MEMBERS of the public are being asked for their views on options that will help the county’s waste service save more than £500,000 in 2018/19.
Reductions in Government funding, and rising demand for services means East Sussex County Council has to cut £17 million from its 2018/19 budget. The waste service annual budget will be reduced by £720,000, of which savings of £558,000 will need to be made in 2018/19. Continue reading
A £16.7 million funding boost to support the building of more than 1,000 new homes in East Sussex has been hailed by council chiefs.
The cash for projects in Battle, Eastbourne, Hastings and Lewes, was announced in the first wave of funding for ‘marginal viability proposals’ from the Government’s £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund. Continue reading
MOTORISTS in Eastbourne are being advised of road closures as a major route in the town is reconstructed.
The work on Langney Rise begins on Saturday, March 10 2018 and lasts for two weeks, with the scheme split into phases to minimise disruption. Continue reading
MOTORISTS are being warned of temporary changes to a busy road junction in Lewes due to emergency gas works.
Southern Gas Networks needs to carry out urgent repairs which will require digging up part of the road on the northbound section of the A26 Malling Hill at its junction with Church Lane. Continue reading
