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THE CONTRACTOR tasked with building a new bridge that will help improve traffic flow on a busy East Sussex route has been announced.

East Sussex County Council have awarded the contract for the new two-lane structure at Exceat to Jackson Civil Engineering Group.

The company, experienced in bridge and highways projects, wi...

Karen Bowles Thursday, 12 February 2026

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A MAJOR new roofing apprenticeship programme will launch for the first time in East Sussex in September 2026, creating new routes into skilled employment while helping address a growing industry-wide skills shortage.

The new Level 2 Roofer Apprenticeship, delivered by East Sussex College, comes after months of collaboration between a working group...

Karen Bowles Friday, 13 February 2026

Sussex has reached a significant milestone in its devolution journey, with the Government laying the Statutory Instrument in Parliament that will formally establish the Sussex & Brighton Combined County Authority.

This is the final legislative step and will enable the new Mayoral Combined Authority to be created this Spring.

Karen Bowles Thursday, 12 February 2026

THE CONTRACTOR tasked with building a new bridge that will help improve traffic flow on a busy East Sussex route has been announced.

East Sussex County Council have awarded the contract for the new two-lane structure at Exceat to Jackson Civil Engineering Group.

The company, experienced in bridge and highways projects, wi...

Karen Bowles Thursday, 12 February 2026

INDEPENDENT high-street businesses across East Sussex are being encouraged to attend free county council-backed business support workshops in the coming months.

Two programmes of in-person workshops and practical support aimed at helping local businesses improve footfall, visibility and trading confid...

Rebecca Durrant Thursday, 12 February 2026

AVID readers across East Sussex are being urged to return overdue titles to the county council’s library service as part of the annual book amnesty which launches on Saturday (February 14).

Residents are once again encouraged to return forgotten or mislaid books to their local library from Saturday, F...

Rebecca Durrant Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Final agreement has been given to a £693million budget which will help deliver vital services to people across East Sussex.

The approved budget relies upon Government’s agreement to allow the council to borrow an additional £70million, known as Exceptional Financial Support, necessary to balance the books.

Councillors wer...

Karen Bowles Tuesday, 10 February 2026

COUNCIL leaders will meet next week to consider how the authority can invest more than £693 million on vital public services for people in East Sussex in the year ahead.

But reports to be considered by Cabinet lay bare the stark financial situation the council faces with it unable to rely on its own resources to deliver a balanced budget for the f...

Karen Bowles Monday, 19 January 2026

Planning for the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority continues apace.

The Informal Partnership Board, which is overseeing the preparations for the new body and the election of the area’s first mayor in May 2026, met for the second time recently to discuss progress.

The key focus of the meeting was on investment...

Karen Bowles Monday, 1 December 2025

SUSSEX leaders from across the region came together today for the first meeting of a new Partnership Board, marking a key milestone in the journey toward establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority for Sussex & Brighton.

The meeting focused on preparations for devolution for Sussex & Brighton, which promises to bring decision-making c...

Karen Bowles Friday, 10 October 2025

AN ambitious plan for people in East Sussex to get all their services in one place, and at reduced cost, is being sent to Ministers today.

The One East Sussex proposal is for a single council to provide all the services currently run by the five boroughs and district councils and by the county council.

If agreed, the...

Karen Bowles Friday, 26 September 2025

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