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LEADERS have welcomed approval of their plans to collaborate in a single strategic authority for Sussex with a directly elected mayor.
The government has agreed to move forward with a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) and confirmed the first mayoral election will take place in May 2026.
THE waiting is over for students across East Sussex after this year’s GCSE results were announced.
Provisional results show 56.1 per cent of students across the county received five or more A* to C grades including English and mathematics – up on last year’s figure of 53.2 per cent. 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
