Environment

A fox that came in five weeks ago went home this week. He came in after being caught in a stock fence. The poor fox was hung upside down and things were looking bleak.

The RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch returns 26-28 January but what were the top 10 most common birds in Sussex last year?

Birds in Sussex are to be counted as school children and wildlife enthusiasts take part in the annual Big Garden Birdwatch.

The Salvation Army has set up an initiative encouraging Sussex schools to recycle unwanted clothes and shoes to prevent them from ending up in landfill.

Many will remember the passing of WRAS rescuer Dave Fox-Dossett in September last year.

The fire service has gained funding for new equipment which could identify a gas like the one which caused the Birling Gap toxic haze.

A new waste, recycling, beach and street cleaning contract will start in Hastings, Rother and Wealden from the end of June this year.

Electric car technology is advancing rapidly, and the latest figures suggest that East Sussex is getting on board the green revolution.

Happy New Year everyone. I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year celebrations. A huge thank you to all our volunteers and staff who have been working hard this Christmas and New Year.

How many people knew that pubs and restaurants which sell alcohol are obliged by law to offer free tap water?

Our new veterinary theatre, The Dave Fox-Dossett Theatre, has been put to good use this week with its first surgical case. Rescuers attended a severely injured hedgehog in Ditchling which was rushed into the hospital.

A huge thank you to Peter at Perfectly Green Artificial Grass for donating a few rolls of artificial grass for our casualties.

Separate weekly food waste collections could be rolled out across East Sussex as part of measures in a new Government strategy.

The hunt is on for fly-tippers who drove across graves in a cemetery to dump tonnes of waste on land in Sussex.

We are delighted that Eastbourne MP Stephen Lloyd has chosen East Sussex WRAS for his Christmas Appeal.

Well its certainly getting colder at now as we head into winter. Our wildlife will be making the most of any fruit on trees and bushes now to make sure they have enough weight to survive the winter should it be a harsh one.

Temporary traffic lights on the A272 Goldbridge Road in Newick will be removed tomorrow, South East Water has said.