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Residents of a new housing estate in Folkestone have complained about the way they have been treated by the developer, after five months of problems with the sewer system.

It has meant daily visits by a lorry to suck excess sewage away, to prevent it from backing up into their properties. They say it causes smells, and disturbance.

The issue is around the size of the pipework installed on Hope Street.

Developers Taylor Wimpy have apologised and the water company, Southern Water, say it is working with them to fix the fault, but haven't said when it will be sorted out.

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Dr Shashi Awai, from Nepal, has not been able to work while her application is processed.

Nearly 2,500 people have signed a petition calling for Dr Shashi Awai to be allowed to stay.

Piers Hopkirk
Reporter, BBC South East Today

Two pensioners who have been married for 44 years ended up thousands of miles apart after visa problems.

British Ann Shifler and her American husband Jim, 90, moved to Crowborough two years ago to spend their twilight years together in the Sussex town.

But mistakes with his visa application left him stranded in the US with no idea when he will return.

After the pair called on the Home Secretary to intervene, a spokesman for the Home Office said: "We have contacted Mr Shifler to let him know that his visa application has been granted."

Mrs Shifler, 88, a former Tiller Girl dancer, said: "They kept saying 'go online'. Well, you know, my generation - we don't do very well online."

She said: "We filled out forms and everything and I would just really like to know why I can't have my husband with me after 44 years of marriage, and I'm a true British citizen and I need him here.

"We need each other."

She said the pair moved to Sussex from the US in 2016, hoping to organise her husband's visa on arrival.

The visa application, done through a lawyer, was submitted late, however, and was rejected, she said.

Despite appealing in May 2018, they were told Mr Shifler would have to leave the country. In September 2018, he returned to the US for a church reunion.

He remains there now and has reapplied for a visa but has no idea when or if he will be allowed to return.

A 14-year-old boy was left with cuts and bruises after he was attacked by a man in Bexhill.

The teenager was walking along Ashdown Road when he was punched in the face on 21 September.

Sussex Police said his attacker was aged between 18 and 20, had very short blond hair, was 5ft 7in tall and was wearing a black tracksuit.

Huw Oxburgh
Local Democracy Reporter

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The Sussex Police and Crime Panel has been told a spike in the number of school-related sexual offences is due to an increase in reports of "sexting".

Councillors heard at a panel meeting how the number of recorded sexual offences connected to Sussex schools had risen by more than 50 per cent last year, rising from 124 incidents to 187.

The chief executive officer for the office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Streater said the large increase in recorded incidents was down to schools taking a stronger line on "sexting".

Mr Streater said: "This is very much as the result of schools being more proactive in reporting 'sexting', which as we know is a deeper issue with mobiles, social media, technology and youngsters.

"Sussex Police have led on several very significant campaigns with the schools to try and alert schools, parents and children of the dangers inherent of sharing pictures, as adolescents and teenagers do."

While sexual offences saw the largest increase, the report also identified rising numbers of school-related crime in other areas. For example the number of burglary offences connected to schools rose from 96 in 2016/17 to 121 in 2017/18.

Brighton defenders Lewis Dunk and Shane Duffy sign new five-year contracts with the club until June 2023.

Members of the public are invited to assemble on dozens of beaches around the UK on Armistice Day.

Beatrice Meager, 86, died 15 days after she was thrown from her seat when the bus driver braked.

The invasive insects which prey on honeybees have been found in Hampshire and Surrey.

A family from East Sussex is joining legal action against the government - over cuts to the special educational needs funding for their 15-year-old son.

Nico Heugh Simone from Robertsbidge has an education and heath care plan for his autism, anxiety and other related conditions.

His family have been fighting for the last four years to keep his support at school and this year the funding from the local authority has been halved.

His mother Lorraine Heigh said: "Schools say they don't have enough money, the [local authority] tell us they don't enough money.

"Meanwhile, it's the children missing out."

She said the support and provision for children with disabilities and special educational needs "is not there".

Nico said he needs help to understand the lessons and needs a place where he feels safe at school.

