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Leaders to discuss £693m budget as financial pressure mounts

COUNCIL leaders will meet next week to consider how the authority can invest more than £693 million on vital public services for people in East Sussex in the year ahead.

But reports to be considered by Cabinet lay bare the stark financial situation the council faces with it unable to rely on its own resources to deliver a balanced budget for the first time. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Featured, Governance Services on January 19, 2026 by karenb.

Update:  Clean up operation on East Sussex coastline

Work continues to clear the East Sussex coastline of the remains of shipping containers and debris that washed up this week.

The pollution is the result of containers from two cargo ships going overboard further along the coast during storms late last year and last week. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on January 15, 2026 by karenb.

Clean up operation on East Sussex Coastline

A clean-up operation is underway to safely remove the remains of shipping containers and debris that have washed up on a number of beaches along the East Sussex coastline.

Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on January 13, 2026 by karenb.

Final chance to have a say on future of local government

escc logoEAST Sussex residents have just days left to have their say on a new local council and how it would serve them.

The Government consultation into plans to replace county and district and borough councils in Sussex with single authorities closes on Sunday, January 11. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Governance Services on January 7, 2026 by karenb.

Campaign to help smokers in Hastings find happiness

AN AWARENESS campaign designed to dispel a common myth that smoking is a way to relieve stress is hitting Hastings in the new year.

Representatives of South East Smokefree Alliance (SESA) will be at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre on Tuesday, January 6, to talk to shoppers about wellbeing, and the link between quitting smoking and feeling better. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Public Health on December 22, 2025 by karenb.

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