Meridian Beachy Head
Chemical cloud 'unlikely to have come from France'
Delight as family get close up view of pod of dolphins
Tourists spotted dangling over 150ft cliff edge
Chemical cloud 'unlikely to have come from France'
150 people were treated for the effects of an unidentified gas along several miles of the Sussex coast
Birling Gap evacuated after suspected chemical leak
A ‘haze’ that is causing discomfort for people along the coast from Eastbourne to Birling Gap has prompted emergency services to warn people to stay away from the beaches and to keep doors and windows closed if living near the coast.
A ‘haze’ that is causing discomfort for people along the coast from Eastbourne to Birling Gap has prompted emergency services to warn people to stay away from the beaches and to keep doors and windows closed if living near the coast.
The very first report came from Birling Gap just before 5pm on Sunday (August 27) where up to fifty people had been affected by irritation to eyes and throats.
This seems to have been caused by an unknown haze coming in from the sea, but the source has not yet been established. Emergency services are treating people at Birling Gap and clearing the area.
People living along the coast in the area have been advised to keep doors and windows shut and to budge away from the Birling Gap area in particular.
Lots of people have been tweeting about their practice of the gas, even from miles away:
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Base jumpers parachute from Beachy Head
Eastbourne Council are warning people to stay away from the edge after footage was released of a group of so-called daredevils leaping off Beachy Head with parachutes.
The sixteen jumpers leaped from the 530ft cliff in East Sussex on Sunday in a bid to switch the areas reputation for tragedy.
It’s not the very first time people have been warned about going to close to the cliffs at the beauty spot.
Andy Dickenson reports.
Andy spoke to photographer Jack Adams
As with all natural or wild environments it is significant to take care. This applies to everyone, whether simply walking or involved in other leisure pursuits and sports. Members of the public should always stay a safe distance away from the cliff edge at Beachy Head and away from the cliff face when calming on the beach underneath.”
Delight as family get close up view of pod of dolphins
A family from East Sussex had a day to recall when they got up close to a pod of dolphins.
Tourists spotted dangling over 150ft cliff edge
A photo's emerged demonstrating a group of tourists sat with their gams dangling of the edge of a cliff at Seaford Head in Sussex.
Warning after man seen sitting on cliff edge
There are renewed calls today for people not to behave recklessly after pictures of a man sitting on the cliff edge at Beachy Head in Sussex were released
This section of coastline has seen erosion take place over the past year. Dover Coastguard say the cliff edge is still dangerous – and they’re warning the public to keep well away.
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Beachy Head lighthouse gets a munch of fresh paint
After a campaign, which raised £27,000, to revive the fading stripes of Beachy Head lighthouse, the painting has been finished in just under three weeks.
A team of five workmen have applied several decorates of paint to freshen up the appearance of the 141ft lighthouse.
Martin Griffin, the managing director of Hailsham-based Sussex Blast Cleaning, which has over seen the project said, “We have done it in just under three weeks. We lost four days due to some bad weather but we have worked fairly quickly using squirts, rollers and brushes.
“Crown Paints, which has donated the paint used in the project, say it should last up to ten years.
“It looks absolutely brilliant now, particularly with the sun shining on it.”
One person believed to be dead after cliff fall
A coastguard rescue worker said one person is believed to have died after a car drove over the cliffs at Beachy Head today.
Emergency services were called to the cliffs at Cow Gap, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, at Two.02pm following a call to the Solent Coastguard.
Don Ellis, senior officer at Birling Gap lifeboat station, said the inshore lifeboat had not been able to find the car at very first, which was eventually located by the Sussex Police helicopter.
He said he believed there was only one person inwards the vehicle but rescue efforts had been hampered by the incoming tide.
He said: “We got to the top of the cliffs at Two.30pm but we had to wait for the fire brigade because the lifeboat team could not extract the casualty.
“The fire brigade were on scene at 4pm and left Birling Gap on a boat with a lifeboat squad.
“Unluckily, the tide has hammered us and we are coming back here at 8.30pm. The team will go out from Eastbourne lifeboat station and use their cutting gear to extract the casualty.”
Mr Ellis said the car had been stabilised by firefighters during high tide and they would be back later in the evening once the tide had gone out.
A coroner’s officer for East Sussex will remain at the scene until the assets is recovered, he said.
'Car seen driving over Beachy Head'
Police have been called to an incident at Beachy Head following reports that a car was seen driving over the cliffs this afternoon.
Emergency services, including the Dover Coastguard and the RNLI lifeboat, were called to the scene near Eastbourne at Two.02pm.
A Coastguard spokesman confirmed they were in attendance and were in the middle of dealing with the incident.
Police confirm motorist has died in hospital after cliff fall
Sussex Police have confirmed that a driver who originally survived his car going over a cliff last night, has died in hospital.
The Eastbourne RNLI had launched a rescue in at a time of rising tide, after being alerted at 6.23pm on Friday October 13.
Sussex Police and the coroner are investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.
“The man was thrown from the vehicle and when we got there we were expecting the worst but we found he was alive and fortunately we had the doctor onboard.
“It was dreadful conditions in the dark and with a strenuous surf and one crewman had to swim ashore as we could not get the inshore lifeboat in.
“The operation took around three-and-a-half hours as the coastguard helicopter had to come back to pick up the squad who went ashore.”
