Day: 3 October 2022

SPOTLIGHT: Plea to cut housing targets

A council leader has pledged to lobby the Government to change national planning policy after approval was given to build 700 new homes on farmland near the South Downs despite huge local opposition. Last week, planning permission was granted for the controversial scheme at Mornings Mill Farm in Lower Willingdon, against Wealden District Council’s wishes. […]

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REVIEW: Little Elephant 

When you’re away from home seeking a refuel at lunchtime, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to avoid ‘smashed avocado’.  This culinary totem of Britain of the 2020s possibly started when people realised that the chances of getting neat slices out of a slightly over-ripe avocado were slim to zero.  And it sounds better than ‘oops, I-mushed-it-to-bits-by-mistake’ […]

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