News releases
PEDESTRIANS going to and from Hastings train station will be able to do so more easily and safely now that improvements around the public transport hub are complete. The work, which started in May, focused on the area at the junction of Station Approach, Cornwallis Terrace and Havelock Road. It included the installation of new crossings, kerbs, carriageway and footway surfaces as well as upg...
Rebecca Durrant Monday, 28 September 2026
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PEDESTRIANS going to and from Hastings train station will be able to do so more easily and safely now that improvements around the public transport hub are complete. The work, which started in May, focused on the area at the junction of Station Approach, Cornwallis Terrace and Havelock Road. It included the installation of new crossings, kerbs, carriageway and footway surfaces as well as upg...
Rebecca Durrant Monday, 28 September 2026
THE RIBBON has been cut on Hollington Youth Hub marking the end of a £3.3 million transformation. Community representatives gathered on Friday, September 18, to celebrate the refurbishment and see what the venue had to offer. Cllr Victoria Carson, East Sussex County Council lead member for children and families, officially opened the venue. “I was delighted to be able to attend the official ope...
Karen Bowles Friday, 25 September 2026
A FREE event for care and support businesses and unpaid carers is once again being offered by East Sussex County Council this autumn. The Care and Support Provider drop-in event is taking place at Uckfield Civic Centre on Tuesday, October 6. The event is aimed at care and support businesses, personal assistants and unpaid carers looking for advice on providing care and support to people with...
Rebecca Durrant Thursday, 24 September 2026
Six new programmes will support businesses across East Sussex to grow and help to create new jobs. The East Sussex County Council will offer ambitious small to medium-sized businesses support through workshops, mentoring and tailored one-to-one support. The county council secured more than £400,000 of funding from the new Sussex and Brighton Strategic Authority to deliver the programmes, which...
Thursday, 24 September 2026
I had a letter last week which told me the Government was making some extra funding available for 14 hard-pressed councils around the country. Good news - for them, at least. Unfortunately, East Sussex is not one of the lucky few. I’ve gone back to Ministers, as you might expect, to ask them to explain how they chose where to send this money. And why they’ve chosen to shut out East Sussex, a co...
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
THE finishing touches are being made to a refurbished youth hub in Hastings before its grand opening this week. The £3.3million refurbishment of Hollington Youth Hub will double the number of young people that can be supported each week from 80 to 160. The transformation into a modern, multi-purpose building includes a café area, training kitchen, arts room and chill-out space, music room, spor...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Joint statement from East Sussex County Council and London South East Academies Trust East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and London South East Academies Trust (LSEAT) are pleased to confirm our continued commitment to working together to support children and young people across East Sussex. Over the past two years, our partnership has supported the establishment and development of East Sussex Ac...
Karen Bowles Friday, 11 September 2026
Cllr Andy Woolley, leader of East Sussex County Council said: “A pause in the process announced by the Government today is surprising but is very good news especially for people in East Saltdean, Peacehaven and Telscombe who overwhelmingly said they wanted to remain in East Sussex. “This will now be the case until further notice. “It’s also welcome news for all residents of East Sussex who are...
Karen Bowles Monday, 7 September 2026
WORK is starting on a scheme designed to support more reliable and efficient bus services in Newhaven. Improvements to a section of the bus route running along The Drove and Seaford Road will be carried out in three phases in a bid to minimise disruption. The work is funded by the Bus Service Improvement Plan funding from Department for Transport and will help to improve the consistency of bus...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 1 September 2026
MORE than 100 events across the county will help celebrate ageing in East Sussex and mark the national Older People’s Day. Nordic walking, New Age Kurling, coffee mornings, gardening drop-ins, and cookery workshops are among a range of activities on offer during this year’s Full of Life Festival, which runs through September and October. The programme of events has been created by East Sussex C...
Karen Bowles Wednesday, 26 August 2026
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