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Ellen Ashwood holds Pepper, a black sausage dog, in her arms, and both look at the camera. Pepper has brown paws and is wearing a pale pink harness, in the background you can see a garden with lawn and some bare shrubs.

Rescued dogs now 'bringing joy' to owners

The dogs have overcome earlier health issues and are now doing well in their homes.

The roof of a derelict house on fire

Derelict house fires 'deliberate but not linked'

Fires at two derelict houses are thought to have been deliberately started, but are not connected.

A black and white CCTV image of a man in a Spiderman mask

Spiderman mask stalker pleads guilty

Mason Rogers left three parcels at his victim's home in Hailsham.

A close up of a hand putting a white paper voting slip into a black ballot box

Councils plan to postpone elections for devolution

Councils met on Thursday and agreed on plans to create one strategic authority under a mayor.

A large pothole on a road. There is water in the pothole and a car driving towards it. There are also trees and bushes on either side of the road.

MP criticises council's pothole repair practice

Josh Babarinde calls on a council to better use its share of government funding to tackle potholes.

A two-year-old boy with a medical tube up his nose smiles in wellies that are too big for him.

'My son's cancer journey is inspirational'

A mother describes the ordeal her "amazing little boy" has faced during leukaemia treatment.

A generic image of medical staff, who have been blurred visually, moving around a hospital attending to patients. They are dressed in various types of medical scrubs and can be seen walking through a ward which has patient areas on the right-hand side.

Patient visiting limited due to numbers with flu

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust says patients will be allowed one visitor a day for most services.

Micaela Anderson-Letts photographed leavingKingston Crown Court, she has her hair tied back and has sunglasses on top of her head. She is wearing a black hoodie underneath a green, down-filled jacket

Woman who abandoned 35 puppies in caravan avoids jail

All have since been rehomed, apart from one puppy who died from starvation, police say.

Three men sit at a table eating soup out of bowls. One is wearing a blue shirt, has an earring and grey hair. Another has a white beard and wears a black fleece. Another has a beard and a blue shirt. In the background people are queuing for food.

'Without this place I would probably be frozen'

The Salvation Army in Eastbourne opens its cold weather shelter for a third night on Saturday.