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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.

Artist for Newhaven Library project to hold workshops

Zaneta Belasicova NewhavenTHE artist chosen to create a window design for Newhaven’s new library will be running two free family workshops to get people involved in the process.

Zaneta Belasicova was selected to create the artwork for the rear window of the newly refurbished library following a competitive process. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Libraries on August 20, 2015 by karenb.

Warning to Bexhill residents over cold callers

doorstepRESIDENTS in Bexhill are being warned to be on their guard for a paving company targeting elderly residents in the town.

A man in his 60s and a retired couple were each persuaded to part with more than £5,000 in cash to have their driveway repaved, after being ‘cold called’ at home earlier this week. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Trading Standards on August 19, 2015 by karenb.

Remembering a WW1 hero from East Sussex

A ceremony was held in Seaford to unveil a memorial paving stone and plaque to town First World War hero Cuthbert Bromley, attended by dignitaries and members of Bromley’s familyA WAR hero from Seaford who served in one of the most infamous campaigns of the First World War has been commemorated in his home town.

Cuthbert Bromley, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery at Gallipoli, died aged 36 in August 1915 after the ship he was travelling in was sunk by a German torpedo. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Governance Services, History on August 19, 2015 by karenb.

School records from era when teachers ‘made their mark’

School records deposited at The Keep trace the history of Burwash Charity School from 1727 to 1877HISTORIC school documents dating from a time when even the teachers couldn’t read and write have been deposited at a county archive centre.

The parchment books, now held at The Keep, in Moulsecoomb, are thought to be the earliest school records in Sussex. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Archives on August 19, 2015 by karenb.

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