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79-year-old died after being stung by hornet

Sunday, December 06, 2009

A HORNET sting killed a Robertsbridge pensioner this summer, an inquest in Hastings heard last week.

Vivienne Salter, 79, of Browns Farmhouse, Battle Road, died on August 19 after being stung on her finger six days earlier.

Mrs Salter was taken to Hastings...

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Village wins a title and £500

Saturday, December 05, 2009

CHRISTMAS has come early for residents in Sedlescome as it has been named England's best community village. As winners of the Community category,...

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Man jailed for racist taunts that led to death

Friday, November 27, 2009

A MAN from Burwash has been jailed for four months for his racist taunts which led to the death of a 16-year-old Arab student. Paul Rockett, of Ham...

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Ambulance Sat Nav bungles are putting patients' lives at risk

ON THE RIGHT ROAD: Sat Nav errors are admitted by the ambulance authorities but they prefer to emphasise the journeys that pass off uneventfully than the ones where lives are put in jeopardy by bad directions

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

SAT NAV blunders have delayed ambulances reaching life-threatening situations a total of 504 times across Kent and Sussex in the last 10 months. A...

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Burwash man guilty of sparking racist attack

Paul Rockett of Ham Lane, Burwash arriving at Lewes Court on Monday morning, September 21. SL2109091/1

Monday, October 19, 2009

A Burwash man's racist taunts led to the death of a 16-year-old Arab student. Paul Rockett, 21, was found guilty of racially aggravated common...

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Time to get boxing clever over phones

NEW USES: How the phonebox on the corner of Mill Corner and Mill Lane in Northiam could look as a cash machine or loo SL2909094/5

Sunday, October 04, 2009

CHARLES Darwin taught us change can ensure survival – and in one East Sussex village the red phone box is set to reap the benefits of his...

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Crime rise could be a lot worse than feared

SILENT WITNESSES: Lynda Whan and Michael Fitt of C V Fieldbuss in Crowborough admit they don't always report petty thefts NH2108091_1

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

A SHARP increase in shoplifting in Wealden could be even higher than figures show, the Courier can reveal. The latest annual crime figures for the...

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Pair jailed for role in supplying drugs

Monday, September 28, 2009

TWO drug criminals from Tunbridge Wells and Northiam have been jailed for a total of 13-and-a-half years. Heroin addict David Walters, 44, of Oast...

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Man's 'racist taunts' led to death fight

ON TRIAL: Paul Rockett arriving for the case at Lewes Crown Court SL2109091_1

Friday, September 25, 2009

A BURWASH man has been accused of sparking a brawl with racists taunts which led to the death of a 16-year-old foreign student. Paul Rockett, 21, has...

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Centenarian died after leg operation

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A CENTENARIAN died in hospital on New Year's Eve after breaking his leg two days before. Claude Brann, 102, from Robertsbridge, was found lying on his...

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79-year-old died after being stung by hornet

Village wins a title and £500

Man jailed for racist taunts that led to death

Ambulance Sat Nav bungles are putting patients' lives at risk

Burwash man guilty of sparking racist attack

Time to get boxing clever over phones

Crime rise could be a lot worse than feared

Pair jailed for role in supplying drugs

Man's 'racist taunts' led to death fight

Centenarian died after leg operation

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