EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND--(Marketwire - June 11, 2012) - On the 7th June the Chairman of East Sussex Fire Authority, Councilor John Livings issued a communication regarding cuts to the establishment within East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.
The FBU are wholly opposed to any cuts in establishment within East Sussex. Frontline posts have already been reduced due to cuts within East Sussex.
Any further cuts to the already reduced establishment will put public lives at risk. The public need to know that by cutting firefighter jobs, having fewer fire engines available and other cuts will delay intervention.
Social deprivation and fire go hand in hand and therefore the most vulnerable in our society including the elderly, children and lowest paid will be put at the greatest risk if these cuts go ahead.
Deaths caused by fire within East Sussex have sharply risen over the last year and any further cuts, in the opinion of the FBU, will lead to even more deaths.
Not only will any cuts to frontline services put the public at greater risk, it will also increase the risk to firefighters. Firefighting is a dangerous occupation, in recent years firefighter deaths have reached alarming levels.
The FBU is committed to protecting the public and protecting firefighters.
East Sussex FBU will oppose any job cuts with all means available.
Source: www.marketwire.com
Sussex battered by storms and flooding - thisissussex.co.uk
Heavy winds and rain have battered Sussex overnight and caused damage on the roads, too homes and caused flooding at Worthing Hospital.
Fire services were called to Worthing Hospital at around 11:30pm last night after up to three foot of water was discovered in the hospital's basement and lift shaft.
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Sussex has been hit by storms and flooding
The flooding did not affect any patients and the water was pumped out by West Sussex Fire and Rescue services overnight. The team received more than 200 flood-related calls overnight.
Meanwhile, residents in more than 20 basement flats close Littlehampton seafront had to be evacuated after they were flooded by more than one metre of water. A temporary rescue centre has been set up at the Inspire Leisure Centre. It is being run by Arun District Council and manned by the Red Cross Fire and Emergency Support Centre.
No-one was injured in Littlehampton but the emergency services warned people to keep away from the floodwater as it could be mixed with sewage after manhole covers had been lifted.
Flood warnings have been put in place for the River Mole and Gatwick Airport.
Major roads have been closed after up to 70mm of rain fell overnight. The A29 Shripney Road in Bognor was closed due to heavy flooding and other major roads such as the A23 at Horley, the A27 and the A2037 at Henfield have also been affected.
West Sussex received the worst of the weather and emergency services have been busy dealing with flooding incidents around Littlehampton and BognorAgencies who are involved and co-ordinating their response include Southern Water, the police and the Environment Agency.
Early this morning, just after 7am, the A23 was blocked both ways near Handcross because of an overturned car. On the same road near the Southwick tunnel, an accident caused the road to be blocked westbound at around 7:15am with traffic backed up to Hangleton.
London Road in Burgess Hill was closed due to a falling tree on the A259.
The Environment Agency issued flood alerts for the River Adur, the River Uck near Uckfield and Ifield Brook near Crawley.
The River Ouse and the Cuckmere were also being closely monitored.
A spokesman from Sussex Police said: "Extra care should be taken when driving because of large amounts of surface spray on roads and fallen trees. There may also be disruption to other travel and outdoor activities."
Source: www.thisissussex.co.uk
Sussex Cricket League round-up - littlehamptongazette.co.uk
THE top three clubs in the Sussex Premier League all won their games on Saturday and current Champions Hastings still head the table with Roffey and Preston Nomads in hot pursuit.
Hastings lost two early wickets at Eastbourne, but Kirk Wernars and skipper George Campbell put together a century stand to put their side in a commanding position.
Wernars made 61 and Campbell 49 to help towards at total of 257 for 9 declared as veteran former England paceman Ed Giddins took 5 for 68, Stuart Pulford chipped in with 3 for 68.
Eastbourne struggled throughout before tumbling to 87 all out and they remain bottom after six matches.
Mick Glazier send the tail packing with 4 for 8 and Wernars set things tumbling with 2 for 29.
Roffey were put in at Bexhill and declared at 203/8 with 43 from Josh Fleming and 40 from skipper Mick Norris.
Jamie Wicks took 3 for 57 and Calum Guest 2 for 53 for the home side.
