Sussex World Morning Update 17 September, 2025

Headlines from across the county today

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00:00This is your morning update for Wednesday, the 17th of September, 2025.

00:07Brought to you by Sussex World.

00:10Sussex village plagued by mosquitoes now under new attack from hornets.

00:16A Sussex village which was plagued with mosquitoes earlier this year is now under new attack from hornets.

00:24Eastbourne Borough Council to discuss banstand demolition plans.

00:29Eastbourne Borough Council will discuss proposals for essential safety and improvement works to the banstand,

00:35which involve demolition to structurally unsafe elements.

00:42I was just silent.

00:45West Sussex's father left stunned after £2.3 million slot machine win.

00:50A lucky father from West Sussex was left stunned

00:53when a single spin on a slot machine landed him a life-changing £2.3 million jackpot.

01:00Plans for house on West Sussex Village Green condemned as crazy and ridiculous.

01:08Plans to build a house on a little village green in West Sussex are being condemned as crazy, ridiculous and disgusting.

01:16Two of the world's greatest guitar players join forces for pair of Sussex dates next month.

01:25Acclaimed English guitar virtuosos Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge have teamed up for a new UK tour which runs throughout October 2025.

01:34A Horsham girls football team has won support from the founder of a celebrity public relations company.

01:47Hastings water polo team make the semis.

01:52On Friday, September 5th, a seven-man squad, including first-timer Lucas Filippidis, son of team veteran Alexis Filippidis,

02:02embarked on the annual campaign to Hastings' twin town in the Netherlands, Dordrecht.

02:07Bexhill marks Battle of Britain anniversary.

02:12Veterans gathered at the Bexhill War Memorial on Sunday, September 14th to honour those who fought in the Battle of Britain.

02:21For more news, go to sussexpress.co.uk.