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PEOPLE who keep birds in East Sussex are being alerted to a mandatory housing order which comes into effect on Thursday, November 6.
The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a mandatory housing order for poultry and kept birds to cover the whole of England following the escalating number of confirmations of avian influenza in kept and wild birds. Continue reading
THE HIGHLY trained nose of a detection dog led to the discovery of illegal tobacco and the successful prosecution of two men.
With the help of the tobacco detection dog, Trading Standards officers from East Sussex County Council uncovered illegal tobacco products in Robertson Supermarket in Robertson Street, Hastings, in December last year, and at Fazarna in London Road, St Leonards, in February this year. Continue reading
A CYCLE route named in honour of a 22-year-old who died more than a decade ago will be a fitting tribute, his father has said.
Brian Mathews was speaking after the fourth and final section of the scheme in Harbour Road, Rye, was completed by East Sussex County Council. Continue reading
THE next stage of the High Street improvement scheme in Uckfield has been given the go ahead.
Cllr Carl Maynard, the county council’s lead member for transport and environment, approved plans for 23 parking spaces in the High Street – limited for 30 minutes. Continue reading
DIVERTING waste from landfill during an energy plant’s annual shutdown saved money and reduced the impact on the environment, council chiefs say.
For the second year running, waste which would otherwise have been sent to landfill during a planned shutdown of Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility (pictured) was diverted to other energy recovery facilities in the south east. Continue reading
