SussexWorld Bulletin February 28

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00:00 Hi, my name is Sam from the Sussex World and here are today's top stories from around the

00:04 county for Wednesday, February 28th.

00:07 A driver has been treated for injuries following a bus collision which saw the vehicle come

00:10 off the road in Pevensey. Sussex Police responded to reports of a bus having been involved in

00:14 a collision in Walsing Road at about 9.50pm last night.

00:19 The driver was treated at the scene by the ambulance service for minor injuries, police

00:23 confirmed, while all occupants of the bus were safely evacuated with no injuries. The

00:27 road was closed in both directions while emergency crews dealt with the incident and reopened

00:31 at 10.43pm.

00:35 The historic Winter Garden in Eastbourne could finally get a facelift, years after securing

00:38 funds. A planning application for improvement works to the Grade II listed building in Compton

00:42 Street has been submitted to Eastbourne Borough Council and comes nearly four years after

00:47 it was announced that the council would receive £1.6m from the government's Getting Building

00:51 Fund to restore the historic venue as part of Eastbourne's post-Covid economic recovery.

00:59 And finally, six new council homes have been completed for local residents in the Ada District

01:03 who are in need of somewhere to live. Former garage compound between Sylvan Road and Avonclose

01:08 in Sompton has been redeveloped to create four two-bedroom houses and two one-bedroom

01:13 bungalows. Ada District Council said each of the properties will go to residents on

01:17 the council's housing waiting list. And more council homes are currently being built

01:21 on Fishers Gate, Shoreham and Southwick, while new sites have also been identified in Lansing.