EAST Sussex residents are being encouraged to find out more about their family history with free access to over six million digitised Sussex parish records.
Baptism, confirmation, marriage, death and burial records spanning 457 years of Sussex history are now available to search online on Ancestry, the world’s largest genealogy website, with free access available at The Keep.
EAST SUSSEX residents who are hosting Ukrainian guests through the Homes for Ukraine scheme are set to receive winter top up payments from the council.
East Sussex County Council has taken the decision to increase the monthly payments payable to hosts to thank them for their continued kindness and generosity and to reflect the increased costs people are facing during the current economic crisis.
PEOPLE can find out how East Sussex communities are creating positive change in their neighbourhoods at a special event.
The Bigs Sparks event will give communities the chance to share their stories and skills as well as connect with others with similar ideas.
RECENT fires at waste sites and on collections vehicles have prompted fresh calls for people in East Sussex to dispose of batteries correctly.
Although the cause of all the fires has not been confirmed, the council and its waste partners, Veolia and N+P, fear batteries that have been incorrectly disposed of are to blame for many of the incidents.
