News releases
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
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LEADERS have welcomed approval of their plans to collaborate in a single strategic authority for Sussex with a directly elected mayor. The government has agreed to move forward with a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) and confirmed the first mayoral election will take place in May 2026. The new MCCA will bring together all upper tier local councils across Sussex to operate across th...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 17 July 2025
RESIDENTS are being invited to take part in a consultation that will help reshape local government and how services are run in the future. Government wants to reorganise local government so that everyone in East Sussex gets their services from just one council. This could mean the county council and district and borough councils would be replaced by a single authority. Other options could also...
Karen Bowles Monday, 12 May 2025
Results: 12, Showing page 2 of 2