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Sussex Police spending cuts, King's Hill free school proposal and Caroline Redman-Lusher

Dom hears Sussex Police Chief Constable Martin Richards explain money-saving plans forcing officers to retire. Also, Dom talks to Rock Choir founder Caroline Redman-Lusher who is from Farnham, Surrey.

Sussex Police Chief Constable Martin Richards has been speaking to our Home Affairs Correspondent Colin Campbell. He explains the force's money-saving plans which include making hundreds of officers to retire early.

Dominic King hears how parents at King's Hill near West Malling in Kent are planning to set up a free school because of a shortage of primary school places.

Dom talks to Paul Gilbert, a lawyer from East Sussex specialising in media law. They discuss super-injunctions and Twitter being used to claim which celebrities have taken the gagging orders out.

Also, Dom talks to Rock Choir founder Caroline Redman-Lusher. Caroline started Rock Choir in Farnham in Surrey in 2005. This weekend, the choir is performing at Wembley Arena.

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 9 May 2011 16:00

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  • Mon 9 May 2011 16:00