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Record road improvement programme planned

A RECORD number of East Sussex roads will be given a new lease of life with this year’s programme of pothole-preventing work.

More than 40 miles of roads have been included in East Sussex Highways’ surface dressing programme which begins in June, more than double previous years. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Featured, Roads, Transport and Environment on June 2, 2025 by karenb.

Uckfield kerbstones get new home at heritage railway

Kerbstones from Uckfield High Street have been used to create a new entrance to the Bluebell Railway goods yard at Horsted KeynesKERB stones removed as part of a refurbishment of Uckfield High Street are being put to good use at a Sussex heritage railway.

The granite stones have been used by the Bluebell Railway to create a new entrance to its main goods yard, based at its station in Horsted Keynes, near Haywards Heath. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on May 6, 2016 by karenb.

Have your say on future of East Sussex countryside access

Cllr Carl MaynardPEOPLE are being asked to have their say on the future of public rights of way and countryside sites in East Sussex.

East Sussex County Council is asking people to comment on its draft Countryside Access Strategy, which lays out how its 2,000 miles of footpaths, bridleways and byways and 10 countryside sites are managed in the future. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on May 6, 2016 by karenb.

Labour candidate elected in Hastings poll

Polling stationHASTINGS has a new representative on East Sussex County Council following a by-election in the town.

The poll was held following the death in February of Labour member Cllr John Hodges, who represented St Helens and Silverhill division on the county council. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Governance Services on May 6, 2016 by karenb.

Uckfield improvements continue to take shape

Work has been completed on the second phase of stage two of the Uckfield Town Centre Highway Improvement SchemeWORK has been completed on the latest phase of a major improvement scheme for Uckfield High Street.

Contractors Colas have completed the second phase of stage two of the Uckfield Town Centre Highway Improvement Scheme. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on April 28, 2016 by karenb.

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