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Special school expansion signed off by council

East Sussex County Council says the school's reorganisation can proceed.

School pupils standing in front of a Gladiator star.

Gladiator star inspires pupils to be their best

Steel from game show Gladiators spoke to pupils in Crowborough about motivation and drive.

Hamish (on the left wearing a dark blue sports top and shorts with his prosthetic legs) and Craig Mackinlay (on the right wearing a short, tie and blazer with his prosthetic legs) stand in a hospital room

Teenager returns home after sepsis treatment

Hamish Wilson, aged 18, has been learning to cook so he can go back to university.

About 40 campaigners, including the Eastbourne MP in the centre, stand in a semi-circle holding various banners including "Linden Court is our lifeline" and "East Sussex County Council stop taking away our vital services".

Two day centres to close but two survive cutbacks

Two day centres offering care to the elderly and adults with learning disabilities are to close.

Group of men and women smiling and looking into the camera from a stage, in front of a big purple screen with BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey branding and a Make A Difference awards tv screen.

BBC Make a Difference Awards nominations open

The Make a Difference awards celebrate people who have had a positive impact on their communities.

Sam Matthews and her son Charlie facing the camera. Charlie wears a cap with Nintendo on it and Sam has glasses on her head

Concerns as millions overpaid to care accounts

East Sussex County Council has claimed back £6.5m in less than two years, it has been revealed.

An elderly woman is seen from behind sitting at a table eating her lunch. She has short curly white hair and wears glasses. She wears a coral jumper over a white collared blouse. She is using a spoon to take a mouthful of food from a plate with a red rim.

Bid to save day centres with election funds lost

Opposition leaders say money for elections should be used to save elderly and disabled day centres.

Hamish Wilson walking for the first time on his new prosthetic legs.

Teenager walks with prosthetic legs after sepsis

Hamish Wilson, from Crowborough, had a quadruple amputation after contracting sepsis last year.

Hamish sits on a hospital bed and looks at the camera. He is wearing a prosthetic limb on his lower left leg, while his right is bare and amputated below the knee. Both his arms are bandaged from the wrist, and he is wearing a black t-shirt and black shorts.

'I cannot wait to run again' - sepsis survivor

Hamish says he is looking forward to being able to run and play lacrosse again.