FUNDING for vital services would once again be protected under the latest proposals for East Sussex County Council’s 2023/24 budget.
Papers released ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, January 24 show how the authority could spend £500 million on services including schools, roads, libraries and support for the most vulnerable residents, with no new cuts to spending.
PARENTS and carers are being reminded not to delay and to apply now for primary school places for new starters.
The application process for children due to start school in September 2023 closes later this month, on Sunday, January 15.
AN EASTBOURNE man who was caught with thousands of counterfeit car accessories has been ordered to pay back more than £59,000 or face prison time.
Mark Tykva, 37, of Wannock Lane, Eastbourne was sentenced in January 2022 to 12 months’ custody suspended for two years, with a requirement to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, after being found guilty of eight counts of breaching the Trade Marks Act.
FUNDING to cover the full training costs of an apprenticeship is being made available to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the county.
Through the council’s Apprenticeship Levy transfer scheme, the Transform programme is offering East Sussex small and medium businesses the chance to apply for a share of over £300,000.
