CHILDREN across East Sussex have voted for their favourite book as a six-month initiative aimed at fuelling youngsters’ love of reading reached its climax.
Wild Boy, a rollicking adventure novel by Rob Lloyd Jones set among the freak shows of Victorian London, was named winner of the East Sussex Children’s Book Award 2015. Continue reading
COUNCIL chiefs in East Sussex have vowed to continue to press for measures to mitigate the impact of aircraft noise at Gatwick – regardless of the final decision on airport expansion.
The Airports Commission today announced expanding Heathrow was its preferred option for boosting the UK economy, meeting the need for aviation capacity in the south east and expanding global connectivity, but said expanding Gatwick was a ‘credible’ option. Continue reading
PEOPLE with a passion for education and a desire to help their community are being sought to become school governors in East Sussex.
Many schools across the county urgently need new volunteers to join governing bodies from September, with a particular shortage of candidates in Hastings, Hailsham, Newhaven and Peacehaven. Continue reading
ROADS in East Sussex have been given a new lease of life thanks to a summer highway improvement programme.
East Sussex County Council has taken advantage of the fine weather by surface dressing 35 miles of highway – equivalent to the distance from Eastbourne Pier to Camber Sands. Continue reading
