A PRIMARY school has become the first in East Sussex to achieve an award which recognises its ‘green’ travel credentials.
Willingdon Primary School, in Eastbourne, received the Sustrans School Mark Bronze Award, which recognises outstanding effort in promoting sustainable travel among children, parents and staff. Continue reading
THREE closure-threatened waste sites in East Sussex could remain open under plans being considered by senior councillors.
East Sussex County Council had proposed closing household waste recycling centres in Forest Row, Seaford and Wadhurst as the authority faces a reduction in funding of around £70 million over the next three years. Continue reading
CHANGES to street lighting in Hastings will save hundreds of thousands of pounds and reduce the area’s ‘carbon footprint’.
East Sussex County Council will begin a programme of converting around 5,500 of the borough’s old style yellow and orange street lights to energy-saving white LED lights in the spring. Continue reading
People are being asked to give their views on a strategy which could help to improve walking and cycling networks in Hastings.
The draft Walking and Cycling Strategy proposes a network of walking and cycling routes across the town that focus on short local journeys to support access to employment, education and shopping facilities, encourage active travel and reduce congestion in the town. Continue reading
