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Ice Rinks Near Crowborough: Seven Places to Skate This Christmas
We checked 7 ice rinks near Crowborough, from Tunbridge Wells to Tulleys Farm and Eastbourne, for 2026 dates, prices and age rules. Updated November 2026.
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Christmas
Christmas Shopping Around Crowborough: 14 Shops Worth the Drive
We checked 14 shops around Crowborough, from Zest on the High Street to Pooh Corner in Hartfield, for hours and addresses. Updated November 2026.
Uckfield
Uckfield Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Uckfield
Uckfield roadworks: Public Footpaths in Little Horsted (now, until 16 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the...
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in Crowborough 2026: Pubs and Prices
Eight pubs and hotels around Crowborough with 2026 Christmas Day prices, from £57.95 to £155, plus deposits and festive menus. Checked November 2026.
Wealden
Wealden Claimant Count Up 9.7% to 2,320 in September
Wealden had 2,320 claimants in September, up 9.7% in a year and the fastest rise in East Sussex for a third month. Crowborough St Johns is now the lowest ward.
Uckfield
Uckfield Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Uckfield weather today: fog, 10°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 2% chance of rain and winds up to 8 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Politics
Mims Davies in Uckfield: Glen Vue Closure Raised at Pub Q&A
Mims Davies MP took questions from Uckfield residents at the Highlands Inn, after meeting Age UK's chief executive about the Glen Vue closure. What she said.
Politics
Uckfield Visitors Join Mims Davies MP at PMQs
Two Uckfield residents, Saxon and Philipa, toured Westminster with Mims Davies MP and watched PMQs. How to book a Parliament tour or ask her office for one.
Crowborough
Uckfield Line: Southern Says Sorry, Crowborough Q&A 2 Oct
GTR and Network Rail admit the Uckfield line 'has not been good enough'. Senior managers take questions at Uckfield this Friday and at Crowborough on 2 October.
Crowborough
Crowborough Trains: Last Direct Train From London Now 17:07
Southern is ending the Uckfield line early each evening while Network Rail works on the points failure. The 20:07 and 22:07 from London Bridge are cancelled.
Crowborough
Crowborough trains: one every two hours to 19 September
A points failure has cut the Uckfield line to one train every two hours until Saturday 19 September. Delays reach 45 minutes; buses call at Crowborough.
Crowborough
Crowborough trains: Uckfield buses extended to 5 October
Southern has pushed the Uckfield line speed restriction back three weeks, to at least Monday 5 October. Eleven weekday trains still stop short at Crowborough.
Crowborough
Crowborough trains: 11 services stopped short of Uckfield
Eleven trains stopped short at Crowborough from 1 September 2026 after a Network Rail speed limit. The departures, the buses, and when the timetable returned.
Trains
Crowborough Christmas trains: no Uckfield line on Boxing Day
No trains run on Christmas Day, and last year the Uckfield line had none on Boxing Day either. What is known for 2026, last year's closures and the last 29 bus.