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FUNDING for vital services would once again be protected under the latest proposals for East Sussex County Council’s 2023/24 budget.
Papers released ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, January 24 show how the authority could spend £500 million on services including schools, roads, libraries and support for the most vulnerable residents, with no new cuts to spending.
WORK has begun to ensure a new bridge at Exceat is constructed sensitively, after plans were given the green light.
South Downs National Park Authority’s approved of East Sussex County Council’s proposal to replace the ageing one-lane bridge, with conditions in place to protect the natural landscape. Continue reading
PARENTS and carers are being reminded not to delay and to apply now for primary school places for new starters.
The application process for children due to start school in September 2023 closes later this month, on Sunday, January 15.
AN Eastbourne man who faked a medical letter to support a Blue Badge application has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Riccardo Gresta was given a 12-month sentence, suspended for two years, when he appeared at Hove Crown Court after pleading guilty two counts of fraud at an earlier hearing. Continue reading
AN EASTBOURNE man who was caught with thousands of counterfeit car accessories has been ordered to pay back more than £59,000 or face prison time.
Mark Tykva, 37, of Wannock Lane, Eastbourne was sentenced in January 2022 to 12 months’ custody suspended for two years, with a requirement to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, after being found guilty of eight counts of breaching the Trade Marks Act.
