Leanne Lawless

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Leanne Lawless |Hsin-Yi Lo

Image source, Hospice of WealdImage caption, More than 450 steel butterflies are featured in the Meadow of Memories at Scotney CastleA special remembrance space has been created at a National Trust castle for families to reflect and remember loved ones who received hospice care. Hospice in the Weald teamed up with Scotney Castle near Lamberhurst in Kent to install the Meadow of Memories which features more than 450 handcrafted steel butterflies dedicated to patients.

Mar 7, 2025 | bbc.com | Leanne Lawless

Funeral held for 'Britain's oldest Spitfire pilot'Leanne RinnePatrick BarlowVideo footage shows former RAF squadron leader Jack Hemmings flying the SpitfireThe family of a former RAF squadron leader who helped to found the world's largest humanitarian airline has said he left "a legacy that is something to be proud of".

Jan 11, 2025 | yahoo.com | Joshua Askew |South East |Leanne Lawless

Campaigners have protested to try and stop what they say are harmful sediments being dumped into a protected marine conservation zone. Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) and the Sussex Wildlife Trust oppose the renewal of a license allowing Brighton Marina to dispose of dredged sediment at a site in Rottingdean, sitting in the Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone.

Jan 9, 2025 | yahoo.com | Leanne Lawless |Zac Sherratt |South East

A group of 80 businesses is calling for the government to approve the Lower Thames Crossing, to relieve congestion caused by the Dartford Crossing. The consortium said traffic in the area is so severe that it is now damaging the local economy. The Lower Thames Crossing would link Gravesend in Kent and Tilbury in Essex via a tunnel beneath the river, but campaigners say it would destroy greenbelt land and precious habitats.

Nov 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Leanne Lawless

A former Anglican vicar who admitted raping a child in his parish has been jailed for life with a minimum term of eight years. Ifor Whittaker, 80, admitted rape and gross indecency of a boy in the vestry of St John the Baptist Church in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, where he served as a priest at the time under the name of Colin Pritchard. The offences are reported to have taken place during the late 1990s when the victim was a young child.