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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - Hello and welcome to Latest TV News.

00:15 My name is Jacob Pannins,

00:17 I'm a reporter for Sussex World,

00:18 and I'm gonna be talking to you

00:20 about some of the top stories from across the county.

00:22 (upbeat music)

00:27 A huge fire broke out at a hotel on Brighton Seafront

00:30 over the weekend.

00:31 Dozens of firefighters and emergency service workers

00:33 were called to the blaze on Saturday, July 15th

00:36 at the Royal Albion Hotel by the pier,

00:38 which broke out at around 5.25 p.m.

00:41 At 8 p.m. the following day,

00:42 the incident was still regarded as being ongoing

00:44 by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

00:47 Road closures were in place along Kings Road

00:49 along to the Oldsteen.

00:50 People had been urged to stay away from the area

00:52 and to keep their windows and doors shut.

00:55 There are no reports of any casualties

00:56 as a result of the incident

00:58 and an investigation is underway.

01:00 Airborne has confirmed its flying lineup

01:01 ahead of the 2023 edition of the Free Air Show in Eastbourne.

01:04 45 aerial displays are expected across the four-day show,

01:08 which runs from August 17th to August the 20th.

01:10 Flying begins from lunchtime with ground displays

01:13 starting from 10.30 a.m. each day.

01:15 In addition to the RAF Red Arrows performing every day

01:18 and displays from the powerful Typhoon,

01:20 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and Chooter,

01:23 air show fans can also look forward

01:24 to the heavy duty Chinook,

01:26 the Norwegian Vampire Jet Fighter

01:28 and the Strike Master Jet.

01:30 The world's only professional wing walking team

01:32 will also be making a popular return

01:34 along with the Tigers Army Parachute Display Team

01:37 who'll be dropping in each day.

01:38 Tributes have been paid

01:40 to a popular Eastbourne school teacher and father

01:42 who has tragically passed away.

01:43 Almost 400 mourners, including colleagues and pupils,

01:46 attended the funeral of Oakley's junior school teacher,

01:49 Andrew Guidson, who was just 39 years old.

01:52 Andrew's wife, Jeanette, said one of his unique qualities

01:55 was his ability to accept everybody for what they were

01:58 and to value them accordingly.

02:00 Andrew was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis

02:03 at the age of six weeks

02:04 and underwent a double lung transplant in 2015,

02:07 which gave him a new lease of life

02:09 and allowed him to spend precious extra years

02:11 with his wife and daughter.

02:12 An investment company has announced plans

02:14 to develop and operate a new solar farm

02:16 co-located with Battery Energy Storage

02:18 on land in Eastbourne.

02:19 Privately owned investment

02:21 and asset management company, Low Carbon,

02:23 said the Suncoast Solar Farm could be on land west

02:25 and east of the East Coast Way railway line.

02:28 It is estimated that the site could generate enough power

02:30 for more than 6,400 family homes every year.

02:33 Low Carbon will shortly be undertaking a public consultation

02:36 to give local residents the opportunity to find out more

02:39 about the proposals and to give their feedback.

02:41 A music and food festival,

02:42 which is due to take place in Eastbourne over the weekend,

02:44 was cancelled due to the weather.

02:46 Beach Life Music and Food Festival

02:47 was set to go ahead on July 15th and 16th,

02:50 but on Thursday, July 13th,

02:52 a Visit Eastbourne spokesperson announced

02:53 that the event would not take place this year

02:55 due to the high winds that were forecasted.

02:58 The tourism group said this was to ensure public safety

03:00 and to prevent public damage

03:02 to temporary event infrastructure.

03:04 Hastings White Rock Theatre

03:05 will be looking for a new organisation

03:07 to lease the building from early next year.

03:09 The current lease and management contract with Trafalgar

03:11 ends in January 2024,

03:13 and Hastings Borough Council officers

03:15 have been exploring options for the venue's future.

03:17 These were put in front of cabinet members

03:19 on Monday, July the 3rd,

03:21 who agreed to market the building for lease.

03:23 Other options, including looking to sell the building

03:26 or mothballing it for a period of time, were discounted.

03:29 Hastings was overrun by thousands of pirates

03:31 over the weekend,

03:32 as the annual Pirate Day took place in the town.

03:34 High winds from the high seas

03:35 failed to deter swashbuckling crews

03:38 who took over the seafront and packed into the old town.

03:40 According to reports,

03:41 this was one of the biggest pirate days yet,

03:43 with a huge number of people taking part

03:45 in the colourful parade from Robert Sutton Street

03:47 in the town centre to Hastings Old Town on Sunday.

03:50 Pubs and restaurants joined in with the fun too,

03:52 with many offering rum cocktails

03:54 and offering pirate specials over the weekend.

03:56 A rare albino squirrel has made itself at home

03:59 in a couple's garden in St. Leonard's.

04:01 The albino squirrel, named Polo,

04:03 was videoed feeding in a garden in Essendon Road

04:06 and is now a regular in the area

04:07 and enjoys eating sunflower hearts.

04:09 Scientists estimate that the odds

04:12 of a female grey squirrel giving birth

04:14 to an albino offspring are one in 100,000.

04:17 Now let's hear from Mike Mendoza

04:19 as he tells us more about the fire on Brighton seafront.

