HASTINGS has a new representative on East Sussex County Council following a by-election in the town.
The by-election took place following the sudden death in May of Labour member Cllr Jeremy Birch, who represented Old Hastings and Tressell Division on the county council. Continue reading
COUNCIL chiefs will be making sure every penny they spend in East Sussex counts as they face spending reductions of up to £90million over the next three years.
A report due at East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet on Monday June 29, will consider how the council can continue to provide the services local people need while reducing spending by as much as £90million in the three years between April 2016 and March 2019. Continue reading
100-YEAR-OLD newspapers published in Eastbourne and Hastings during the First World War have been preserved for future generations after being made available online for the first time.
The editions of the Eastbourne Gazette, Eastbourne Chronicle, Hastings & St Leonards Observer and Hastings & St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser have been scanned and are available to browse on East Sussex County Council’s First World War website. Continue reading
EAST Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey county councils will join forces to lead the call for greater powers and freedoms to be devolved to the south east.
All three council leaders have signed a letter that has been sent this week to Greg Clark – secretary of state for communities and local Government – in which they call for a meeting to discuss how to progress plans. Continue reading
