SPECIALIST services offering advice and support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual community (LGBTQ+) are available across East Sussex.
Funding has been awarded to the council’s Joint Mental Health Commissioning Team from the Sussex Health and Care Partnership to fund three advice services offering support and information to those identifying as LGBTQ+ or exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
AROUND one in three people in East Sussex have missed their potentially life-saving cervical screen, figures show.
While over 100,000 people had a cervical screen in East Sussex during the last three to five years, nearly a third of those eligible for a smear test did not take up their appointment.
EXTRA investment of £15.7m this year, to help improve the condition of East Sussex’s roads and protect them for years ahead is being proposed by the county council.
The recommendation comes after cabinet members asked at the start of the year for detailed modelling of how extra investment could be most effective and, if agreed, would bring the council’s spending on highways this year to almost £34m.
THE ARMED Forces flag has been raised at County Hall in Lewes to mark Armed Forces Day.
The flag will fly all week in recognition of the whole armed forces community, from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans and cadets.