04:22 (upbeat music)

04:24 We start today's news with a report

04:33 on the disastrous fire

04:35 of the major seafront hotel in Brighton.

04:37 Hello and welcome to the latest news, I'm Mike Mendoza.

04:42 Well, Brighton's iconic Royal Albion Hotel

04:44 has been gutted by fire,

04:46 which took almost three days to extinguish.

04:49 The fire started on Saturday afternoon

04:51 on the fourth floor of the west wing of the hotel.

04:54 With hundreds of people gathered on the seafront

04:56 as the inferno raged,

04:58 emergency services from across the county

05:00 and neighboring Surrey were called to the scene

05:02 to tackle the blaze.

05:05 Part of the historic building will have to be demolished

05:08 to help with the efforts to fully extinguish

05:10 and dam down the site

05:12 and to prevent the building from collapsing.

05:14 In November, 1998, the east wing of the hotel

05:17 was destroyed by fire that started in the kitchen.

05:20 A trainee chef was cooking eggs and sausages

05:23 when fat started spitting from the frying pan

05:25 and caught fire.

05:26 Flame shot up through an extractor fan

05:29 as far as the roof,

05:30 with about 160 firefighters from across the county

05:33 being called to what was described

05:35 as Brighton's biggest firefighting operation

05:38 for nearly 30 years.

05:40 Hotel reopened to guests in September, 2000.

05:44 Well, hotel staff were understood

05:46 to have found other accommodation for all guests

05:49 and the approximately 100 people evacuated

05:51 from the surrounding area.

05:52 Many are taking refuge at a temporary rest center

05:55 set up by the council.

05:57 Elsewhere on Saturday,

05:59 thousands of people gathered in the city

06:01 to mark the 10th anniversary of Trans Pride Brighton.

06:05 While organizers expected between 5,000 and 10,000 people

06:09 to take part, half the original estimate

06:12 after a yellow weather warning for wind and rain

06:14 forced a change of route.

06:16 The event is believed to have attracted 30,000

06:19 attendees.

06:20 The comedian, Aidea Izard, took part

06:22 while the Brighton Pavilion MP, Caroline Lucas,

06:25 and Brighton & Hove's first trans councillor,

06:27 Raefel Hill, were amongst the speakers.

06:30 Trans Pride Brighton has asked for anyone displaced

06:33 by fire to get in touch.

06:35 There's still no reports of casualties at this time.

06:38 In a statement, the fire service said

06:40 the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

06:42 were called to a fire in Oldstein in Brighton.

06:45 Firefighters from Preston Circus, New Haven,

06:48 Hove, Lewis, Eastbourne, Pevensey,

06:51 and appliances from West Sussex were called out

06:53 at 5.24 PM on Saturday, the 15th of July,

06:57 to reports of smoke.

06:58 Four breathing apparatus wearers are using two main jets

07:02 and an aerial ladder to platform to extinguish the fire.

07:06 The Oldstein and part of King's Road

07:08 have been closed while the incident is ongoing.

07:11 They go on to say we're asking the public

07:15 to please avoid the area and find alternative routes

07:18 of travel.

07:19 They say thank you for your patience and understanding.

07:22 The roads, in fact, are still closed.

07:25 At 11 PM on Saturday, the fire service released

07:28 an updated statement which said high winds

07:30 are creating difficult conditions

07:32 for fire crews and firefighters.

07:35 And expected to continue dealing with the fire

07:38 through the night.

07:40 As a precaution, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service,

07:42 working alongside Sussex Police,

07:44 have evacuated surrounding buildings.

07:47 They say that they are aware of the significant smoke

07:49 in the area, which is being made worse by wind.

07:52 They strongly advise people to avoid the area.

07:55 And from Brighton and Hove, buses who say,

07:59 apologies, but due to an incident at the pier roundabout,

08:02 we're currently unable to service

08:04 the Oldstein or North Street.

08:07 Brighton and Hove City Council Leader,

08:08 Councillor Bella Sankey, said,

08:10 "These are very sad scenes in our city."

08:12 On behalf of the City Council,

08:14 I want to give my thanks to the emergency services

08:17 for attending the fire at the historic Royal Albion Hotel

08:20 in the heart of our city.

08:22 Thank you also as well to all those

08:24 who helped evacuate people from the hotel

08:26 and the surrounding area.

08:28 We urge everyone to continue following advice

08:30 from emergency services and to please

08:32 keep away from the area.

08:35 Another fire in 2017, which has caused less damage,

08:39 was believed to have been started deliberately.

08:42 In a statement issued on Sunday,

08:44 police said closures will be in place overnight.

08:47 Please stay away from the area

08:48 and keep windows and doors closed.

08:51 Brighton and Hove Council is advising people

08:53 to continue to avoid the seafront and Oldstein area

08:57 due to the smoke.

08:58 The Royal Albion Hotel has had a prominent place

09:01 on the seafront for almost 200 years

09:03 and has been hosting notable people from across the ages.

09:07 The 115 bedroom Albion Hotel first opened its doors

09:11 in August 1826 on the site of Russell House,

09:15 which was demolished three years earlier.

09:17 Designed by the prolific local architect,

09:19 Amon Henry Wildes, the classic style building

09:23 boasted giant Corinthian villas and columns,

09:27 shelves, decorations, and balconies.

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