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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.

Highlighting support available for mental health

Beach.jpgAN event is being held to showcase the broad range of services available to promote good mental health in East Sussex.

The Mental Health Information Fair is being organised by the East Sussex Mental Health Steering Group, a service user led group aimed at promoting mental health support and provision in the county. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Adult Social Care on September 30, 2015 by karenb.

Kick the habit with 28 day stop smoking challenge

smokingetiquetteSMOKERS determined to kick the habit will get messages of support from the country’s top comedians if they sign up to a 28 day quitting challenge.

Quitters signing up to Stoptober 2015 can rely on support from stand up stars including Rhod Gilbert, Al Murray, Shappi Khorsandi and Bill Bailey. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Public Health on September 29, 2015 by karenb.

100 years on – story of Kipling’s lost son is retold

John Kipling. son of Rudyard Kipling, was killed in the First World WarTHE tragic tale of the son of an East Sussex literary giant is the latest addition to a website documenting the impact of the First World War in the county.

Rudyard Kipling’s only son, John, a lieutenant in the Irish Guards, was killed aged 18 during the Battle of Loos, in northern France, on September 27 1915. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Governance Services, History on September 29, 2015 by karenb.

Due south for project bringing literature to life

LibraryWHAT does the south mean to you? That’s the subject of a new project running in libraries in Sussex.

East Sussex and West Sussex county councils have joined forces to promote Reading The South, a three-month initiative running until December 2015. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Libraries on September 29, 2015 by karenb.

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