Bexhill were them dismissed for 173 despite 87 from Aussie import Andrew Harriott.
For Roffey, Andy McGorian took 4 for 42 as did Luke Barnard to give their side a fourth win of the season.
Preston Nomads made short work of dismissing East Grinstead for just 64 as Carl Simon took 4 for 16 and Matt Hobden 4 for 27.
In reply, Nomads won the game by six wickets at 67 for 4 with 24 not out from skipper Jeremy Green. For the home side Lewis Hatchett took 3 for 25.
Worthing enjoyed their first win of the season following their promotion last year.
They dismissed Brighton and Hove for 140 with Chris Grammer making a top score of 30 as Benn Challen took 4 for 39 and Mason Crane 4 for 35.
Michael Gould then hit 61 as Worthing cruised to 117 for 2.
At Chichester, the home side were dismissed for 140 after being put in by Horsham.
Adam Zampa was top scorer, he made 45 as Hisam-ul-Haq took 3 for 57 and Sam Cushing 3 for 36.
Horsham tumbled to 106 all out despite 45 from skipper Craig Gallagher with Matt Geffen taking 3 for 23 and James Stedman mopping up the innings with 4 for 5.
Three Bridges, relegated from the Premier League last season, have won four games in succession to lead the Division 2 table by 32 points ahead of St.James’s.
James Chadburn hit 116 to lead Three Bridges to 212 for 6 declared at home to Cuckfield. He was well supported by Bradley Gayler who hit 36 as Ebrel Erwee took 4 for 45.
In reply, Cuckfield tumbled to 120 all out despite 24 from Tom Mole and 22 fro Kritoan Piolet. Adrian Chappell took 3 for 32.
St.James enjoyed a 76 run victory at home to Ifield after declaring at 259 for 6 with 108 from Mike Edmonds and 55 from Henry Sims. For the visitors Raza Ali took 3 for 76 against his old club.
Ifield were then dismissed for 183 with Jack Groves hitting 69 and Ali 45, Edmonds took 3 for 34 and Chris Davies 3 for 45.
Glynde enjoyed a 189-run win at home to Goring after rattling up 289 for 6 declared of which Joe Adams hit 92 and Chris Stanyard 67, the two shared an opening stand of 163.
Matt Keen took 3 for 79 for the visitors who were dismissed for 146 of which Ellis Woolley made 37, as George Hobden took 4 for 24 and Adam Davies 3 for 28.
The game at Sidley was drawn after the home side, put in by Haywards Heath, made 240 for 3 declared with 71 not out from Jon Haffenden and 62 from Sam Steel.
Haywards Heath had reached 182 for 8 at stumps with 43 from Sussex Academy prospect Ollie Graham, Ian May took 3 for 31.
It was also a draw at Pulborough where the home side declared at 219 for 8 with Rohit Jagota making 98 and Amit Suman 62, James Iago took 3 for 49.
In reply, Findon struggled to 165 for 9 of which Dan Bridson made 45, Kuldeep Rawat took 5 for 67 and Suman 3 for 35.
Middleton are the new leaders in the Division 3 West after an emphatic seven-wicket win at Steyning.
Steyning elected to bat and made 186-6 led by captain Ed Lamb with 70 and David Kennett adding 51.
Ben Hansford was out agonisingly close to a ton making 99 as they won with ease.
The previous week’s leaders Bognor Regis dropped to second as Billingshurst’s Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi enjoyed a remarkable game to send them home with a 96-run defeat. Billingshurst’s 223 included 88 from Mitipolaarachchi while Sam Taylor returned creditable figures of 4-36. Mitipolaarachchi then took 5-27 as Billingshurst moved up to third position just ten points behind the leaders.
Sean Heather made an unbeaten century for the second win running as Stirlands won by eight wickets against Arundel.
Richard James struck 76 in Arundel’s innings of 198-9. Eight of the wickets fell to Struan Cameron who took 8-59. Heather’s 103 not out along with 66 not out from Will Gubbins took Stirlands into fourth spot.
Pagham overcame Wisborough Green to claim their first win of the season and lift themselves off the foot of the table. In a low scoring contest they passed Green’s 138 with 3 wickets in hand.
