News releases
Cllr Andy Woolley, leader of East Sussex County Council The past two months have been the busiest of my life. I was elected leader of your county council in May. Since then, I’ve plunged into the work needed to understand how I and my team might improve life for people in East Sussex. In my view, a change of approach is needed. Voters gave Reform UK most seats on the council, and my colleagues...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 21 July 2026
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WORK to improve the condition of 22 roads across the county and keep them safer for longer will begin later this month. The annual surface dressing programme is due to begin towards the end July with 34 miles of road being improved during July and August. Surface dressing is carried out on roads that are in a reasonably good condition and structurally sound to protect the carriageway from water...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 7 July 2026
FRAGMENTS of pottery thought to date back thousands of years have been unearthed as work on a new bridge begins. Before construction of a two-lane bridge designed to improve traffic flow at Exceat can begin, archaeologists are working on the site to ensure any historical items are recorded and preserved. Archaeologists have dug a number of trenches at contractor Jackson Civil Engineering Gro...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Work to improve pedestrian safety in Sea Road is due to start this month. East Sussex Highways will be carrying out a programme of improvement work on Sea Road, Endwell Road and Jameson Road from Monday, June 22 to Thursday, July 23. The scheme will involve the relocation and widening of the existing zebra crossing, alongside carriageway resurfacing, footway reconstruction and minor drainage im...
Karen Bowles Friday, 12 June 2026
IMPROVEMENTS to a town centre road in Eastbourne will begin this weekend to avoid major disruption during the busy summer season. The strengthening and resurfacing work planned for Devonshire Place will begin on Sunday, May 31 and is due for completion on Friday, June 5 - operating 24 hours a day. The improvements to the road surface - required due to the impact of winter weather - will focu...
Rebecca Durrant Friday, 29 May 2026
UPGRADES outside Hastings train station will improve safety for pedestrians and enhance access to the public transport hub and surrounding area. The work, scheduled to start on Tuesday, May 26 and take three months, will be taking place at the junction of Station Approach, Cornwallis Terrace and Havelock Road. It includes the installation of new crossings, kerbs, carriageway and footway surf...
Rebecca Durrant Wednesday, 20 May 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
PEDESTRIANS are set to benefit from a raft of safety improvements on a busy Hastings road. Work to upgrade existing pedestrian crossings, build a new crossing point in St Helens Road and improve the junction of St Helens Road, Bethune Way and Elphinstone Road for pedestrians, is due to start at the end of April. The scheme, funded by the Government’s Safer Roads Fund (SRF), also includes a new...
Karen Bowles Friday, 20 March 2026
ESSENTIAL work is being carried out in Eastbourne to ensure a bridge over a railway line can continue to be used safely. Speed restrictions and two overnight closure will be needed to carry out the work on Shinewater Bridge on the Golden Jubilee Way. Work is due to start on Thursday, March 26, and is expected to take around 10 months to complete. The project involves replacing bridge bearings a...
Karen Bowles Friday, 13 March 2026
WITH 25,000 paving slabs laid, 1,700 metres of road resurfaced and almost a mile of granite kerbs and channels installed, the latest phase of a town centre improvement scheme is nearing completion. Over the past ten months, Victoria Place has been transformed into a pedestrianised space designed to improve the public space, increase visitor numbers and help local businesses. As part of the East...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 17 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, will work with the county council to set a timescale for construction. Cllr...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 12 February 2026
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