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Progress update for Queensway Gateway Road

escc logoTHE FINAL phase of the Queensway Gateway Road is now expected to be completed in September.

East Sussex County Council and its contractor Balfour Beatty Living Places are delivering the last stage of the project which links Queensway with the A21 Sedlescombe Road North.

The work was due to be completed at the end of this month, but owing to unforeseen circumstances the road is now scheduled to open to the public in September.

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This entry was posted in Featured, General, Transport and Environment on August 22, 2025 by saffronp.

New parking area thanks to match funding scheme

A new parking area has been provided outside Eastbourne Crematorium and Cemetery thanks to a Community Match scheme: Pictured (from left) are: Chris Lopez-Smith, senior highway engineer for East Sussex County Council, Cllr David Tutt, Eastbourne Borough Council leader, Cllr Alan Shuttleworth, East Sussex County Council member for Eastbourne LangneyA NEW layby parking area has been provided outside Eastbourne Crematorium – thanks to a community match funding scheme.

Parking on the grass verge by people visiting the crematorium and Langney Cemetery has been a long-standing problem, damaging the grass and leaving the area looking unsightly. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on October 20, 2015 by karenb.

Lost views of Victorian Brighton found at The Keep

Lost views  (resized)RARE images of a city during its development have been loaned to the archive centre for East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

More than 200 photographs taken between 1860 and 1880 were found in a scrapbook and show Brighton and Hove at unique stages of development, with buildings and public spaces which have since been lost. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Archives on October 16, 2015 by karenb.

Common dog walkers urged: keep pets under control

Soay sheep at Chailey CommonA RENEWED warning has been made to dog walkers using an East Sussex beauty spot as wildlife which graze there are moved to new ground.

Beginning next week (week commencing Monday, October 19 2015), livestock at Chailey Common will be moved as part of the grazing programme aimed at preserving the historic landscape. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on October 15, 2015 by karenb.

Children to return to fire damaged school

Cllr Nick BennettCHILDREN at a school ravaged by fire will be able to return to the classroom this week after temporary arrangements were put in place.

Around half of the teaching areas at Shinewater Primary School, in Langney, Eastbourne, were damaged in a suspected arson attack in the early hours of Monday. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, Schools and colleges on October 13, 2015 by karenb.

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