Category Archives: Transport and Environment

Major town centre improvement scheme begins

Cllr Carl MaynardWORK has started on a major improvement project that will improve conditions for pedestrians and buses in Eastbourne town centre.

East Sussex County Council and Eastbourne Borough Council’s multi-million pound Eastbourne Town Centre Improvement Scheme will include pavement widening and the installation of new bus stops, street furniture and street lights. Continue reading

Diverting waste from landfill saves thousands

NERF (resized)DIVERTING waste from landfill during an energy plant’s annual shutdown saved money and reduced the impact on the environment, council chiefs say.

For the second year running, waste which would otherwise have been sent to landfill during a planned shutdown of Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility (pictured) was diverted to other energy recovery facilities in the south east. Continue reading