Meridian Economy

'Christmas Buyers Beware' is on ITV at 7:30PM.

The £37m Twin Sails Bridge, that links the town with Hamworthy, has been closed for nearly two weeks due to a fault with its lifting system.

Two planned 48-hour strikes by Gatwick Airport workers who assist passengers with disabilities have been suspended.

Nazila Blencowe is the landlord of a block of flats in the centre of Brighton. She says there is a constant barrage of crimes.

Chief Constable, James Vaughan, said the force may only be able to provide "the most basic services to the most vulnerable".

East Sussex County Council has cut funding to services to avoid bankruptcy. ITV News Meridian explores the impact on the most vulnerable.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been in Kent on a tour of the Diocese of Rochester.

Jesse Norman says the £3.5 billion scheme will boost the region's economy but campaigners say it will be an environmental disaster.

The wind turbine maker 'Vestas' has announced hundreds of new jobs

The Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has set sail from her home port of Portsmouth for the US.