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Meridian Beachy Head
Chemical cloud 'unlikely to have come from France'
Delight as family get close up view of pod of dolphins
Tourists spotted dangling over 150ft cliff edge
Chemical cloud 'unlikely to have come from France'
150 people were treated for the effects of an unidentified gas along several miles of the Sussex coast
Birling Gap evacuated after suspected chemical leak
A ‘haze’ that is causing discomfort for people along the coast from Eastbourne to Birling Gap has prompted emergency services to warn people to stay away from the beaches and to keep doors and windows closed if living near the coast.
A ‘haze’ that is causing discomfort for people along the coast from Eastbourne to Birling Gap has prompted emergency services to warn people to stay away from the beaches and to keep doors and windows closed if living near the coast.
The very first report came from Birling Gap just before 5pm on Sunday (August 27) where up to fifty people had been affected by irritation to eyes and throats.
This seems to have been caused by an unknown haze coming in from the sea, but the source has not yet been established. Emergency services are treating people at Birling Gap and clearing the area.
People living along the coast in the area have been advised to keep doors and windows shut and to budge away from the Birling Gap area in particular.
Lots of people have been tweeting about their practice of the gas, even from miles away:
Advertisement
Base jumpers parachute from Beachy Head
Eastbourne Council are warning people to stay away from the edge after footage was released of a group of so-called daredevils hopping off Beachy Head with parachutes.
The sixteen jumpers leaped from the 530ft cliff in East Sussex on Sunday in a bid to switch the areas reputation for tragedy.
It’s not the very first time people have been warned about going to close to the cliffs at the beauty spot.
Andy Dickenson reports.
Andy spoke to photographer Jack Adams
As with all natural or wild environments it is significant to take care. This applies to everyone, whether simply walking or involved in other leisure pursuits and sports. Members of the public should always stay a safe distance away from the cliff edge at Beachy Head and away from the cliff face when loosening on the beach underneath.”
Delight as family get close up view of pod of dolphins
A family from East Sussex had a day to reminisce when they got up close to a pod of dolphins.
Tourists spotted dangling over 150ft cliff edge
A photo's emerged displaying a group of tourists sat with their gams dangling of the edge of a cliff at Seaford Head in Sussex.
Warning after man seen sitting on cliff edge
There are renewed calls today for people not to behave recklessly after pictures of a man sitting on the cliff edge at Beachy Head in Sussex were released
This section of coastline has seen erosion take place over the past year. Dover Coastguard say the cliff edge is still dangerous – and they’re warning the public to keep well away.
Advertisement
Beachy Head lighthouse gets a munch of fresh paint
After a campaign, which raised £27,000, to revive the fading stripes of Beachy Head lighthouse, the painting has been finished in just under three weeks.
A team of five workmen have applied several covers of paint to freshen up the appearance of the 141ft lighthouse.
Martin Griffin, the managing director of Hailsham-based Sussex Blast Cleaning, which has over seen the project said, “We have done it in just under three weeks. We lost four days due to some bad weather but we have worked fairly quickly using splatters, rollers and brushes.
“Crown Paints, which has donated the paint used in the project, say it should last up to ten years.
“It looks absolutely brilliant now, particularly with the sun shining on it.”
One person believed to be dead after cliff fall
A coastguard rescue worker said one person is believed to have died after a car drove over the cliffs at Beachy Head today.
Emergency services were called to the cliffs at Cow Gap, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, at Two.02pm following a call to the Solent Coastguard.
Don Ellis, senior officer at Birling Gap lifeboat station, said the inshore lifeboat had not been able to find the car at very first, which was eventually located by the Sussex Police helicopter.
He said he believed there was only one person inwards the vehicle but rescue efforts had been hampered by the incoming tide.
He said: “We got to the top of the cliffs at Two.30pm but we had to wait for the fire brigade because the lifeboat squad could not extract the casualty.
“The fire brigade were on scene at 4pm and left Birling Gap on a boat with a lifeboat team.
“Unluckily, the tide has hammered us and we are coming back here at 8.30pm. The team will go out from Eastbourne lifeboat station and use their cutting gear to extract the casualty.”
Mr Ellis said the car had been stabilised by firefighters during high tide and they would be back later in the evening once the tide had gone out.
A coroner’s officer for East Sussex will remain at the scene until the figure is recovered, he said.
'Car seen driving over Beachy Head'
Police have been called to an incident at Beachy Head following reports that a car was seen driving over the cliffs this afternoon.
Emergency services, including the Dover Coastguard and the RNLI lifeboat, were called to the scene near Eastbourne at Two.02pm.
A Coastguard spokesman confirmed they were in attendance and were in the middle of dealing with the incident.
Police confirm motorist has died in hospital after cliff fall
Sussex Police have confirmed that a driver who primarily survived his car going over a cliff last night, has died in hospital.
The Eastbourne RNLI had launched a rescue in at a time of rising tide, after being alerted at 6.23pm on Friday October 13.
Sussex Police and the coroner are investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.
“The man was thrown from the vehicle and when we got there we were expecting the worst but we found he was alive and fortunately we had the doctor onboard.
“It was dreadful conditions in the dark and with a mighty surf and one crewman had to swim ashore as we could not get the inshore lifeboat in.
“The operation took around three-and-a-half hours as the coastguard helicopter had to come back to pick up the team who went ashore.”