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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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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