Sussex World headlines - 04/08/23 - video Dailymotion

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A Sussex festival is cancelled, hotel receives pay-out after fire, and the pram race returns to Hastings - all this and more on today's headlines.

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00:00 Hello again, Connor Gormley here.

00:01 I'm a trainee reporter for Sussex World

00:03 and these are some of our top stories

00:05 from across both counties today.

00:08 A four-day music festival set to take place

00:10 in the South Downs has been canceled at short notice,

00:12 Sussex World can report.

00:14 The One Love Festival was all set to take place

00:16 on the privately owned Hyden Estate at Washington

00:19 from August 10th to the 13th.

00:21 But after a contractor pulled out,

00:23 festival organizers said they had no choice but to cancel.

00:27 It's a real shame because the popular festival

00:29 has been held every year for the last 15,

00:32 but organizers are now saying that this is the end

00:34 of the event for the foreseeable future.

00:36 The contractor in question pulled out

00:38 on the eve of an important deadline,

00:40 a spokesperson told us,

00:41 and Horsham District Council could not extend the deadline,

00:45 which unfortunately meant they had to revoke

00:47 the festival's event license.

00:48 It's really, really unfortunate,

00:50 but they wanted to make clear

00:51 that it's not the council's fault.

00:53 Companies have been ordered to pay

00:55 more than 2.2 million pounds by the High Court

00:58 after a devastating hotel fire at the George Inn in Rye.

01:02 Sorry, no, at the George in Rye.

01:06 Allen Boswell Insurance Brokers Limited

01:08 and New India Assurance Company Limited

01:10 were ordered to pay by a Deputy High Court Judge

01:13 last Thursday.

01:15 The fire took place in July 2019

01:17 and led to a massive two-year closure

01:20 as owners led an extensive restoration project

01:22 to repair the damage and get themselves back on their feet.

01:24 The judge said the New India Assurance Company

01:26 was liable for business interruption,

01:28 lost stock, and other losses,

01:31 while Allen Boswell Insurance Brokers were liable

01:33 for uninsured loss of rental income,

01:35 and so ordered them to pay.

01:37 In much lighter news though,

01:39 the yearly pram race took place in Hastings last week,

01:42 and Sussex World has dozens of fantastic photos from the day.

01:45 The pram race is often described

01:47 as the best night of Old Town Carnival Week

01:49 and features teams in fancy dress

01:52 racing through Old Town,

01:53 pushing elaborately designed prams

01:54 for a range of fantastic causes.

01:57 That's all from me today,

01:58 but for the full versions of these stories,

02:00 pictures, and loads more,

02:02 do make sure to visit us over on www.sussexworld.co.uk

02:06 or follow us on the social media platform of your choice.

Sussex World headlines - 04/08/23

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