Littlehampton replaced them at the bottom after losing by four wickets at Slinfold. Their 156 owed much to 51 from Mike Askew but were pegged back by Harrison Webb taking 4-45. Hayden McIntyre hit 52 to take Slinfold to their second win in succession.
Source: www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk
Essex: Accidents leave two in hospital - East Anglian Daily Times
An 18-year-old man was seriously hurt in a collision in Harwich High Street
By Tom Potter
Monday, June 11, 2012
6:00 AM
TWO people spent the weekend in hospital receiving treatment for serious head injuries following collisions in Essex on Saturday.
A man in his late teens was airlifted to hospital from Harwich little more than an hour after another man was involved in a collision in Chelmsford.
Paramedics were first called at 12.20pm to Parkway, where a man was left unconscious following a collision with a car.
The pedestrian, whose age could not be confirmed, was treated and stabilised at the scene before being taken by ambulance to Broomfield Hospital.
Just before 1.45pm, crews were called to Harwich High Street, from where an unconscious man in his late teens was taken by air ambulance to Queen’s Hospital.
Again, medics treated and stabilised the injured man at the scene before he was taken for further treatment.
A bicycle was also found near the scene of the crash but it is not yet clear if the man had been riding it or was on foot at the time, but it is understood he was crossing the road near the post office.
Police cordoned off the town centre street while they carried out investigations into the crash.
Both men were reported to have suffered serious head injuries in the collisions and spent the night in hospital. A Harwich shop worker described witnessing the aftermath of the crash in High Street, saying: “I heard a loud bang and went outside to see what had happened.
“I saw a boy lying in the road. He’d obviously been knocked off his bike. Lots of people started to crowd round.”
Source: www.eadt.co.uk
5 Tips for Parents of Law School Applicants - US News and World Report
There are websites, forums, and articles for every type of law school applicant—freshmen in college, paralegals, older applicants, engineers and scientists, and more.
But there are few resources for one group that is not actually applying to law school, but is still often heavily involved: parents.
As a parent of a law school applicant, you want to support your child as much as possible, but you may not know how. Even parents who are lawyers themselves may realize how competitive and complicated the application process has become in recent years and may be unsure what advice they can offer.
[Read about law school trends for 2012.]
Here are five things you can do to support your law school applicant.
1. Motivate your child to perform well academically: Your child's undergraduate GPA is one of the most important quantitative factors of a law school application, and one bad semester can mean the difference between a top 10 law school and a top 50 law school.
The difficulty level of college courses is much less important than the grades received in those classes, because law school admissions committees do an initial sort of applicants based solely on GPA and LSAT scores. Urge your son or daughter to take academics seriously throughout all four years of college.
2. Recognize the importance of the LSAT: The LSAT is just one standardized test but is typically more important than one's cumulative GPA, which is the result of hundreds of tests, papers, and more. Thus, be patient as your son or daughter prepares for the LSAT, and do not pressure your child to take the exam before he or she is ready.
[Get seven tips for LSAT success.]
On average, people spend three to nine months preparing for the LSAT, but it could take more than a year to reach one's target score. Schools prefer to see only one or, at the most, two scores, and you are only allowed to take the LSAT three times in a two-year period. Allowing your son or daughter to wait to take the test until he or she is completely comfortable with it is in your child's best interest.
3. Brainstorm essay topics with your child: One of your most helpful contributions may be having a few simple conversations with your son or daughter about his or her biggest accomplishments and struggles. You may remember a seemingly trivial event from childhood that ends up being a recurring theme in your child's essays.
[Avoid these five law school essay mistakes.]
Spend some time reviewing the last 20 or so years, and note instances of your child overcoming a fear, battling an illness, taking initiative to fix a problem, and so forth.
4. Understand the intricacies of school selection: When it comes to deciding which school to attend, there are many factors involved. You may absolutely want your child to attend the school closest to home, or the best-ranked school, or the cheapest school to which he or she was admitted, but all three of these factors—location, ranking, and cost—need to be taken into consideration. A recent column of mine goes into further detail on choosing a law school.
[Explore the U.S. News law school rankings.]
5. Consider expert help: If possible, offer your child the expertise of test preparation and admissions counseling professionals who help hundreds of applicants through the law school application process every year. These specialists know how to make your son or daughter stand out to the admissions committees, and they can offer expert advice on everything from test-taking techniques to negotiating financial aid.
