Sussex news bulletin on Wednesday, May 22

Sussex World reporter Sam Morton brings you the news making the headlines on Wednesday, May 22.

Transcript

00:00Hello, I'm Sam Morton and here is your daily Sussex News Bulletin on Wednesday May 22nd.

00:06A new yellow weather warning has been issued for Sussex amid the risk of thunderstorms.

00:11The Met Office said scattered showers and thunderstorms may lead to some disruption.

00:16A yellow warning is in place from 8am until 7pm today. This covers a large part of Sussex

00:22including Chichester, Arundel, Worthing, Stenning, Brighton, Seaford, Folgate, Eastbourne, Bexhill

00:29Battle and Hastings.

00:32Highlighting what to expect, a spokesperson for the Met Office said spray and sudden flooding

00:37could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.

00:41Where flooding or lightning strikes occur there is a chance of delays and some cancellations

00:45to train and bus services.

00:48There is also a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes

00:52and businesses could be lost.

00:54While many places will remain dry, scattered showers are expected throughout Wednesday.

00:59Weather is developed and they are likely to be heavy at times with the risk of hail and thunder.

01:04Meanwhile, temporary traffic lights which caused chaos in Eastbourne have now been removed.

01:09The four-way traffic lights were placed at Marshall Roundabout in Hampden Park on Thursday

01:13afternoon with just a few hours warning ahead of urgent repairs to a gas leak.

01:17Over the weekend, Josh Bavarinde, Eastbourne's Liberal Democrat candidate for MP, called

01:22the works total carnage and urged SGN's CEO to pull out all the stops to end this standstill.

01:29Mr Bavarinde said on Tuesday that the traffic lights were being removed as we speak.

01:34Bradley Barlow, a spokesperson for SGN, said our engineers completed urgent gas network

01:38repairs in Marshalls Road over the weekend and were now working to restore the road surface

01:42around our site to its original condition.

01:44Finally, a new independent specialty coffee shop will open in Chichester next month.

01:49Robins Nest will open its doors in the heart of Chichester this June in time to take part

01:54in the Proudly Chichester, Proudly Independent campaign, a month-long celebration of independent

01:58retailers.

01:59The new addition to Baffin's Court will offer a haven of warmth and hospitality.

02:04The new shop will be run by Rose Berwick who has said passion for excellent coffee and

02:08commitment to community will converge.

02:10From June 17th, Robins Nest Coffee Shop will be open Monday to Saturdays from 8am to 5pm.

02:17For all of those stories and much more you can see our website sussexworld.co.uk