A BOARD tasked with maximising opportunities created by the county’s cultural sector will be led by sector experts for the first time.
Joe Hill, Director and CEO of Towner Eastbourne becomes chair of the Culture East Sussex board, while Julia Roberts, CEO of Culture Shift, takes up the post of vice chair. Continue reading
THE Cabinets of the three Sussex upper tier Councils have today agreed to submit an expression of interest to be considered for the Government’s Devolution Priority Programme indicating support for a Sussex Mayoral Strategic Authority which could unlock new money and powers for the region.
The Government’s white paper on English Devolution states that Mayoral Strategic Authorities will bring funding and local decision-making powers down from central Government to deliver on economic growth, jobs and skills, housing and transport. Continue reading
A HAILSHAM man who allowed scrap metal and other waste to be dumped on his property has been ordered to pay almost £8,000.
John Mallows, 74, was found guilty of breaching an Enforcement Notice in his absence by Hastings Magistrates Court on Thursday, December 19. Continue reading
WORK has begun on measures to reduce driver speeds as part of a programme to make East Sussex roads safer.
A detailed assessment was carried out on the county’s A and B roads against factors including the character of the road and the environment, the average speed of vehicles, the level of vulnerable road users, facilities such as schools, shops and hospitals in the area, and the existing crash record. Continue reading
