News releases
BASIL Salty, Ctrl, Salt, Delete and David Plowie are among a fleet of gritters ready to roll when temperatures plummet as East Sussex Highways launches its winter service. With 10,000 tonnes of rock salt stockpiled, 21 gritters – including some named by schoolchildren across the county, are ready to hit the highway and treat more than 750 miles of the county’s roads. Between now and the end of...
Karen Bowles Friday, 2 October 2026
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The Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority has secured £564,000 from the Department for Transport to explore how bus services across the region could be improved. The funding will support independent studies into the potential benefits of bus reform,including franchising, helping the Strategic Authority assess how future services couldbetter meet the needs of passengers, communities, an...
Rebecca Durrant Thursday, 23 July 2026
A REPORT that will guide the council’s priorities and help councillors develop new ideas will be presented to Cabinet next week. The annual State of the County report and the accompanying report looking back at 2025/26, will give the new Cabinet the opportunity to review in detail the current position of the county council. The report will also explore the needs of residents, the policy context...
Karen Bowles Monday, 22 June 2026
Ministers have today approved East Sussex County Council’s request to raise an extra £70 million of funding, known as exceptional financial support (EFS). This measure is essential for the council to set a balanced budget for 2026/27, allowing us to continue funding essential services on which so many people in East Sussex depend. It is welcome that the government has recognised those needs and...
Karen Bowles Monday, 23 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 were told that Government reforms hoped to have made funding for East Sussex...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 10 February 2026
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