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Science Minister visit Pfizer, Southlands Hospital, Gary Moore and Jon Richardson

Science Minister David Willetts visits Pfizer's Sandwich site which is set to close. Plans to close 120 hospital beds at Southlands Hospital in West Sussex are announced.

Dominic King talks to Science Minister David Willetts about his visit Pfizer's Sandwich site which is set to close.

Dom hears about the plans to close 120 hospital beds at Southlands Hospital in West Sussex. Under the scheme Southlands Hospital would lose all of its in-patient services, plus some stroke and elderly care. Meanwhile, 60 new beds and operating theatres are to be opened in Worthing.

Rock guitarist Gary Moore, who lived in Hove, died on Sunday in Spain. Dominic King remembers him and his music with Scott McGill from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) and a former student at BIMM, Ben Poole, who played with Gary Moore.

Dominic King talks to comedian Jon Richardson about his tour It's Not Me, It's You, which he brings to Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

Drivetime across the south east is a six-month pilot from 大象传媒 Radio Kent, 大象传媒 Sussex and 大象传媒 Surrey.

For Listen Live on the iPlayer, you will hear the programme with local bulletins for each county.

If you listen on the iPlayer on Listen Again, you will hear the whole programme but with Kent news bulletins only.

This pilot is being assessed by the 大象传媒 Trust and the 大象传媒 will be carrying out audience research to decide whether the pilot continues. Any permanent change would require full Trust approval.

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Mon 7 Feb 2011 16:00

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  • Mon 7 Feb 2011 16:00