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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.

School safety given a boost thanks to maintenance work

school marking webFADED road markings outside schools across East Sussex are being bought back to life in a bid to improve safety.

East Sussex Highways have embarked on a project to repaint “school keep clear” markings at 192 schools in the county. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Schools and colleges, Transport and Environment on August 9, 2016 by karenb.

Overnight closures on A26 in Crowborough

RoadworksA MAIN road through Crowborough will be subject to overnight closures for resurfacing work.

The work on the A26 Beacon Road begins on Wednesday, August 17 2016, with the road closed between 9pm and 6am for 12 nights, not including weekends. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on August 9, 2016 by karenb.

Summer surface dressing offers a smoother ride

The Broyle, in Ringmer, after surface dressingROADS in East Sussex have been given a summer makeover – during a two-week programme of surface dressing.

East Sussex Highways contractors took advantage of the warmer weather to carry out surface dressing on 27 miles of highway – longer than the distance from Dover to Calais. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on August 8, 2016 by karenb.

Celebrating older people with events programme

Older People's Day 2016A TWO-month programme of events to celebrate the role of older people in East Sussex is returning – bigger and better than ever.

An eclectic mix of nearly 150 events and activities for the over-50s will be held across the county in September and October, to celebrate Older People’s Day on October 1 2016. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Adult Social Care on August 8, 2016 by karenb.

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