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Video caption: Badger uses cat flap in Saltdean home to steal cat food Badger uses cat flap in Saltdean home to steal cat food He has also been put on the sex offenders register indefinitely, was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) restricting his access to children and a 10-year restraining order, prohibiting contact with the victim and witnesses. Adoption threat for Poland's LGBT parents, China's online 'skinny fad' sparks body image concern, Divers risk danger to feed hunger for sea cucumbers. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Rother District Council's planning committee has approved plans to upgrade the grade II-listed Colonnade building in Bexhill. A Bexhill-on-Sea perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. Plans to refurbish a historic seafront building in Sussex have been given the go-ahead. Police are treating it as an isolated incident. 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A man has been arrested while en route to hospital, after woman in her 70s was found dead in a house. A post-mortem found Carol Smith, 75, died in Bexhill from injury consistent with gunshot wounds. Get the latest news in the Bexhill-on-Sea area from BBC News. Are the US and China in a new 'Cold War'? This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation A unique "audio sculpture" which uses 48 loudspeakers on a huge sound wall has opened at Bexhill's De La Warr Pavilion. The A259 is a road on the south coast of England passing through Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and is the longest Zone 2 A road in Great Britain. Get the latest news in the Sidley area from BBC News. The £5m A 17-year-old boy inadvertently pushes past a train passenger who then attacks him on a train near Bexhill. Stephen Perry was jailed for six years A man who kidnapped and sexually abused a 14-year-old girl after following her in his van has been jailed. Are the US and China in a new 'Cold War'? Perry, from Rothwell Drive, in the West Midlands, was jailed for six years after being convicted of kidnapping, kidnapping with intent to commit a sexual offence and sexual assault. He will serve one year of his sentence on extended license. Det Ch Insp Chris Friday said the force is not looking for anyone else in connection to the woman's death. County East Sussex Population 100,727 (2011 census) Electorate 78,602 (December 2010) Major settlements Battle, Bexhill Current constituency Created 1983 Member of Parliament Bexhill and Battle (/ ˈ b ɛ k s h ɪ l /) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Huw Merriman of the Conservative Party. Investigators say the suspect admitted to the attack, but denied that he was motivated by racism. 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DC Bali said a member of the public called police when they saw the pair arguing. Tanzania's president dies after health rumours1, Piers Morgan complaints break Ofcom record3, Dutch election exit polls indicate win for Rutte4, NHS warns of 'significant reduction' in vaccines5, Obituary: Tanzania's 'bulldozer' President John Magufuli6, Atlanta spa shootings suspect charged with murder7, Biden's pet is âout of the dog houseâ8, EU plans rollout of Covid travel form by summer9, Brazil health service in its 'worst crisis ever'10. He added: "We are asking if anyone who has any information which could help us with our investigation to contact us. Read about our approach to external linking. DC Ollie Bali of Sussex Police said: "Perry had spotted the vulnerable girl alone in Hastings town centre, and on the pretext of looking after her, made her come with him to the Bexhill address where he sexually assaulted her before driving her to the other address.". Improved imaging department opens at Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, Information about BBC links to other news sites, Tanzania's president dies after health rumours. Read about our approach to external linking. ", Court remands man charged with two sex attacks in Brighton, People gather in 'moving' walking vigil for Sarah Everard, Shoreham Coastguard issues quicksand warning for Lancing beach. 'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare' Video, 'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare', The scars left by a school bombing. VideoThe scars left by a school bombing, 'Women need to hear âyou are not aloneâ' Video'Women need to hear âyou are not aloneâ'. May Willis, from Bexhill, credits her long life to no smoking, no alcohol - and lots of chocolate. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Officers found a woman's body and a man known to her, also in his 70s, was arrested and taken to hospital in a serious condition. VideoThe scars left by a school bombing, 'Women need to hear âyou are not aloneâ' Video'Women need to hear âyou are not aloneâ', How 'Auntie Deb' made Native American history, My vaccine side effects and what they mean. Bexhill & Battle parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News UK results: Conservatives win majority After 650 of 650 seats declared 326 seats needed to win Sussex Police were called to Watermill Lane, Bexhill, at 01:45 GMT on Saturday after concerns were raised for a woman in the property. Court remands man charged with two sex attacks in Brighton, People gather in 'moving' walking vigil for Sarah Everard, Shoreham Coastguard issues quicksand warning for Lancing beach. Saffron, who BBC Home > BBC News > England Menu Bexhill's seafront Colonnade building to be refurbished 20 February 10 13:45 GMT Plans to refurbish a historic seafront building in Sussex have been given the go-ahead. BBC News General Election 2010, full results for Bexhill & Battle BBC News: Election 2010 BBC News UK England South East Bexhill & Battle To view the enhanced content on this page you need to enable javascript andhere. Leaders of six environmental groups have visited the site of the planned £94m Bexhill to Hastings road, where activists have camped since December. BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help BBC Account Home News … BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help BBC Account Home News … The girl was found safe at a property belonging to her family. George Floyd death: How will jurors be selected? Bexhill was the first resort to allow mixed bathing in 1901 and was the location of the first motor race in Britain in 1902, an event that is marked annually on the Spring Bank Holiday with the ‘Bexhill 100’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Perry, who is from Solihull, was later tracked by detectives to the address of a relative he was staying at in Cooden. Bexhill-on-Sea Related Internet Links Sussex Police The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A man who kidnapped and sexually abused a 14-year-old girl after following her in his van has been jailed. Christopher Hunnisett guilty of murdering Peter Bick - BBC News Canon Gordon Rideout sexually abused young girls and boys across the south of England. © 2021 BBC.