Journalist Adam Toms visited Burgess Hill in Sussex and found a once-thriving market town now struggling with empty shops, boarded-up windows, and a palpable sense of community disappointment.
Families face ongoing fees as they slash asking prices for inherited retirement properties, with one man cutting £55,000 and still unable to sell his late mother's flat.
Shoppers express devastation as Clarkes of Sussex announces permanent closure of its Burgess Hill store after over four decades of trading, with heartfelt tributes from loyal customers.
A British councillor was doused in flammable liquid and set on fire in a terrifying daylight attack outside his family business in Sussex, leaving him with serious burns.