WALKERS on a route through the East Sussex countryside are able to get back on track – after a footbridge washed away by flooding was replaced.
The bridge, east of Hailsham and south of Magham Down, was washed away by flood water along Hurst Haven, the watercourse it crosses, during bad weather earlier this year. Continue reading
THE county’s waste sites will begin reopening to the public from 10am on Monday, May 18 2020, following new guidance issued by central Government.
East Sussex’s 10 Household Waste Recycling Sites (HWRS) closed in late March amid the Covid-19 outbreak, to ensure the safety of staff and residents. Continue reading
THE introduction of increased parking charges across the county has been delayed in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The cost of on-street parking and permits was due to rise on April 27 for the first time in a decade, in a bid to improve air quality, reduce congestion, manage demand and encourage the use of sustainable transport. Continue reading
WALKERS will find it easier to enjoy the East Sussex countryside thanks to the winter work of the county council’s rangers.
A total of 35 wooden footbridges have been replaced and 31 repaired since November along the county’s 2,000 miles of rights of way – as the region endured one of the wettest winters on record. Continue reading
