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Bird flu mandatory housing order for poultry and kept birds

escc logoPEOPLE who keep birds in East Sussex are being alerted to a mandatory housing order which comes into effect on Thursday, November 6.

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a mandatory housing order for poultry and kept birds to cover the whole of England following the escalating number of confirmations of avian influenza in kept and wild birds. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Featured, Trading Standards, Transport and Environment on November 5, 2025 by saffronp.

Views sought on Peacehaven school expansion plans

Nick BennettVIEWS are being sought on plans to expand a Peacehaven primary school to meet the growing demand for school places.

East Sussex County Council has launched a five week consultation on proposals to extend Meridian Community Primary School and create an additional 210 places from September 2018. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, Schools and colleges, Young people on May 9, 2016 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.

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