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National News
RAFs Most Advanced Jet A Disappointing Return On 11 Billion Cost
The £71 billion programme for Britain’s most advanced warplane has been hit by delays, shortages of equipment and a lack of pilots and engineers.
Almost 17m Children In Households Caught Up In Two Child Benefit Cap
Campaigners have made renewed calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit after the latest figures showed the number of children in affected households is approaching 1.7 million across Great Britain..
School Suspensions And Exclusions In England Reach Record High
Suspensions and exclusions from schools in England have risen to a record high for recent times, Government figures show..
Abandon Strikes Or Risk Fragile NHS Recovery Streeting Warns Resident Doctors
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for resident doctors to “abandon their unreasonable rush to strike” after warning NHS recovery is “fragile”..
News about Meridian FM
MeridianFM Team Attend The Mid Sussex Marathon
Alyson Bowcott, Jeannie Bizzell and Tim Graham the MCs for the event
MeridianFM Awarded a Community Grant of £300
Jeannie Bizzell was delighted to collect a cheque for £300 from East Grinstead Town Mayor
OFCOM Awards 5 year License
107 Meridian FM set to continue broadcasting until 2030 following Ofcom license renewal.
MeridianFM Recognised
Congratulations to Jeannie Bizzell who was nominated and short-listed for the Unsung Hero Award given by the East Grinstead Memorial Trust.
September is National Suicide Awareness Month
Every year on 10 September, organisations and communities around the world come together to raise awareness about how we can work together to create a world where fewer people die by suicide.
Local News
Community fair to bring together clubs and charities in celebration of spirit
On 31 July, the Littlehampton Community Support and Information Fair will take place on Littlehampton High Street and will feature free advice and activities.
Summer gardens: Vibrant colour pairings and lush greenery
You can see me pictured with an interesting fuchsia growing in the garden, arborescens, originating from Central America, it is an erect, evergreen shrub or small tree with shiny dark green leaves and panicles of small purple/pink flowers, rather like lilac flowers, followed by purple spherical fruits. It is easy to train into a small, single-stemmed tree and is lovely as a conservatory specimen where it will bloom throughout the year. Mine are kept fleeced in a covered alley at the side of the house in the winter. They are best grown in moist but well-drained compost in part shade. Although Fuchsia berries are edible, most are not particularly tasty and are sparsely produced on plants. Fuchsia plants are generally grown as an ornamental and not for fruit crops within the UK.
More than 23,000 people provide unpaid care in Brighton and Hove
I’m writing this the day before Full Council, where Councillors will be debating our joint motion with Brighton & Hove Independents councillor, Mark Earthey, calling for urgent action to support unpaid carers. By the time you’re reading this the vote will have happened, and I sincerely hope my Labour colleagues will have given their support.
Pier defends admission fee timings as price increase comes into force
A pier has defended its decision on the hours in which an admission fee is in place after a resident described their actions as “dishonest”