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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.
ONE of the country’s rarest plants has successfully been reintroduced to a verge in East Sussex.
The county is home to the majority of the UK’s Spiked Rampion, with one verge in East Sussex containing nearly 70 per cent of the population of the plant. Continue reading
FAMILIES across the county are being encouraged to send their children back to school, as they begin to reopen.
The Government closed all schools in March to stem the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus, with the exception of children considered vulnerable and those with keyworker parents. Continue reading
YOUNG readers in East Sussex are being encouraged to join the Silly Squad for a summer of reading fun.
A team of adventurous animals who love to have a laugh and get stuck into all kinds of funny books, will guide four to 11 year olds through The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. Continue reading
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being asked to say how coronavirus has affected them in a county-wide survey.
The survey also asks what people’s priorities are for when the county begins to rebuild from the impact of Covid-19. Continue reading
