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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.
WORK has been completed on a major upgrade of public transport facilities in Uckfield town centre.
The bus station off Bell Lane now benefits from modern bus shelters with planted roofs and wireless charging points, enhanced real time information, improved street lighting and a new cycle shelter. Continue reading
AS the nights draw in, motorists in East Sussex are being urged to be #DeerAware and avoid collisions with animals on rural roads.
There are estimated to be more than 74,000 deer-related traffic collisions across the UK every year, and that risk increases during mating season which runs throughout November. Continue reading
VIEWS are being sought on proposals to introduce a booking system at household waste recycling sites across the county.
The move could reduce queuing at sites, help save East Sussex County Council as much £50,000 a year and help ensure only residents’ waste is being disposed. Continue reading
TIME is running out for parents and carers to apply for their child’s secondary school place, as this year’s deadline approaches.
Families with children in Year 6 have until midnight on Thursday, October 31 to submit their applications for September 2025.
