Health Secretary Matt Hancock has offered his thanks to Lewes MP Maria Caulfield who has returned to nursing to help the NHS tackle the coronavirus outbreak.

Ms Caulfield previously worked at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, the Princess Royal Hospital, and the Royal Marsden.

Arundel Castle has made a virtual tour of its tulip festival for people unable to travel.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

A Sussex man said he has been left in pain for weeks because of the widespread closure of dental surgeries during the lockdown.

David Walsh, from Chichester, has an infected tooth which was still being investigated when the measures were introduced.

Mr Walsh said he has been given painkillers, but is self-rationing them, putting up with the pain during the day so he can take them before trying to sleep, and says he feels dentistry has been "airbrushed out of the national dialogue during this awful crisis".

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Toby Hancock, a Sussex dentist and representative of the British Dental Association, said the lack of treatment is due to a low levels of personal protective equipment, which are required because of the spray produced by dental tools.

Dentists were stopped from doing all routine work at the end of March, but initially allowed to treat emergencies.

This was also stopped, and they can now only do telephone consultations.

Any patient whose condition could become life-threatening can be taken to A&E.

Urgent dental care hubs are being created, with dentists provided with the necessary PPE, and nine are being planned across Sussex.

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BBC News

Members of the University of Sussex Netball Club are putting their one hour of exercise a day to good use by running the equivalent of the length of Britain to raise money for NHS charities.

Between Monday 13 and Thursday 23 April, the team of students are running 1400 km, the length of the route from Land's End to John O'Groats.

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It works out at just under 5 km per person per day, using their individual hour of daily exercise allowed under the coronavirus lockdown.

Four of the team have remained in Brighton, completing their runs on the seafront, in Hove Park and Preston Park.

Others are located around the UK and some are using treadmills.

The team has so far raised more than £3,000 for charities providing support to NHS staff, volunteers and patients.

Karen Dunn
Local Democracy Reporter

The leader of Crawley Borough Council has warned the town’s economy faces "a long road back" to recover from the coronavirus lockdown.

The town faces the daunting prospect of having the hardest-hit economy in the country, according to a study for Centre for Cities.

Speaking during his weekly online Q&A, Mr Lamb appealed for more help from the government, and said: “Crawley has been, up to this point, an incredibly vibrant economy.

“Ever since the new town was built, we’ve had almost full employment in the town. So it’s not something we’re really used to seeing, this potential impact in terms of unemployment.

“It is going to require a great deal of intervention from the government to try to resolve it.”

With Gatwick Airport on its doorstep, Crawley is hugely reliant on the aviation industry.

Mr Lamb said that, over the last few weeks, the council had delivered some £34m of business rates relief and handed out £5m of grants to local businesses.

But he added that he was "well aware" that two-thirds of businesses which may be eligible for a grant had not applied.

Urging those firms to come forward, Mr Lamb said: “The impact on aviation and many of these industries will linger on and a number of businesses will genuinely struggle to get through this period, even with some of the support that’s been required.”

Looking to the future, he predicted a tough time to come: “The reality is, as a town, we need to prepare for what is going to be a long road back to where we started.

“Crawley has an awful lot going for it in terms of its workforce, in terms of its location, in terms of the businesses already based here – but it’s going to take some time to get that all up and running again.”

Fancy dress Fridays catches on as video conferencing replaces office meetings.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

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Brighton and Hove is closing roads to cars so local people have more space for their daily exercise.

From Monday, Madeira Drive will be temporarily closed to traffic and open to walkers and cyclists.

The move comes as cities respond to a decrease in traffic numbers as a result of the coronavirus restrictions.

Councillor Anne Pissaridou, chair of the city’s environment, transport and sustainability committee, said: “Madeira Drive is a long, wide road right by the seafront and will create an extra safe open space for local people.

“I would also ask that cyclists and pedestrians respect each other’s space and safety in this shared area. We’re all in this together."

The council is considering extending this to other roads in the city.

Madeira Drive and Duke’s Mound will be stewarded from 08:00 BST to 20:00 daily so businesses still have essential access to properties.

Once again people across the south of England took time out to applaud health professionals and other key workers, during the coronavirus pandemic.

