Joshua Askew

Brighton

Journalist at BBC

Journalist @BBCNews for South East England | ex-@Euronews | views my own

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One WW2 Spitfire engine's 'fascinating story'

5 days ago | bbc.com | Joshua Askew

One WW2 Spitfire engine's 'fascinating story'Joshua AskewGetty ImagesThe engine sat on a farm for a decade The engine of a Spitfire that crashed in a field in East Sussex during World War Two is set to go on display in a museum. How it got there has been called a "fascinating" story. When Phil Wooler was a boy he saw the aircraft come down in a field near his family's farm in Arlington on a spring morning in 1942.
One WW2 Spitfire engine's 'fascinating story'

5 days ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Joshua Askew |South East

The engine of a Spitfire that crashed in a field in East Sussex during World War Two is set to go on display in a museum. How it got there has been called a "fascinating" story. When Phil Wooler was a boy he saw the aircraft come down in a field near his family's farm in Arlington on a spring morning in 1942. His daughter-in-law Jane Wooler told the BBC the Australian pilot Ted Hall - who Mr Wooler later met - parachuted out of the plane after its windscreen became coated in oil due to a fault.
New funding to 'save' William Blake's cottage

6 days ago | bbc.com | Joshua Askew

New funding to 'save' William Blake's cottageJoshua AskewBlake Cottage TrustThe trust which runs the building (pictured above in April 2024) has previously warned it could be "lost forever"The West Sussex cottage where poet and artist William Blake wrote the words for Jerusalem has secured National Lottery funding. Blake's thatched cottage in Felpham was awarded just under £244,000 to address "urgent structural" concerns in the walls and chimneys and preserve and restore its roof and timbering.
Child jumping on moving model train sparks safety fears

1 week ago | bbc.com | Joshua Askew

Joshua AskewBBC News, South EastSafety concerns have been raised after a child jumped onto a moving model train in West Sussex. The Goffs Park Light Railway in Crawley said the "extremely dangerous" incident took everyone on board the train by surprise, but added the child and passengers were uninjured. It warned there could have been a far more serious outcome, such as derailment, and urged the council to improve safety measures around the tracks.
A21 project in Hastings making 'significant progress'

1 week ago | bbc.com | Joshua Askew

Joshua AskewBBC News, South EastA council agency has claimed that the Queensway Gateway Road project in Hastings has made significant progress, despite what it called "technical challenges". East Sussex Highways said it had completed vegetation clearance, streetlighting installation, landscaping, and built a splinter island on the A21 Sedlescombe Road North.
Dogs 'eavesdrop' on humans - study

1 week ago | bbc.com | Joshua Askew

Joshua AskewBBC News, South EastDogs may be able to "listen in" on human speech, a new study has shown. The research found dogs have the neurological capacity to pick out information relevant to them when hearing humans talking. They can do this when keywords, such as their name, are contained within wider dialogue and when a human is not directly engaging with them, it added.
Southern Water customers 'disgusted' by bill hike

1 week ago | bbc.com | Joshua Askew

Joshua AskewBBC South EastSouthern Water customers have expressed their "shock and disgust" at recent increases to their water bills. Working families from Kent and Sussex told the BBC the rise was forcing them to bath their children less and slash spending beyond basic necessities, while one mother-of-two said the water supplier warned her about bailiffs when she asked about bill support.
Brighton Pride: Concerns street party plans will cause 'bedlam'

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Joshua Askew |George Carden

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, People were "annoyed" by the changes, said one business ownerBusinesses have voiced their concerns about the relocation of Brighton Pride's street party. It was announced in April that the Brighton & Hove Pride Village Party will no longer be held in St James's Street after complaints from some residents.
Concerns street party plans will cause 'bedlam'

1 week ago | bbc.com | Joshua Askew

Joshua AskewBBC News, South EastGeorge CardenBBC Radio SussexBusinesses have voiced their concerns about the relocation of Brighton Pride's street party. It was announced in April that the Brighton & Hove Pride Village Party will no longer be held in St James's Street after complaints from some residents.
Sussex mother 'gaslit' by SEND system in crisis

1 week ago | bbc.com | Joshua Askew

Joshua AskewBBC South EastMarcella WhittingdaleBBC NewsA mother campaigning for better support for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in Sussex has said the system is in "crisis" and she feels "gaslit". Kirsti Nicole Hadley, from Brighton, whose son is autistic, said systemic issues put a "huge amount of admin and advocacy" onto parents.