25 h. ago In the money: Davina McCall sells East Sussex country mansion for nearly double what she paid for it

TV presenter Davina McCall and ex-husband Matthew Robertson have sold their East Sussex mansion for £6.25million. 

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30 h. ago ‘Not in our village’: asylum camp rumours prompt fear and night vigils in East Sussex

Crowborough on edge as unconfirmed plan to house asylum seekers in training camp spurs street patrols and pre-emptive protestsAmong the crowded shelves of Sacred Heart hardware store in Crowborough, there is a gap on the wall where the kitchen knives used to be displayed.As the local rumour of recent days goes, that space is linked to the news story of the moment in the East Sussex town: the imminent arrival of hundreds of asylum seekers at a nearby military training camp. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago I’m A Celeb’s Shona McGarty ‘stunned’ after sparking romance rumours with Aitch & reveals how she hid contraband in camp

SHONA McGarty has revealed she was stunned to hear of the romance rumours surrounding her and fellow I'm A Celeb star Aitch. The former EastEnders actress, 34, pointed out the nine-year age gap between her and the rapper, 25 - saying he is more like a brother. They had raised hopes of a jungle romance...

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4 d. ago Protesters hit Crowborough over plan to house 600 migrants in army camp

Up to 600 male asylum seekers are set to be housed at the camp on the outskirts of Crowborough, East Sussex, as Britain continues to be gripped by a small boat crisis.

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7 d. ago Man accused of murdering cousin with axe liked to ‘have the last word’

Rita Lambourne, 58, was found by her sister ‘fatally wounded’ at an address in Bayencourt South, Bexhill, East Sussex on February 12.

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7 d. ago Teen cadets booted out of army camp & told ‘cease all activity’ for 600 migrants – as locals blast ‘dishonesty & deceit’

TEEN cadets have been booted out of an army camp and told to cease all activity to make way for 600 migrants. Plans to move 600 migrants to a military site on the edge of Crowborough, East Sussex are set to go ahead despite delays, leaving locals furious. The Ministry of Defence ordered Crowborough's No.8 detachment...

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8 d. ago Adored grandmother 'killed by axeman who was her own cousin with chilling brutality as she spoke to her partner on the phone'

Rita Lambourne, 58, was on the phone when the alleged killer Donald Excell, 48, entered her home in East Sussex via an unlocked back door and attacked her with an axe on February 12.

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8 d. ago Teenage cadets kicked out of camp after defence chiefs admit it will no longer be safe when 600 male migrants are moved there

The site in rural Crowborough, East Sussex, is set to be turned into open accommodation for male asylum seekers by the end of the month, prompting fears for cadets' 'safety and wellbeing'

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1 week ago Desperate stem cell plea to save girl, 13, facing race against time

Millie Fairley, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, suffers from a rare blood disorder which means the bone marrow cannot make enough new blood cells for the body to work normally, making it harder to fight infection, stop bleeding or carry oxygen

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1 week ago Plan to move migrants into army barracks is delayed over safety fears after hundreds of furious residents marched in protest

Ministers initially promised Crowborough Camp in East Sussex and Cameron Barracks in Inverness would start housing hundreds of asylum seekers by December 1.

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1 week ago Plans to send asylum seekers to military barracks delayed over safety concerns

Ministers had hoped to move hundreds of people to Cameron Barracks in Inverness and Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex while their claims were processed to get people out of hotels

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2 w. ago Hundreds take to the streets over plan to house asylum seekers at barracks

Campaigners marched through the streets of Crowborough carrying signs and flags, many wearing plain white T-shirts and chanting: ‘Send them home.’

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2 w. ago Angry neighbours of new camp for 600 lone male asylum seekers hit out at school for telling children to be 'kind and caring' to new arrivals

Crowborough's Army Training Camp in East Sussex is set to move in hundreds of lone male migrants by January - news locals only found out after it was leaked to a newspaper.

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2 w. ago Security ramps up in town awaiting arrival of 600 lone male asylum seekers as residents are told they'll only get '48 hours' notice' before migrants move onto army base

Residents are in revolt over the plans for Crowborough Army Training Camp in East Sussex, with thousands of people turning out every week for noisy protests.

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3 w. ago Workers begin converting army barracks into camp that will house 600 male migrants on edge of town

Residents are furious at the plans for Crowborough Army Training Camp in East Sussex, with 2,000 people flooding the streets for a noisy protest yesterday.

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3 w. ago Cries of 'Starmer out' as thousands protest against plans to house 600 lone male asylum seekers in an army camp on the edge of their town

The march in Crowborough, East Sussex, this morning followed an angry public meeting where local politicians were shouted at and chased out of the community centre hall.

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3 w. ago Plastic beads spreading on Sussex coast after ‘catastrophic’ spill, meeting told

Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber SandsWhat are bio-beads used for and how did they get spilled on to Camber Sands beach?The massive spill of plastic beads at Camber Sands is devastating for local people, wildlife and tourism and the beads are dispersing along the coast, residents heard at an emotional public meeting on Thursday.Millions of tiny, toxic plastic beads are thought to have escaped into the sea from Eastbourne sewage works in East Sussex about two weeks ago when a screen keeping them in broke. They began to wash up on Camber Sands beach last Thursday, with the situation worsening over the weekend. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Fury as asylum seekers fleeing war zones housed near police firearms test site

The government plans to house asylum seekers at a military training camp in East Sussex - but campaigners fear its proximity to a police firearms test centre could be re-traumatising

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4 w. ago Barcelona president drops verdict on potential Lionel Messi return after surprise Nou Camp visit

Lionel Messi visited the Nou Camp on Sunday amid rumours he could return to play for Barcelona in the future

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