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County council staff complete charity Mount Everest stair climb

Four people standing at the bottom of a staircase holding their hands aloftSTAFF from East Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services department have successfully completed a charity stair climb challenge, scaling the equivalent height of Mount Everest by climbing the stairs at work.

Over the course of five hours starting at 7am, colleagues from the Through Care and Separated Children teams collectively climbed over 50,000 steps in aid of the council’s Through Care Fund.

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Keep warm and stay well this winter

escc logoRESIDENTS across East Sussex are being urged to keep warm and well this winter, with support and advice available through the council’s Warm Home Check service.

Public Health bosses are reminding people who struggle to keep their homes warm that the free service offers telephone advice as well as money-saving information and tips on how to stay warm for less.

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Bird flu mandatory housing order for poultry and kept birds

escc logoPEOPLE who keep birds in East Sussex are being alerted to a mandatory housing order which comes into effect on Thursday, November 6.

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a mandatory housing order for poultry and kept birds to cover the whole of England following the escalating number of confirmations of avian influenza in kept and wild birds. Continue reading