News releases
THE Armed Forces flag is flying at County Hall in recognition of the commitment and dedication show by veterans, cadets, serving troops, and their families. The flag has been flying for Armed Forces Week and will mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 27, recognising the contribution made by the whole armed forces community. Cllr Victoria Carson, East Sussex County Council’s vice chairman and...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 25 June 2026
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THE Armed Forces flag is flying at County Hall in recognition of the commitment and dedication show by veterans, cadets, serving troops, and their families. The flag has been flying for Armed Forces Week and will mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 27, recognising the contribution made by the whole armed forces community. Cllr Victoria Carson, East Sussex County Council’s vice chairman and...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 25 June 2026
EAST Sussex County Council has demanded that Ministers urgently heed the opinions of local people in its plans for council reorganisation. Responding to a Government consultation, the county council said it strongly disagreed with proposals to move 23,900 residents of Peacehaven. Telscombe, East Saltdean and Falmer into an expanded Brighton & Hove City Council from 2028. The county council...
Karen Bowles Friday, 12 June 2026
KEY positions on East Sussex County Council have been approved at the authority’s first full council meeting since May’s election. Cllr Martin Kenward, member for Bexhill East, was elected the new chairman of the council, while Victoria Carson, member for Bexhill South, will serve as vice-chairman. Cllr Andy Woolley (pictured), member for Heathfield and Mayfield, was confirmed as the new leader...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 21 May 2026
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being offered a say on the latest Government proposals to move parts of the county into Brighton and Hove. Ministers are asking for views on their suggestion that Peacehaven, Telscombe, East Saltdean and Falmer should form part of an expanded Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) from 2028. The latest consultation is part of the reorganisation of local government,...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 12 May 2026
THE OWNER of a roofing company who carried out unnecessary, overpriced and substandard work on homes in East Sussex has been jailed. Anthony O’Driscoll, 44, of Hever Road, Edenbridge, was sentenced to more than 5 years in custody when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday, April 16, having plead guilty to four offences. Investigations by East Sussex County Council’s Trading Standards tea...
Karen Bowles Friday, 8 May 2026
The first meeting of the Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority will take place on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Brighton Town Hall. This inaugural meeting follows on from the formal establishment of the new authority in March 2026 and will enable the organisation to start operating. The strategic authority is the result of East Sussex County Council, West Sussex County Council and...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 9 April 2026
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
We are frustrated that Government is not ready to make a decision about the future shape of Local Government in East Sussex, but will instead consult on a variation of the One East Sussex proposal after the elections in May. It is bitterly disappointing that, while the Government has largely accepted the case that East Sussex would flourish best as a unitary county, their variation would see Pe...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 26 March 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
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being asked to consider representing their community and putting themselves forward to become a councillor. Ahead of the county council elections in May, East Sussex County Council will be hosting an online event where people interested in becoming a councillor can speak to council officers and existing councillors from all parties, about the role....
Karen Bowles Friday, 13 March 2026
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