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Campaign to help smokers in Hastings find happiness

AN AWARENESS campaign designed to dispel a common myth that smoking is a way to relieve stress is hitting Hastings in the new year.

Representatives of South East Smokefree Alliance (SESA) will be at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre on Tuesday, January 6, to talk to shoppers about wellbeing, and the link between quitting smoking and feeling better. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Featured, Public Health on December 22, 2025 by karenb.

New pedestrian crossing coming to busy Eastbourne road

Cllr Claire DowlingROAD safety will be improved on a busy route in Eastbourne as a new pedestrian crossing is installed.

East Sussex Highways is installing a new pedestrian-controlled puffin crossing, railings, anti-skid surfacing and zig-zag road markings in Friday Street, near its junction with Oak Tree Lane. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on February 25, 2020 by karenb.

Beware of rogue traders homeowners told

RESIDENTS are being warned not to fall foul of rogue traders as they county the cost of damage caused by severe storms.

Fraudsters have already been reportedly posing as East Sussex Highways staff across the county, offering to carry out repairs and remove fallen trees for cash following Storm Ciara. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on February 18, 2020 by karenb.

Event to boost school governor numbers

INDIVIDUALS and businesses are being invited to discover the career-boosting benefits of being a school governor at an event next month.

With vacancies for school governors in maintained schools across the county, East Sussex County Council launched a major recruitment campaign to address the shortfall. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, Schools and colleges on February 17, 2020 by karenb.

Cut back overhanging hedges before nesting season

LAND and property owners are being urged to cut back trees and hedges overhanging roads and pavements before birds begin nesting.

People are being encouraged to act quickly to remove vegetation obstructing the public highway before the nesting season, which runs from March to August, starts. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on February 17, 2020 by karenb.

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