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Devolution and mayoral election plans move forward

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.

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This entry was posted in Featured, General, Governance Services on July 17, 2025 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.

New service for library users in Pevensey Bay

Cllr Chris DowlingA TEMPORARY home has been found to provide library services for people in Pevensey Bay.

From Tuesday, September 1, St Wilfrid’s Church Hall, in Eastbourne Road, will offer a small range of popular books for residents to borrow. Continue reading →

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

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