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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
People in East Sussex are being urged to stand up for their county by calling on the Government to give them a fairer deal.
Today’s launch of the campaign Stand Up For East Sussex asks residents to sign a petition to the Prime Minister which calls for an urgent rethink on the resources the county receives. It warns that real hardship will result if the particular needs of East Sussex are not taken into account, with the public services many residents rely on stretched beyond their limit. Continue reading
EFFORTS to support vulnerable children and their families have earned East Sussex County Council a place on a prestigious national awards shortlist.
The authority’s children’s services department has been shortlisted in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2017 in the category of Best Social Work Employer. Continue reading
THE BENEFITS of a programme which helps people make positive changes to their family lives were shared with Whitehall officials during a special visit last week.
The Triple P – Positive Parenting Programme was thrown into the spotlight when Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, Jonathan Slater, and Regional Schools Commissioner for South-East England and South London, Dominic Herrington visited Hastings. Continue reading
MEMBERS of the public are being encouraged to take part in a consultation on proposals which will create a modern and sustainable service for the county.
The 12-week consultation on a strategy which focuses limited resources where they can have the greatest impact on residents’ lives was agreed by East Sussex County Council’s cabinet and it launched on Thursday, September 21. Continue reading
