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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.
A COMPANY director who duped investors into paying out thousands of pounds and refused to refund them has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Ian Simpson, 57, of London Road, Hailsham, was given a 20 month custodial sentence, suspended for two years, when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday, December 21. Continue reading
TREES along a busy footpath in Eastbourne town centre are to be removed to ensure pedestrian safety during major construction work.
Work on the Eastbourne Arndale Centre extension resumes this month with hoarding being erected and the northern footpath in Terminus Road being closed. Continue reading
RESIDENTS looking to bring a festive feel to their homes with a wood burner this Christmas are being urged to stay safe.
East Sussex Trading Standards are encouraging people to check their wood burners before using them after they received a number of complaints about badly installed equipment. Continue reading
A ROGUE builder who tricked elderly residents into paying large sums of money for unnecessary work has been jailed for 16 months.
William Jones (pictured), of Butts Field, Hailsham, conned three victims into paying a total of £25,850 for work to their roofs between March and May 2016. Continue reading
