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Annual report highlights successes and challenges

escc logoEAST Sussex County Council has overcome huge challenges to deliver vital services to thousands of residents, an annual report shows.

State of the County reveals how the authority supported more than 30,000 people through adult social care services in 2024/25 and had contact with more than 48,000 children and young people through its children’s services team. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Featured, General on June 17, 2025 by karenb.

£5.4 million cash boost for East Sussex jobs and skills

Cllr Keith GlazierEAST Sussex looks set to receive a multi-million pound funding boost which could create more than 1,000 new jobs, apprenticeships and college places.

The county has been provisionally allocated £5.4 million of Local Growth Fund cash for three projects aimed at further developing the East Sussex economy and improving skills. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Business, Economy on March 19, 2019 by karenb.

Overnight road closures for improvement work

RoadworksIMPROVEMENT work on a busy road between Crowborough and Rotherfield will result in a smoother and safer drive for motorists.

Work to resurface Rotherfield Road from its junction with Crowborough Hill to its junction with Cottage Hill begins on Monday, March 18 2019, with overnight road closures needed for part of the scheme. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on March 15, 2019 by karenb.

East Sussex Youth Cabinet supports campaign to tackle knife crime

THE county’s Youth Cabinet has given its backing to a Sussex Police campaign to tackle the growing issue of knife crime.

With a vote among young people in East Sussex putting ‘tackling knife crime’ as their highest priority, Youth Cabinet member Holly Bobbett attended the launch of Operation Sceptre. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, Young people on March 14, 2019 by karenb.

‘Mass mentoring’ event celebrates role of women

Mass mentoring event for International Women’s Day held at the De La Warr Pavilion, in BexhillINTERNATIONAL Women’s Day 2019 has been marked in East Sussex with an event aimed at inspiring female leaders of the future.

The mass mentoring event matched female leaders from fields such as politics, local government, the emergency services and the charity sector with women in the earlier stages of their career. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in General, Governance Services on March 11, 2019 by karenb.

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