Testing by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has uncovered 102 unsafe electric blankets.

The defective blankets were found during the services annual testing sessions last autumn.

Defective electric blankets pose a serious risk. Regular testing is recommended for blankets over two years old to ensure they are still safe to use, while blankets over ten years old should be replaced.

Bookings are now open for this year’s free electric blanket testing sessions.

More information about these sessions can be found on the West Sussex County Council website.

A woman  has suffered serious injuries after being involved in a crash between a lorry and a car.

The incident took place on Lewes Road in East Grinstead just before 5.30 Tuesday morning.

Sussex Police confirmed that the driver of the car had been taken to hospital.

Anyone with information or dash cam footage is urged to contact Sussex Police on 101.

A prolific shoplifter who targeted various stores in Crawley and Horsham has been jailed.

34-year-old, Daniel Rogers, was link to a £4000 crime spree targeting stores including Waitrose, Boots, John Lewis and Tesco.

He pleaded guilty a Lewes Crown Court on the 6 August.

Rogers was sentenced to 6 months behind bars and has been issued a Criminal Behaviour Order.

An inquest has heard that a man found in a plane’s wheel compartment at Gatwick Airport died after being exposed to extreme cold and a lack of oxygen

Coroner Joseph Turner opened the inquest at Horsham Coroner’s Court on Tuesday into the death of the man, whose identity still remains unknown.

The court heard his body was discovered in the landing gear compartment of an Air Arabia flight which had arrived from Tangier, Morocco, on 16 June.

The inquest has been adjourned until 24 February 2027.