News releases
A NEW council has been elected with no single party holding a majority of the 50 divisions in East Sussex. The overall results of the vote for East Sussex County Council held on Thursday are: Reform UK - 22 members Liberal Democrats - 13 members Green Party - 11 members Conservative - 3 members Independent - 1 member The new council will meet for the first time at its annual meeting on Thursd...
Karen Bowles Friday, 8 May 2026
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A NEW council has been elected with no single party holding a majority of the 50 divisions in East Sussex. The overall results of the vote for East Sussex County Council held on Thursday are: Reform UK - 22 members Liberal Democrats - 13 members Green Party - 11 members Conservative - 3 members Independent - 1 member The new council will meet for the first time at its annual meeting on Thursd...
Karen Bowles Friday, 8 May 2026
A SHOP worker in possession of nearly 800 counterfeit tobacco products will have to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work and pay £2,400 in court costs. Navid Kohneposhi, 31, who trades as Hampden Park Sweet and Toy Shop on Queens Parade, had 780 products which, if genuine, would be worth more than £14,000. The illegal items were uncovered during an inspection carried out by East Sussex County Cou...
Karen Bowles Friday, 8 May 2026
THE OWNER of a roofing company who carried out unnecessary, overpriced and substandard work on homes in East Sussex has been jailed. Anthony O’Driscoll, 44, of Hever Road, Edenbridge, was sentenced to more than 5 years in custody when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday, April 16, having plead guilty to four offences. Investigations by East Sussex County Council’s Trading Standards tea...
Karen Bowles Friday, 8 May 2026
The first meeting of the Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority will take place on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Brighton Town Hall. This inaugural meeting follows on from the formal establishment of the new authority in March 2026 and will enable the organisation to start operating. The strategic authority is the result of East Sussex County Council, West Sussex County Council and...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 9 April 2026
DRIVERS in East Sussex are being asked to be ‘deer aware’ this spring to avoid colliding with the animals on the county’s roads. East Sussex County Council is reminding people to take care when driving on rural roads, particularly during the next few months, as the risk of encountering the animals increases in April and May when young deer are born. There are an estimated 74,000 deer-related...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 9 April 2026
VISITORS to East Sussex’s spectacular coastline are being urged to stay safe around the county’s chalk cliffs. Every year, thousands of tonnes of chalk falls from the cliffs which stretch from the edge of Eastbourne, past Beachy Head, the Seven Sisters and Seaford Head. Despite warning signs, people often stand near the edge of the fragile cliffs to take a look at the beach below or take a s...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 2 April 2026
RESIDENTS are being urged to check they are registered to vote before the deadline for the May 7 elections. The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Monday, April 20 and voters can quickly and easily apply online at gov.uk/register-to-vote Research shows that some groups, including young people, students and those who have recently moved, are less likely to be registered than oth...
Karen Bowles Monday, 30 March 2026
We are frustrated that Government is not ready to make a decision about the future shape of Local Government in East Sussex, but will instead consult on a variation of the One East Sussex proposal after the elections in May. It is bitterly disappointing that, while the Government has largely accepted the case that East Sussex would flourish best as a unitary county, their variation would see Pe...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 26 March 2026
The amazing work of an army of volunteers across East Sussex was celebrated by the county council Chairman. A total of 65 representatives from caring groups, community associations, village clean up teams and many more groups joined Cllr Roy Galley for a thank you tea party at Herstmonceux Village Hall. Those invited included many visited by the Chairman during his programme of community and ci...
Karen Bowles Wednesday, 25 March 2026
EAST Sussex County Council’s Chairman joined young people from Newhaven to enjoy a taste of the continent. Sussex Community Development Association invited Cllr Roy Galley join the Newhaven Youth Forum’s French evening based around the town’s links with Dieppe. Cllr Galley was able to share some thoughts on his visits to Dieppe representing the county, sample French food and see young people...
Karen Bowles Monday, 23 March 2026
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