MOTORISTS are being urged to take extra care on East Sussex roads over the autumn to avoid colliding with deer.
With the mating season in full swing, the risk of encountering the animals on the road increases and leads to an estimated 74,000 deer-related traffic collisions in the UK each year.
OPTIONS are being explored to balance next year’s budget without reducing services despite huge financial pressures, council leaders will be told.
A report due to go before cabinet next week suggests options to be considered could include raising council tax and using some of the authority’s very limited reserves, with the council facing an expected shortfall of £27.5 million in the 2024/25 budget.
FREE maths courses are being offered in East Sussex to help adults build their numeracy skills.
To mark Number Confidence Week, running from November 6 to 10, East Sussex County Council is reminding residents about a new government programme to help improve people’s confidence with numbers.
A SPECIAL celebration event has been held to mark Beeching Park’s historic Golden Jubilee.
This year the service is celebrating 50 years of providing day services for people with learning disabilities.
Over the last half century Beeching Park, which is the home of Hastings and Rother Day Service, has seen two monarchs, 12 Prime Ministers and delivered over 12,000 days of service.
