Coronavirus: The Latest Developments In Sussex (Wednesday, 1)

Here’s all the coronavirus related news that’s gone on in Sussex over the last 7 days.

As of Wednesday, (July 1) at 6am, the following figures are the known number of Covid-19 cases in each district:

East Sussex - 782

West Sussex - 1,378

Brighton and Hove - 490

Sussex - 2,650

Man burgles Uckfield Rugby Club, takes cash drawer from till: but it was empty as it was cleared before lockdown...

Uckfield Police said they're looking for an early-morning burglar who broke into a rugby club, stole the cash drawer from a till — and found it was empty.

According to police, at about 5am on Thursday 28 May, a man entered the grounds of Uckfield RFC at Nevill Road, Uckfield, by climbing the main gate.

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Fly-tippers in Brighton and Hove were fined a total of £35,000 during lockdown.

After £35,000 of penalties were handed out in Brighton and Hove for fly-tipping during lockdown, a new reporting hot-line has been launched.

According to the city council, residents will be able to call the number – 01273 295063 – and give details of a fly-tip crime.

Staff say they'll be able to respond immediately, during the line's opening hours.

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Madeira Drive might not hold motor rallies in future, if its temporary closure for walkers to exercise during lockdown continues.

The revelation came when Green councillor Jamie Lloyd asked if the seafront road will remain traffic-free at Brighton and Hove City Council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee meeting on Tuesday, 23 June.

Councillor Lloyd asked about the future of vehicle rallies as a follow-up question after initially commenting about the pollution-free atmosphere ending as people get back into their cars.

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Thousands flock to Sussex's beaches despite social distancing guidelines.

As scores of visitors returned to Sussex's most popular beaches, the Met Office confirmed by mid-afternoon on Wednesday (June 24) that it had been the "warmest day of the year so far".

In the county, a weather station at Hurstpierpoint recorded 31.7 degrees Celsius, while some other locations were even hotter, with Heathrow Airport measuring 32.6 degrees Celsius.

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Pells Pool, the lido in Lewes, can't re-open under government rules, even though they're outdoor and with plenty of space. Bosses have started a polite campaign to get the government to rethink the guidance on lidos.

Lewes's outdoor swimming pool, the oldest freshwater lido in the country, can't re-open on 4th July — and managers say the government's specific exclusion of swimming pools is unfair.

On the other hand, they've also considered (but rejected) the idea that Pells Pool could reboot as an outdoor pub or restaurant garden, with a giant-size Covid-19 cleansing facility at its side.

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A patient left Eastbourne's DGH after a 97-day Covid-19 recovery: the hospital trust's longest-serving coronavirus patient.

Emotional scenes took place at the Eastbourne DGH, as staff and family cheered Steve Honeyball on his discharge from hospital after 97 days recovering from Covid-19.

The East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Eastbourne and the Conquest in St. Leonards said Steve was admitted  in mid-March and spent 53 days in critical care.

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Chichester District Council plans to dip into its reserves as much as £8m to pay for the areas's coronavirus costs.

Chichester District Council plans to use more than £8m from its reserves to pay for the costs it has endured during the pandemic.

The council has lost around £1m each month thanks to the loss of income from things such as car parking charges and an increase in costs such as finding emergency housing for the city’s homeless during lockdown.

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About £3.1m of Arts Council England funding (National Lottery and Government) is going to individuals and organisations across Sussex, working in the arts, to help sustain them through the lack of income caused by the pandemic.

A total of £3,150,149 is coming from Arts Council England to groups and individuals in Sussex, who've applied for assistance as the pandemic causes income streams to shrink.

The grants, which were requested by the people and organisations concerned, cover many types of arts practiced in Sussex, including theatre, visual arts, dance, museums, literature, music and combinations of many forms.

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