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EAST Sussex County Council has overcome huge challenges to deliver vital services to thousands of residents, an annual report shows.
State of the County reveals how the authority supported more than 30,000 people through adult social care services in 2024/25 and had contact with more than 48,000 children and young people through its children’s services team. Continue reading
TWO East Sussex shops have been banned from selling alcohol following the discovery of illegal tobacco products on their premises.
Checks by East Sussex Trading Standards officers uncovered illegal cigarettes and tobacco hidden in Ocean Gastronom, Seaside Road, Eastbourne and at Moscwichka in Pevensey Road, St Leonards. Continue reading
A SHOPKEEPER from St Leonards has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being caught selling bogus tobacco.
Hashim Mohammad was found to have counterfeit brands and packs of tobacco without the required health warning at his shop, Dilan Convenience Store, in Battle Road. Continue reading
THE 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
RESIDENTS 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
