:00:08. > :00:09.Good evening. Hillsborough Castle.
:00:10. > :00:11.It's been confirmed that Eastbourne Hospital's maternity
:00:12. > :00:18.It follows eight years of campaigning to try to kedp
:00:19. > :00:19.a full range of consultant`led services there.
:00:20. > :00:22.Instead, there will be just one specialist unit in Hastings,
:00:23. > :00:24.with midwife`led units in E`stbourne and Crowborough.
:00:25. > :00:27.It's part of a wider progralme of changes to hospital servhces in
:00:28. > :00:36.In 2013, the county's speci`list stroke services were centralised
:00:37. > :00:39.at Eastbourne District General, but all orthopaedic surgery was
:00:40. > :00:42.moved to the Conquest Hospital in Hastings along with all
:00:43. > :00:48.Campaigners claim NHS managdrs are deliberately trying to downgrade
:00:49. > :00:57.Kirsty Peyton`Lander gave bhrth in a car.
:00:58. > :01:00.She was travelling from Eastbourne to Hastings
:01:01. > :01:02.because she needed the expertise of a consultant during labotr.
:01:03. > :01:05.Now health bosses have agredd the temporary switch of consult`nt`led
:01:06. > :01:10.maternity services from Eastbourne to Hastings will be permanent.
:01:11. > :01:15.They are putting people's lhves at risk, of course they are.
:01:16. > :01:18.It looks like they do not understand that.
:01:19. > :01:21.I think they would say they are acting in the public interest.
:01:22. > :01:28.They will say that it does not come down to money.
:01:29. > :01:34.This ultimately is what this story is about, how best to ensure
:01:35. > :01:41.His mother says because of complications during her labour
:01:42. > :01:45.in Eastbourne, with no constltant, she was transferred to Brighton
:01:46. > :01:47.She is adamant Eastbourne ndeds a consultant`led maternity service.
:01:48. > :01:54.We are the fastest`growing town in the county and there are
:01:55. > :02:01.Schools are growing and it hs crazy to take away the place wherd they
:02:02. > :02:09.NHS bosses claim the changes make mums and babies safer.
:02:10. > :02:13.They say under the old systdm with consultants shared across E`stbourne
:02:14. > :02:16.and Hastings, there were 17 serious untow`rd
:02:17. > :02:22.Since they switched last ye`r to consultants in Hastings and
:02:23. > :02:25.a midwife`only unit in Eastbourne, that figure has come down to five
:02:26. > :02:33.Campaigners in Eastbourne h`ve been fighting for years to stop
:02:34. > :02:37.the town's maternity servicds being downgraded but today they lost.
:02:38. > :02:40.This is the best decision wd could have come up with tod`y.
:02:41. > :02:44.One woman was in tears, who gave birth in a car.
:02:45. > :02:51.We have to look at these circumstances and
:02:52. > :02:53.understand why they have happened and learn from those experidnces
:02:54. > :02:57.These are the minority, the absolute minority.
:02:58. > :03:02.A tiny, tiny percentage of people give birth outside a hospit`l.
:03:03. > :03:05.Incredibly disappointed with the decision,
:03:06. > :03:12.People who do not live in our area may not be award
:03:13. > :03:15.of the quite deplorable network between the Eastbourne DGH
:03:16. > :03:20.Even with a blue light, it can take on average 40`45 minutds.
:03:21. > :03:24.By public transport, it can take up to two hours.
:03:25. > :03:27.Health officials did agree to keep open a birthing centre
:03:28. > :03:29.in Crowborough but campaigndrs in Eastbourne have failed to get
:03:30. > :03:39.A man's been seriously injured after an incident outside a pub
:03:40. > :03:45.Officers were called just after seven o clock to
:03:46. > :03:48.The injured man was taken to hospital
:03:49. > :03:53.and investigations are conthnuing into exactly what happened.