There were some musical accompaniments for the weekly "Clap for our Carers" event last night.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

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A large area of heathland has been scorched after people had a barbecue, against the government guidance.

East Sussex Fire and Rescue officer Dawn Whittaker posted the image of the blackened earth in the Ashdown Forest.

The fire, which was near to the car park, broke out on Thursday afternoon.

Fire crews from Forest Row tackled the blaze.

During the coronavirus lockdown, the government has said people should only leave their homes for shopping for necessities, one form of exercise, a medical need, or to go to work where that cannot work from home.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

Union officials are calling for more to be done to protect bus drivers from the threat of coronavirus.

Twelve bus workers have died in London alone since the start of the crisis.

Stagecoach Southeastern said it has already adapted security screens to offer more protection from the virus, while drivers for Brighton and Hove Buses have stopped handing out change.

Teenager Owen Harding has not been seen since leaving his family home in Saltdean three weeks ago.

Iftekhar Khondaker pleads not guilty to killing Suel Delgado in Brighton in December.

A robber who mugged a dog walker in a park told her he had coronavirus before he attacked her, Sussex Police have said.

The woman was in Stanmer Park in Brighton when she became aware of a man walking behind her on Sunday at about 18:30 BST.

He told her he had Covid-19 before he demanded she hand over her phone. He then picked up a branch and swung it at her, police said.

The 54-year-old woman had cuts to her arm and face.

The economy around Gatwick airport will be hit hardest by coronavirus, a study finds.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

This Sussex racing team is using its state of the art technology to help the NHS through the pandemic.

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Brighton's Fatboy Slim has announced a free gig in the city for "all NHS doctors, nurses, support workers, porters and cleaners plus all blue light staff, ambulance, police and fire service."

The DJ, real name Norman Cook, said: “Recently, friends of mine who work in the NHS asked me to send a little video message to thank and cheer on the front-line troops and in it I, half-jokingly, said we should all have a big party together when this is all over’.

"Careful what you wish for, as so many people responded to the comment, I thought, ‘why not?’"

“By the time life returns to normal we will all want to celebrate together", Cook continued, adding: "I would like to do my bit to reward and thank everyone who has been holding our lives together in these most difficult of times”.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

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A football club is donating more than 2,000 match tickets to key workers, when fixtures start up again.

Crawley Town, who play in League Two, will be giving the tickets away over the course of the remainder of the 2019/20 campaign and the 2020/21 season.

NHS and care staff, Royal Mail employees and supermarket workers will be among those to benefit from free matches at The People’s Pension Stadium.

An initial 300 free tickets will be released for the first league fixture in front of a crowd after lockdown measures are lifted.

General Manager, Tom Allman said: “I’m proud that the club are able to show their thanks to the hundreds and thousands who are saving lives and keeping the country running during this tough period."

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An air gun was used during an attack on two men in East Grinstead, police have said.

Armed officers were sent to the scene in Moat Road on Tuesday afternoon following reports of an assault involving a gun.

Police today said both men have been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment.

One victim who "sustained a blow to the head" had been taken to hospital by air ambulance, while another was treated for injuries to his neck believed to have been caused by an air gun pellet, Sussex Police said.

The force said officers were trying to identify several suspects who fled the scene in a grey Fiat 500 at about 13:30 BST.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

This man is livening up lockdown for his neighbours by organising street bingo once a week.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

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Fraudsters claiming to be undercover police have been collecting on-the-spot fines from people who appear to be breaching the government's coronavirus guidelines.

A teenage man was approached by three men in Ditchling Road, Brighton, at 23:00 BST on Saturday.

They issued him with an on-the-spot fine for being out during the coronavirus lockdown. The men also had a device which took the payment on-the-spot.

The suspects are described as white men, all around 6ft and with no facial hair. One was wearing a black hooded jumper and another was wearing a grey hooded jumper with a baseball cap.

Ch Supt Nick May, of Sussex Police, said: “It's incredibly disappointing to see people using these unprecedented times as an opportunity to commit fraud."

Legitimate police officers always carry proof of identity, and fines are given as fixed penalty notices, with confirmation sent via post detailing how to make the payment.