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WALKERS are being urged to respect the countryside after farm fences were damaged, signs torn down and sheep chased during lockdown. The Rural Crime Team (RCT) at Sussex Police received a number of reports over the weekend of livestock fencing being cut, as well as incidents of dogs chasing sheep. Farmers say cattle have escaped onto public roads after damage to fencing, while landowners reported signs have been removed by members of the public. John Wheatland, a farmer in Battle, said his fences behind the Battle Abbey area have been deliberately cut. He said: "It is a constant wor...

We spoke to mental health charity Mind about practical ways to reduce stress during the crisis. Stephen Buckley, head of information at Mind, said: “These are challenging times for us all, especially when restrictions are put in place which might prevent us being able to do the things that normally help us stay well, like seeing loved ones. “But there are self-care techniques and general lifestyle changes which can help improve your wellbeing and even prevent mental health problems developing or worsening.” Keep active Under current restrictions people are allowed to exercise o...

Will entertainment go ahead this summer? (here's what councillors have said) CULTURAL events in Brighton and Hove will signal a return to normality when the pandemic ends, councillors heard. The comments came as members of Brighton and Hove City Council’s Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Culture Committee discussed the council’s post Covid-19 cultural recovery plan. Tourism and culture boss Donna Chisholm said that some events had struggled over the winter period, such as the Christmas Artists Open Houses. People had not expected them to take place as there was currently a lac...

THE leader of Brighton and Hove City Council is urging people to keep contact with others to a minimum after a "rapid" rise in the city's coronavirus rate. Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty issued a statement yesterday after Hastings and Rother were escalated to Tier 4 as a result of the soaring number of coronavirus cases in each area. Many of these cases have been put down to a new strain of coronavirus, with heightened Tier 4 restrictions now in place across much of the South East to contain this variant of the virus. Christmas shoppers in Brighton over the weekend Other Tier 4 a...