Caitlin Webb
Local Democracy Reporter

Medway Council has announced plans to build a new school for disabled children, but some parents are concerned their children will still not be able to stay in the area for secondary school.

Currently, Abbey Court specialist school is the only one in Medway that caters for pupils with the most-complex needs, but it does not have the room for the full intake of primary school leavers.

Instead of promising to expand Abbey Court, the council has promised to "undertake a detailed exercise to assess the overall demand for young people with special educational needs (SEN)".

It has also put in a bid for extra funding from the government to build a free school specifically for SEN pupils but this is unlikely to open in time for next year's cohort, leaving parents concerned some children will have to travel long distances.

Medway Council's director for children and adult services, Ian Sutherland, said: "We are completely with the petitioners and the parents and we want fewer children with special educational needs to be educated outside of Medway.

"We think it's really important that those children are offered education near to home."

Sarah Booker-Lewis
Local Democracy Reporter

Running the Royal Pavilion and Museums as a charitable trust is back on the cards.

In June, Brighton and Hove City Council shelved plans to bring the iconic buildings in the heart of the city under a trust with The Dome and Festival, after staff threatened strike action.

A report going before the Policy, Resources and Growth Committee on Tuesday, including an external review by consultants Mike Woodward Associates, shows the Dome option has now been ruled out.

In its place are plans for a charitable trust taking over the running of the the Pavilion and museums, including Preston Manor, Hove and the Booth museums - essentially the same option originally put forward and approved almost two years ago in January 2017.

Before any changes take place a financial strategy needs to be put in place as well as a leadership team to manager an the independent charity.

The closure of the southern end of the Brighton Mainline is part of a £67m improvement project.

Police are investigating reports that three people were assaulted during a music festival in Lympne.

Two men and a woman were reportedly attacked by a larger group of people while they were outside a tent near the bar area at Southbeats Festival on 22 September.

One of the victims needed hospital treatment for head injuries. The group dispersed when security officers intervened.

The first suspect was described as a white man aged 22 years old, 5ft 4ins tall with broad shoulders and a slightly heavy build.

He had a brown beard and short brown hair. He was wearing a blue navy jumper with a pattern on it, with a white polo shirt underneath and jeans.

The second suspect was described as a man of mixed ethnicity, aged around 18 years old, 6ft tall, of heavy build. He was wearing navy tracksuit bottoms with a grey polo shirt. His hair was described as being short brown in tiny curls.

A third suspect was described as a man aged in his late teens, around 5ft 8ins to 5ft 9ins tall, and of slim build. He was wearing a plain black hooded top and jeans. He had brown hair and wore braces on both his upper and lower teeth.

Dover Athletic sack boss Chris Kinnear after just one win in their first 14 National League games of the season.

The malicious mail was intercepted by specialist post workers and found to contain no anthrax.

Huw Oxburgh
Local Democracy Reporter

Council leaders have approved plans to buy up a residential property in Hastings in an effort to tackle homelessness pressures.

At a meeting on Monday, Hastings Borough Council's cabinet approved plans to purchase 22 Wellington Square, with the intention of using it as temporary accommodation for those needing emergency housing.

The council says it already uses the privately-owned building as temporary accommodation, but that buying the building outright would help it better manage costs.

During the same meeting councillors heard how demand for temporary accommodation in Hastings has increased by 84% over the last three years.

Portfolio holder for housing and leisure councillor Andy Batsford said: "The social impact of universal credit, the fact that accommodation across the town has risen in cost by 40% - especially one and two-bedroom flats - [which means] we have got a perfect storm out there.

"Let's not forget that most people who find themselves homeless now are working people, they are your average person, working hard on minimum wage, finding their house being sold from under them and becoming in need of temporary accommodation.

"These are the people we are finding more and more on our books."

According to council documents, officers are expecting to spend around £960,000 on temporary accommodation by the end of this financial year - an overspend of £156,000.

NHS 111 operators mistakenly advise the evacuated hospital is closed, nine hours after it reopened.