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00:00Hi, I'm Mark Dunlop and I'm here with today's Sussex World Daily Bulletin on Thursday May
00:06the 9th, 2024.
00:09Several schools in Eastbourne could be merged if council plans go ahead.
00:13East Sussex County Council is proposing to combine West Rise Community Infants School
00:16and West Rise Junior School to become a primary school.
00:20If these proposals go ahead, the council also plans to change the primary schools age range
00:24to 2 to 11 to take on the management of the West Rise Nursery.
00:29A public consultation is currently open to pupils, parents, carers, staff, trade unions,
00:34members of both governing boards, the school community, the stakeholders and is set to
00:38close on May the 24th.
00:41Drivers are being warned of a new speed restriction set to be introduced on a major Horsham Road.
00:47West Sussex County Council has announced proposals to limit traffic to 40 miles per hour on a
00:53stretch of the A24 for a temporary period while electrical works are carried out.
00:57The speed limit will apply to northbound vehicles on the A24 at Southwater between the water
01:02treatment works southwards for 700 metres.
01:06The 40 miles an hour speed limit will come into force on May the 27th and is expected
01:11to last until July the 10th.
01:14Lidl is looking to open new stores in Eastbourne and Hailsham.
01:18The supermarket giant has released a wishlist of stores it aims to open as part of an ambitious
01:23plan to acquire 1,100 new sites.
01:27Among these locations are Hailsham and Eastbourne with the latter expected to be situated in
01:31the north of the borough.
01:33Sussex Police have issued a further appeal for information following a fatal collision
01:38in Hastings.
01:39Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a fatal collision in Hastings and have
01:43released an image of a man in the hope of speaking with him to assist with their enquiries.
01:50The incident in Priory Road involved a motorcyclist and a pedestrian near a bridge and community
01:54centre at about 1pm on Sunday May 5th.
01:59And on the sporting scene, congratulations to Horsham for winning the Sussex Transport
02:02Senior Cup.
02:03They beat Hastings United 3-0 at the Amex Stadium last night.
02:09You can read more about that with picture galleries, videos, reaction at sussexworld.co.uk
02:17along with all the latest news, breaking news, what's on, videos and picture galleries.