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COUNCIL leaders are urging residents to give their feedback on savings proposals that would affect social care services.
East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet agreed last week to consult on savings proposals identified as part of work to address a £55 million funding gap in next year’s budget. Continue reading
COUNCIL leaders will be discussing how savings might be made to address the £55 million funding gap the authority could face next year.
The first round of savings proposals for 2025/26 will be presented to Cabinet on Thursday, September 26, with members being asked to agree to consult on these, carry out further work to identify additional savings and continue to lobby for more sustainable funding. Continue reading
EXPERIENCED and passionate staff in the East Sussex Youth Justice Service are helping children thrive, inspectors have found.
The partnership, which works with children and young people across the county to prevent offending or re-offending, was rated good following a recent visit by HM Inspectorate of Probation. Continue reading
WITH not a flake of snow or patch of ice in sight, the public may be a little surprised to see gritters out on East Sussex roads next week.
On Monday, September 16, 21 gritters will be travelling along the most heavily used roads as part of the annual Operation Snowdrop, where East Sussex Highways fine-tunes its response to wintry weather. Continue reading
RESIDENTS are being asked to keep hedges and trees cut back to avoid impacting the county’s roads and pavements.
The council is reminding people that most roadside hedges are the responsibility of the landowner and need regular trimming to keep them within property boundaries.
