Zac Sherratt

Brighton

Online Journalist at BBC World Service

Journalist at @BBCSouthEast • Formerly @brightonargus and @chroniclelive

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Undercover Kent Police officer keeps job despite crash conviction

1 week ago | bbc.com | Zac Sherratt

Undercover officer keeps job despite injuring publicZac SherrattBBCOfficer A gave first aid to the people he had injuredAn undercover officer with Kent Police has kept his job despite being convicted of seriously injuring two people in a car crash. The officer, known as Officer A, was convicted last year after crashing his unmarked police car into another vehicle while driving on the A28 at Tenterden on 30 November, 2023.
Eastbourne's Carpet Garden redesign unpopular with businesses

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Zac Sherratt |Steve Dale

Image caption, Local traders have criticised the look of the Carpet Gardens in Eastbourne, taken during the worksBusinesses in an East Sussex town known for its vibrant flower beds say they are "disgusted" with the council for turning them into a "cat litter tray". Crowds often flock to the Carpet Gardens on Eastbourne seafront to view the tens of thousands of dazzling flowers planted there.
Eastbourne's Carpet Garden redesign unpopular with businesses

1 week ago | bbc.com | Zac Sherratt

Renowned flowerbeds 'look like cat litter trays'Zac SherrattSteve DaleBBCLocal traders have criticised the new look of the Carpet Gardens in EastbourneBusinesses in an East Sussex town known for its vibrant flower beds say they are "disgusted" with the council for turning them into a "cat litter tray". Crowds often flock to the Carpet Gardens on Eastbourne seafront to view the tens of thousands of dazzling flowers planted there.
Bognor councillor calls for police action over Swastika vandalism

1 week ago | bbc.com | Zac Sherratt

Calls for police action over Swastika vandalismZac SherrattEddie MitchellBognor Regis Town Council says the number of crimes in Bognor Regis will only increase unless police take actionA town councillor has called on Sussex Police to "take more action" after Swastikas were drawn on and carved into more than 50 pieces of furniture in a park.
Fox lured from seven-storey Weybridge rooftop using sardines

1 week ago | bbc.com | Zac Sherratt

Fox lured from seven-storey rooftop using sardinesZac SherrattRSPCAThe fox was caught in a trap with sardines used as baitA fox stranded on the roof of a seven-storey building in Surrey has been rescued by the RSPCA. Builders found the fox on a rooftop in Manor Court, Weybridge, after she chewed through a fire door in the apartment building, but was unable to get back down.
Met Police PC from Camberley PC accused of more sex offences

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Zac Sherratt

PC accused of sex offences against two more womenZac SherrattGetty ImagesPC Dion Arnold has been remanded in custody as the investigation continuesA Metropolitan Police officer has been accused of sexual offences relating to a further two alleged victims. In March, PC Dion Arnold, 32, from Camberley in Surrey, was charged with four counts of rape, a sexual assault on a female and two counts of sexual assault by penetration.
PC accused of sex offences against two more women

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Zac Sherratt |South East

A Metropolitan Police officer has been accused of sexual offences relating to a further two alleged victims. In March, PC Dion Arnold, 32, from Camberley in Surrey, was charged with four counts of rape, a sexual assault on a female and two counts of sexual assault by penetration. Surrey Police said on Friday he is also facing four counts of rape of a woman aged 16 years or over, two counts of sexual assault on a female and one count of assault on a woman aged 13 years or over by penetration.
Surrey officer who gave information to criminal gang spared jail

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Zac Sherratt

Officer who gave information to gang avoids jailZac SherrattPA MediaAdam Davies, seen here at a previous hearing, wept in court as he was sentenced after admitting four counts of misconduct in a public officeAn "immature" and "naïve" former police officer cried in court as he was spared prison after passing police information to members of an organised crime gang. Adam Davies, 30, who was an officer with Surrey Police, admitted four counts of misconduct in a public office.
CQC removes Horley care provider Head Office from register

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Zac Sherratt

Image source, GoogleImage caption, Mitchell's Domiciliary Care provided care across 21 facilities, with the business registered to an address in Smallfield, HorleyThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) has removed the registration of a care provider in Surrey to "protect people". The regulator has taken the action against Head Office, run by Mitchells' Care Homes Limited, which provided a supported living service in Horley, to prevent it from operating after it was rated inadequate for a second time.
Ramsgate murder trial hears baby had blood on lips in 999 call

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Sara Smith |Zac Sherratt

Image source, SuppliedImage caption, Thomas Holford, 24, is accused of murdering Everleigh StroudA baby allegedly murdered by her father was grey, cold, bruised and had blood on her lips by the time an ambulance was called, a court has heard. Thomas Holford, 24, is accused of murdering Everleigh Stroud, who was rushed to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, Kent, on 21 April 2021. She remained there until she died, aged 14 months, on 27 May 2022.