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
COUNCIL leaders will meet next week to discuss how its £371million budget will continue to protect the most vulnerable as financial pressure builds.
East Sussex County Council’s cabinet will face tough choices as it looks at options to save a further £17 million in 2018/19 with the county’s funding being cut and demand for services rising. Continue reading
A COUPLE who turned their residential property into an unauthorised ‘scrap yard’ have been hit with a court bill of more than £4,000.
John Mallows, 66, and his wife June, 65, allowed scrap metal, other waste and cars to be deposited and stored at the rear of their property in London Road, Hailsham. Continue reading
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being urged to hunt out the ‘unusual suspects’ lurking in their home – and recycle more of their waste.
To mark national Recycle Week, which runs from September 12 to 18 2016, residents are being urged to become ‘household detectives’ and look out for items they may not routinely recycle. Continue reading
