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A headstart on devolution: Sussex leaders drive forward prosperity and investment plans
Planning for the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority continues apace.
The Informal Partnership Board, which is overseeing the preparations for the new body and the election of the area’s first mayor in May 2026, met for the second time recently to discuss progress. Continue reading
24/7 support will help smokers kick the habit
SMOKERS wanting to kick the habit can get a helping hand thanks to a new tool being piloted in East Sussex.
AI Quit Coach offers 24-hour personalised support through WhatsApp, providing encouragement, distraction techniques and strategies for managing triggers. It also helps users to stay on track with their goals. Continue reading
Chairman attends Commonwealth Remembrance Service
EAST Sussex County Council’s Chairman attended the annual Commonwealth Remembrance Service in Seaford earlier this month.
Cllr Roy Galley was among community leaders, representatives and local dignitaries who joined the Seaford Branch of the Royal British Legion at Seaford Cemetery on Tuesday, November 18.
County council staff complete charity Mount Everest stair climb
STAFF from East Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services department have successfully completed a charity stair climb challenge, scaling the equivalent height of Mount Everest by climbing the stairs at work.
Over the course of five hours starting at 7am, colleagues from the Through Care and Separated Children teams collectively climbed over 50,000 steps in aid of the council’s Through Care Fund.



