PEOPLE who keep birds in East Sussex are being alerted to a mandatory housing order which comes into effect on Thursday, November 6.
The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a mandatory housing order for poultry and kept birds to cover the whole of England following the escalating number of confirmations of avian influenza in kept and wild birds. Continue reading
THE Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed a case of avian influenza in poultry at a premises in Uckfield.
All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled, and Defra has set up a 3-kilometre Protection Zone around the premises and a 10km surveillance zone.
THE PUBLIC are being asked for their views on two strategies designed to restore and enhance nature across Sussex and address declining habitats and species.
A six-week public consultation on the Local Nature Recovery Strategies for West Sussex and for East Sussex and Brighton & Hove launched on Wednesday, October 15. Continue reading
THE CONSTRUCTION of a new two-lane bridge to improve traffic flow on a busy route has moved a step closer.
Following a public inquiry, the Secretary of State has confirmed three legal orders necessary to build the new bridge at Exceat, including compulsory purchase orders for land and changes to the road layout. Continue reading
