A proposed housing development near Ringmer has been rejected by a planning inspector — but Lewes District Council has been ordered to cover part of the applicants’ appeal costs.

The family of a man who tragically died on the A27 in Lewes have described him as "well loved" and said he leaves behind "lasting memories".

Staff at a Lewes primary school have begun strike action in a dispute over plans to cut the number of teaching assistants.

Fire crews spent the early hours of Monday morning tackling a dramatic bus blaze at a petrol station on Brighton Road, between Lewes and Falmer.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder following the death of Newhaven teenager Joshua Ingram, who was fatally stabbed near Seaford train station earlier this week.