A BUDGET which will see £365million spent on vital services for residents in 2017/18 has been backed by council members.
Cllr David Elkin, East Sussex County Council’s lead member for resources, presented the proposed budget to full council on Tuesday (Feb 7) as “grounded, costed and deliverable, built with strong partnerships and listening”. Continue reading
BUSINESS is booming in East Sussex with the economy growing at a faster rate than the national average, according to the latest figures.
A new report from the Office of National Statistics – based on figures from 2015 – shows the county’s economy grew by 5.2 per cent from 2014, compared to the national figure of 2.9 per cent, and is now worth £9,957million. Continue reading
MORE than 1,000 new jobs are set to be created in East Sussex thanks to a multi-million pound funding boost.
The county has been awarded £13.2 million from the Government’s Local Growth Fund (LGF) following a successful bid by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). Continue reading
SENIOR councillors in East Sussex will discuss options to save £17million from the county’s budget.
East Sussex County Council’s cabinet will meet next week to consider proposals which include raising the three per cent levy allowed by the Government to meet part of the rising cost of social care, and raising general council tax by 1.99 per cent to meet the cost of other services. Continue reading
