A NEW testing centre will open in East Sussex today, increasing the options for residents seeking to check if they have Covid-19.
The drive-through site at Plumpton Racecourse will be operated by Sodexo and has been commissioned by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). As a regional testing centre, it will have the capacity to conduct an estimated 700 tests a day and will strengthen the national Test and Trace scheme. Continue reading
A CROWBOROUGH man caught selling illegal tobacco from a market stall has been ordered to pay £600 in fines and costs.
Richard Milham, of Queens Road , Crowborough, pleaded guilty the possession and supply of illegal tobacco when he appeared at Hastings Magistrates Court on Tuesday, September 15. Continue reading
RESIDENTS in Rother are being urged to be on their guard to avoid falling prey to a parking permit scam.
Fraudsters have been targeting motorists applying for permits as part of the new civil parking enforcement scheme due to start on September 29. Continue reading
NO NEW savings are being planned at this stage for next year’s council budget despite the unprecedented financial pressures of the Covid-19 response.
A report to East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet explains how careful financial planning and partnership working means that, for the first time in more than a decade, no additional cuts are currently being considered beyond those already set out at last year’s budget meeting. Continue reading
