00:00This is your morning update for Thursday 22 May 2025, brought to you by Sussex World.
00:10Fire caused by lightning strike. Firefires were called to a blaze in Fittleworth at around 3pm on May 21st, with six fire engines and an aerial ladder platform attending.
00:24Urgent appeal for Horsham families to host French students this summer.
00:28An urgent appeal is going out to families in Horsham who could provide accommodation for French students visiting the town this summer.
00:39Drivers warned of West Sussex road closure.
00:42Rectory Lane in Ashington will shut on June 9th and is expected to remain closed for four weeks.
00:50Horsham School celebrates after praise from Ofsted and Good Rating.
00:54Staff and pupils at a Horsham school are celebrating after being praised by education regulators.
01:04Shoreham Rowing Regatta Success for Bexhill Rowers
01:06Bexhill Rowing Club travelled to Shoreham Beach for the first round of the 2025 Coastal Amateur Rowing Season.
01:14Tens of thousands of pounds worth of devices were stolen in a robbery at the Vodafone mobile phone shop in Bexhill.
01:23The incident happened at the Vodafone store in Devonshire Road on Monday, May 19th, Sussex police said.
01:31Bringing Little Mix's greatest hits to West Sussex.
01:37Woman Like Me, the Little Mix show mixes great hits and girl power as it heads to the Checker Mead Theatre, East Grinstead, on May 31st.
01:46Beautiful new stained glass window commemorating Queen Elizabeth II to be installed in a church.
01:55A beautiful new stained glass window is set to be installed at St. Mary's Church in Felfham later this year.