East Sussex

American

noun

a county in SE England. 693 sq. mi. (1,795 sq. km).

East Sussex British

noun

a county of SE England comprising part of the former county of Sussex: mainly undulating agricultural land, with the South Downs and seaside resorts in the south: Brighton and Hove became an independent unitary authority in 1997 but is part of the geographical and ceremonial county. Administrative centre: Lewes. Pop (excluding Brighton and Hove): 496 100 (2003 est). Area (excluding Brighton and Hove): 1795 sq km (693 sq miles)

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The NHS is offering flu jabs in an East Sussex pub as part of a campaign to get more people to have the vaccination.

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The stage and screen actress, who lives in Eastbourne, East Sussex, was honoured for her services to drama at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.

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Water had been restored to almost all the households across Kent and East Sussex by Thursday evening - six days after supply issues began due to a problem at a water treatment works.

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It happened on the day auditors arrived to go through the accounts at his branch in Bexhill on Sea in East Sussex in 2014.

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Police have arrested four suspects from East Sussex as part of an investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism, officers say.

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