HEALTH bosses in East Sussex are urging parents and carers to check that their children are up to date with vaccinations against measles amid a surge of cases across the country.
Figures from the UK Health Security Agency show more than 520 confirmed cases of measles in England since the beginning of the year, including one which claimed the life of child in Liverpool. Continue reading
WORK on a major town centre redevelopment has been rephased to help traders make the most of the summer season.
Fencing has been removed from the Victoria Place section of Terminus Road in Eastbourne and the construction phasing has been adjusted to improve access to businesses in the town. Continue reading
LEADERS have welcomed approval of their plans to collaborate in a single strategic authority for Sussex with a directly elected mayor.
The government has agreed to move forward with a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) and confirmed the first mayoral election will take place in May 2026.
A COMMUNITY has welcomed speed limit reductions designed to improve road safety in a historic East Sussex village.
Thanks to investment from the county council’s local transport capital improvements programme the new 20mph limit is now in effect throughout Alfriston to address concerns over the speed of traffic and the dangers posed to pedestrians on the narrow streets. Continue reading
