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RESIDENTS are being invited to take part in a consultation that will help reshape local government and how services are run in the future.
Government wants to reorganise local government so that everyone in East Sussex gets their services from just one council. This could mean the county council and district and borough councils would be replaced by a single authority. Continue reading
HEALTH bosses in East Sussex highlighted challenges and showcased successes when they welcomed a leading government adviser to Hastings.
Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and National Institute for Health Research lead, visited the borough as part of a countrywide tour of local authorities to hear how residents’ health and wellbeing could benefit from research opportunities. Continue reading
PEOPLE who struggle to afford to keep their homes warm could get central heating installed for free under an affordable warmth scheme running in the county.
East Sussex County Council has been awarded funding from National Grid’s Warm Homes Fund aimed at helping people who find themselves in fuel poverty. Continue reading
THE public could be asked for their views on the future of two rural primary schools in East Sussex.
On Monday, June 24, the county council’s lead member for education and ISEND will be asked to approve a consultation on school organisation changes in two parts of the county. Continue reading
RESIDENTS who burn wood or other solid fuels to heat their homes will be encouraged to cut down their use or switch to less polluting alternatives under a project running across Sussex.
One in 10 households in the south east burns wood – the highest rate in the country – producing harmful gases and particles which have an adverse effect on air quality. Continue reading