For more information and insights on this topic, attend my first-ever "Parents of Law School Applicants: How to Support Your Child Throughout the Application Process" events in a few weeks. On Wed., June 27, I will be hosting a free in-person event in Stratus Prep's Manhattan office from 7-8 p.m. EST. Then, from 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST, I will host a free webinar online on the same subject for parents around the world.
Space is limited, so RSVP as soon as you can to michelle.shapiro@stratusprep.com. Parents, I hope to see you there. Applicants, tell your parents about these events soon if you think they may be interested.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, E-mail me at shawn.oconnor@stratusprep.com or contact me via Twitter at @StratusPrep.
Source: www.usnews.com
England and Wales on flood alert - The Guardian
The Environment Agency said there was a "continued" risk of surface water flooding from overwhelmed drains across parts of London, East and West Sussex, Surrey and Kent following rainfall of up to 50 millimetres in some areas overnight.
The agency said there are 35 flood alerts across England and Wales, with one flood warning for the River Mole at Charlwood and Hookwood in south east England amid forecasts of further heavy rainfall.
Gemma Plumb, of MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said up to 25 millimetres of rain could fall in parts of the Midlands, East Anglia, central southern and south eastern England with the rain starting to ease off Monday evening.
There will be light rain through central southern parts of England, the Midlands and eastern parts of England on Tuesday with some heavy showers across the rest of the UK.
On Wednesday there will be further showers, the heaviest of which will be across Wales and south west England.
The forecast of further rain comes after parts of Sussex were drenched by between 40 and 48 millimetres of rain overnight, with up to 25 millimetres of rain in parts of London. Miss Plumb warned there would be "no respite" from the wet weather over coming days.
"There will be some dry intervals at times, but at the moment it looks as though it is going to remain unsettled for a good few days now," she said.
The Environment Agency warned people to remain vigilant and check its website and Twitter feed for the latest situation. The agency added that the public was "strongly" advised to stay away from swollen rivers and not to drive through floodwater.
The warnings of further rain come after residents who were evacuated after floods tore through their homes in Wales continued with the clear-up.
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Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shrinking star: Frankie Essex's diet is obviously working as she shows off her even slimmer frame in bikini in Marbella - Daily Mail
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She's worked hard on her figure over the last few weeks, even enduring a fitness boot camp to get her into shape for Marbella.
And Frankie Essex is clearly enjoying showing off the fruits of her labour now she's on holiday.
The Only Way Is Essex star has been snapped revealing her ever shrinking frame in a halterneck bikini.
Bikini body: Frankie Essex shows off her even slimmer frame in a bikini on holiday in Marbella

Washboard stomach: The TOWIE star showed off her slender body as she lapped up the rays
Frankie lapped up the rays as she paddled in the waves and seemed to have lost even more weight than previously.
The TOWIE star wore a black bikini with jewelled detailing as she frolicked in the water.
And she ensured she looked her very best for the beach outing as she wore her hair high in a knot bun.
Splashing around: Frankie Essex appeared body confident as she flaunted her figure for all to see

Poser: The Only Way Is Essex star has been in Marbella with her castmates
Frankie strutted her stuff across the sand and showed her slender stomach even more when she breathed in as the cold splashes touched her skin.
And the reality star seemed to be aware how good she looked as she stood in a number of poses for onlookers and photographers to see.
She stood with her back against a tree as she stretched up to scrape her hair back.

Svelte: Frankie has lost a couple of dress sizes in the lead up to her holiday in the Spanish resort
Strutting her stuff: Frankie Essex showed off the fruits of her labour after a four-day fitness boot camp several weeks ago

Lounging around: Frankie ensured she looked her best as she sunbathed in front of the cameras
And Frankie later stretched her body out across the sand to display her washboard stomach.
When she left the beach she decorated her hair with a big pink flower and draped a matching shawl around her arms.
It comes just a couple of weeks after a four day work out at the No.1 BootCamp with pal and co-star Lauren Goodger in the lead up to their holiday.
And she's obviously become body confident as a result of her continuing weight loss.
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Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
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