EAST Sussex County Council is working with partners to raise awareness of hate crime during National Hate Crime Awareness Week.
The national awareness week starts on Saturday, 11 October and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of what hate crime is and the impact it has on victims and local communities, as well as encouraging those affected to report it.
THE FINAL phase of the Queensway Gateway Road is now expected to be completed in September.
East Sussex County Council and its contractor Balfour Beatty Living Places are delivering the last stage of the project which links Queensway with the A21 Sedlescombe Road North.
The work was due to be completed at the end of this month, but owing to unforeseen circumstances the road is now scheduled to open to the public in September.
LEADERS have welcomed approval of their plans to collaborate in a single strategic authority for Sussex with a directly elected mayor.
The government has agreed to move forward with a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) and confirmed the first mayoral election will take place in May 2026.
MORE than 40 people and their families are expected to continue benefitting from a day service in Eastbourne after councillors agreed it should remain open.
The decision to continue the valued service at Linden Court for people with learning disabilities and autism was made after detailed consultation with people who use the service and their families and carers.
