A MAJOR project to revamp Hastings Library to provide a state-of-the-art service is nearing completion.
The multi-million pound East Sussex County Council scheme, which will provide a modern library in the heart of the town, will reopen to the public on Friday, March 2.
COUNCIL leaders will meet next week to discuss how its £371million budget will continue to protect the most vulnerable as financial pressure builds.
East Sussex County Council’s cabinet will face tough choices as it looks at options to save a further £17 million in 2018/19 with the county’s funding being cut and demand for services rising. Continue reading
THE story of a fire which ravaged Hastings Pier 100 years ago has been retold on the latest addition to a website commemorating life in East Sussex in World War One.
Almost a century before the 2010 fire which devastated the Victorian structure, the pier suffered severe damage in a lesser-known blaze believed to have been sparked by a discarded cigarette. Continue reading
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being urged to report and talk about scams as part of a nationwide campaign.
East Sussex Trading Standards is backing Scams Awareness Month, running throughout July 2017, which is aimed at raising awareness and tackling the stigma which surrounds scams. Continue reading
