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Thousands march in Crowborough over asylum plan for former military camp

Protesters walk to Sussex market town from base where Home Office plans to house up to 500 asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25

Three arrested after two incidents of disorder outside asylum seeker camp

Police say two men and a woman shouted abuse and struck vehicle outside Crowborough military site in East Sussex

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24

Why do onions and chips keep washing up on England’s south coast? Here’s the science

Over Christmas, vegetables, bananas and insulation foam washed up on beaches along England’s south-east coast. They were from 16 containers spilled by the cargo ship Baltic Klipper in rough seas. In the new year, a further 24 containers fell from two vessels during Storm Goretti, with chips and onions among…

The Conversation · Jan 22

Why are onions turning up on Brighton beach?

Food produce and other waste has been littering Sussex coastline as capsized shipping containers wash ashore

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18

Troubled waters: How the UK’s water companies became a national disgrace

Outages in Kent and Sussex this week became the latest in a long list of breakdowns in the UK’s creaking water system. Harry Cockburn asks how Britain can solve its utilities crisis

The Independent UK · Jan 17

Water finally restored to some of 30,000 customers hit by week of disruption

South East Water has faced intense criticism from MPs and the public

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Ofwat launches probe into South East Water over supply outages

The regulator said it will investigate whether the supplier has complied with its customer service standards obligations.

Evening Standard · Jan 15

South East Water could have licence revoked amid fears water supply issues could take days to resolve

Thousands of properties in Kent and Sussex left without drinking water for the sixth day running

The Independent UK · Jan 15

South East Water could lose operating licence after outages in Kent and Sussex

Fine of 10% of annual turnover among other potential penalties as environment secretary calls for Ofwat review

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14

MPs call for removal of water boss amid continuing ‘totally shambolic’ outages

17,000 properties in Kent and Sussex remain without water for the fifth day

The Independent UK · Jan 14