Sussex

Storks from the Knepp Estate in Sussex are nesting in an industrial estate near Guildford, marking a 'major milestone.' The event highlights the storks' presence in the area and their choice of an industrial location for nesting.

Teenagers in Sussex scaled a fence to access a French-owned beach, which a company has restricted for 18 years. The incident highlights a long-standing conflict between locals and the private entity over beach usage.

South East Water failed to adequately communicate with customers during winter water outages, leaving tens of thousands without water. A report by the Consumer Council for Water found fewer than one in 10 customers satisfied with the company's handling of the crisis, identifying communication as its greatest failing.

Thousands of residents in Kent and Sussex are without water due to high demand during a heatwave, with critical reservoir levels in Whitstable and Herne Bay. The disruption is linked to the hot weather, which has strained local water supplies.

South East Water has urged residents in Kent and Sussex to use water only for essential needs due to a surge in demand caused by extreme heat. The company reported a 100m litre increase in usage over the average, following water outages for hundreds of homes over three days during record temperatures.

Homes in Kent, Sussex, and Leicestershire are experiencing water shortages during a heatwave. A worker is distributing bottled water at the Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre.

Hundreds of homes in Kent and Sussex were left without water due to a technical failure at a pumping station operated by South East Water. The outages were most severe in Charing, Challock, and Molash, with the company citing increased demand from hot weather as a contributing factor. The incident follows recent criticism of South East Water by MPs for alleged incompetence.

Traveller gangs are preparing for land grabs during a Bank Holiday, prompting councils and villages in Surrey and Sussex to issue 'red alerts'. A construction firm boss is arranging lorry loads of aggregate to be delivered to affected sites in the region.

South East Water CEO David Hinton is stepping down after supply outages in Kent and Sussex, and will remain in post until a successor is found. The move comes a week after chair Chris Train resigned. An orderly transition is expected over the summer.

MPs have accused South East Water's leadership, including CEO David Hinton and the board, of incompetence and unaccountability over repeated water outages affecting 2.3 million customers in Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. A parliamentary committee declared no confidence in the executives.

David Hinton, CEO of South East Water, will forgo his £400,000 salary bonus due to 'unacceptable outages' affecting thousands of customers in Kent and Sussex. The decision follows criticism from MPs regarding the company's water supply failures.

The inquiry into preventable baby deaths in Sussex faces criticism for excluding families and focusing on only nine cases, with Wes Streeting warning it will fail to learn lessons. Families are urging the health secretary to expand the review to include over 60 additional deaths between 2019 and 2023.