:03:54. > :03:55.The Supreme Court has ruled against the widow of a formdr Kent
:03:56. > :03:59.rugby player who had locked`in syndrome has failed in their fight
:04:00. > :04:02.to obtain the legal right to die. Judges rejected the arguments of
:04:03. > :04:09.Mrs Nicklinson, whose husband Tony used to play rugby for Cranbrook,
:04:10. > :04:11.says she's disappointed but vowed to fight on and continue
:04:12. > :04:23.Thanet District Council is taking legal action against the developers
:04:24. > :04:26.of a derelict site on Ramsg`te seafront for breach of contract
:04:27. > :04:29.In February, the council ended an agreement with SFP Ventures UK to
:04:30. > :04:33.The company was given plannhng permission in 2004 to build a hotel,
:04:34. > :04:44.luxury apartments and shops, but ten years on, the site remains derelict.
:04:45. > :04:47.A man's been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, following the death
:04:48. > :04:50.of a teenager in an explosion at a gas cylinder company in M`rgate.
:04:51. > :04:51.18`year`old Jarrad Swan died yesterday
:04:52. > :04:56.Friends have paid tribute to "a lovely lad" and say everxone who
:04:57. > :05:02.Popular and known for his cheeky smile,
:05:03. > :05:07.Jarrad Swan had been working since he left school just two years ago.
:05:08. > :05:10.Friends left flowers and cards to remember
:05:11. > :05:15.the 18`year`old outside the Margate business where he died yestdrday.
:05:16. > :05:18.He was funny, cheeky, an amazing little lad.
:05:19. > :05:20.He has grown up to be an amazing boy.
:05:21. > :05:34.His former school also paid a glowing tribute.
:05:35. > :05:37.He was well liked by all and our thoughts and prayers go out to
:05:38. > :05:46.Fire crews desperately tried to save the teenagerafter he was rescued
:05:47. > :05:49.Fire crews desperately tried to save the teenager after he was rdscued
:05:50. > :05:52.from a container on the gas plant where the explosion took pl`ce.
:05:53. > :05:53.Neighbours reported hearing loud bangs
:05:54. > :05:59.There must have been at least three bangs.
:06:00. > :06:05.There was quite a lot of smoke and it really smelled as well.
:06:06. > :06:08.Detectives say they are tre`ting the fire yesterday afternoon
:06:09. > :06:10.at this bottled gas business as suspicious at this stage.
:06:11. > :06:14.A joint investigation has bden launched by Kent Police and the
:06:15. > :06:17.Fire Service to uncover the cause of this blaze and what led to
:06:18. > :06:24.Meanwhile, a 42`year`old local man been arrested on suspicion
:06:25. > :06:32.of manslaughter and bailed while further enquiries continue.
:06:33. > :06:34.That's it from me. In a momdnt, the national weather forecast,
:06:35. > :06:42.but first, let's get the picture in the South East with Rachel Lackley.
:06:43. > :06:50.Plenty of sunshine around, laking it a little bit fresher. It will stay
:06:51. > :06:53.trying to tonight. Clear skhes and with lighter winds, a bit of mist
:06:54. > :07:00.and fog. For the most part ht will be settled and temperatures will be
:07:01. > :07:09.fresher than recently. Laws all around 10`11 Celsius. For Thursday,
:07:10. > :07:16.quite settled. `` lows of around. It will be generally a fine dax.
:07:17. > :07:20.Temperatures quite similar to today. We will see some more cloud cover.
:07:21. > :07:24.That is ahead of rain will see from Thursday to Friday. Temperatures
:07:25. > :07:30.tomorrow night cropping to `round 13`14. Here is the outlook for us in
:07:31. > :07:35.the South East. With a look at afternoon. It does turn more
:07:36. > :07:43.unsettled and there would be heavy and thundery downpours around. Good
:07:44. > :07:47.evening. A little bit later than usual. The weather over the next
:07:48. > :07:53.couple of days will change. Let me show you the satellite picture. You
:07:54. > :08:00.can see the cloud streaming across the Atlantic. This weather front
:08:01. > :08:05.Weller upset the weather across -- will upset the weather in the
:08:06. > :08:11.south-west. As far as tonight is concerned, cool, even Chile by
:08:12. > :08:17.Thursday morning. There is some rain around across the north-west of the
:08:18. > :08:25.country. In the south-west, that is what is heading into the direction
:08:26. > :08:26.of Cornwall. In the east, temperatures could