings. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of RNLI Eastbourne’s D-Class inshore lifeboat at 12:51pm on Saturday 29 November, following concerns that the group, along with the animals, were […]

Eight fire crews and a specialist command unit were deployed to tackle a house fire in Maresfield this afternoon, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) confirmed. Emergency teams were called at 2:11pm (14.11) on 28 November to reports of a property fire in Cackle Street, Maresfield, near Cackle Street, Maresfield. A large-scale response was […]

A Hastings man has been sentenced after a reckless TikTok stunt left his friend with a serious brain injury. Connor Pace, 23, met with a group of car enthusiasts at Ravenside Retail Park, Bexhill, on the evening of 17 January. The group had discussed a viral trend involving riding on the bonnet of a moving […]

Detectives have released CCTV images of a man they want to identify following a report of a rape and robbery in Crawley town centre. Sussex Police received a report that a man in his 30s was assaulted at an address on the High Street in the early hours of 15 October. The suspect is also […]

A 21-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with a stabbing at Bognor Regis railway station, following a British Transport Police investigation. Jason McDonagh, born on 2 January 2004 and of no fixed address, appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on 26 November charged with grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a bladed […]

The terrifying incident unfolded in brutal coastal seas, when a lone sailor aboard a yacht was driven onto the jagged rocks of the West Arm at Newhaven Harbour. The vessel was battered repeatedly by towering waves inside the harbour, smashing it against the harbour arm until the hull began to break apart. By the time […]

An NHS trust in Sussex has been fined £200,000 after the death of a 16-year-old girl under its care. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust admitted failing to provide safe care and treatment, leading to the tragic death. The teenager, Ellame Ford-Dunn, was a mental health patient at Worthing Hospital. Despite being under constant one-to-one […]