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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.

‘Fake news’ warning over child flu vaccine

Girl at medical appointmentEFFORTS to vaccinate children against flu are being hampered by myths being spread on social media, public health chiefs have warned.

All children aged two to eight should receive a free nasal spray each winter, but last year only a third of two to four year-olds in the county were vaccinated. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Public Health on November 2, 2017 by karenb.

New highways payment scheme promotes business growth

CONTRACTORS working on highways schemes in East Sussex are being paid in a new way under a pioneering scheme running in the county.

East Sussex County Council is one of the first local highway authorities in the country to use a Project Bank Account to pay companies which carry out highways work. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on November 1, 2017 by karenb.

Parents of absentee children taken to court

'Get A Grip' - East Sussex County Council school attendance campaignSIXTEEN parents of children in East Sussex have been taken to court for failing to ensure their children regularly attend school.

The prosecutions came during the first month of a hard-hitting East Sussex County Council campaign urging parents to ‘get a grip’ and ensure their child attends school every day. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, Schools and colleges, Young people on November 1, 2017 by karenb.

National recognition for county’s Registration service

Anna Goddard, Superintendent Registrar and ceremonies manager, Mike Bendell, life events manager, and Steve Quayle, Registration Service team manager.THE “outstanding” service offered by the county’s Registration team has received national recognition.

East Sussex County Council’s Registration Service picked up the Award for Excellence in Service Delivery at a special ceremony.

Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Registration Service on November 1, 2017 by karenb.

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