News releases
THE deadline for parents and carers to apply for their child’s secondary school place is fast approaching. Families with children in Year 6 have until midnight on Saturday, October 31 to submit their applications for September 2027. Every year there are families whose children would have secured a place at their preferred school had their application been made before the deadline. Cllr Paul Soa...
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
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THE vital role food plays in our health, communities, economy and environment will be celebrated when Good Food Month returns to East Sussex. Good Food East Sussex, headed up by Local Food Partnerships and East Sussex County Council, will showcase the county’s passionate producers, rich agricultural heritage and thriving food culture with a series of events throughout October. For businesses, c...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 29 September 2026
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
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
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
EAST Sussex County Council’s Chairman has praised a charity supporting young carers after attending an activity day. Cllr Roy Galley joined social action charity IMAGO and young carers as they took time out at Bowles Outdoor Centre in Crowborough. “Astonishingly, Imago currently has 1,300 young carers registered with its service in East Sussex, who provide care for a family member.” Cllr Galley...
Karen Bowles Wednesday, 4 March 2026
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