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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.

Cattle return to graze at Ditchling Common

Cattle grazing returns to Ditchling CommonCATTLE grazing is set to return to an East Sussex beauty spot – to safeguard it for the future.

Later this month (April 2015), livestock will be back at Ditchling Common Country Park following a successful season last year. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on April 20, 2015 by karenb.

Book initiative aims to turn people on to reading

EastbourneLibraryLIBRARIES in East Sussex are gearing up to take part in an initiative aimed at helping people experience the joy of reading.

East Sussex County Council’s libraries and information service is backing World Book Night, on Thursday, April 23 2015, which targets the 35 per cent of the population who don’t read for pleasure. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Libraries on April 16, 2015 by karenb.

Thousands take advantage of their free mid-life MOT

NHS HealthCheckTHOUSANDS of East Sussex residents have taken advantage of potentially life-saving health checks, according to latest figures.

The free NHS Health Check is a mid- life MOT which aims to help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease and checks are offered to adults aged between 40 and 74. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Adult Social Care, Public Health on April 9, 2015 by karenb.

Council plea to track down tree thieves

T&E-Highways-NS-041COUNCIL chiefs are urging residents to be vigilant after more than a hundred trees were ripped from the ground along the Lewes to Ringmer cycleway.

In three separate incidents, nearly 150 trees have been torn from the ground and fencing damaged in the process. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Cycling, Roads, Transport and Environment on April 8, 2015 by karenb.

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