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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.
PLANS to reopen five recently closed East Sussex libraries as community-run facilities have taken a step closer to fruition.
East Sussex County Council will provide books, furniture and shelving to enable Ringmer Library to be reopened as a community library run by Ringmer Village Hall Management Committee, which owns the building. Continue reading
VOLUNTEERS across East Sussex are being thanked for the contributions that they make to their communities every day.
East Sussex County Council is backing Volunteers Week, which runs from June 1 to 7 2018 and will see events taking place across the county to showcase volunteer opportunities or celebrate the role of existing volunteers. Continue reading
A SERVICE which helps people with learning disabilities in Hastings and Rother live independent lives has been given a glowing inspection report.
Hastings Community Support Service, run by East Sussex County Council, was rated ‘outstanding’ – the highest possible grading – in its latest report by the Care Quality Commission. Continue reading
WORK to reconstruct a major route in Eastbourne begins on Saturday, June 2 2018.
The East Sussex Highways scheme in Langney Rise, due to last for two weeks, was originally due to take place in March but was postponed due to bad weather. Continue reading
