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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.

A hundred years of WI marked at The Keep

WI Keep 1A CENTURY of the Women’s Institute was celebrated at The Keep with the help of one of the largest archive collections in the country.

Staff at Sussex’s archive resource centre created a display of WI history for 120 members of the East Sussex Federation of Women’s Institutes who travelled to Moulsecoomb to mark the occasion. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Archives, History on April 23, 2015 by karenb.

Work continues at flood damaged library

LibraryBooksLIBRARY staff are looking at more ways to offer library services to Pevensey residents as work to repair a flood–hit facility continues.

East Sussex County Council is working with the owners of Pevensey Bay Library after extensive flooding in January forced the library to close. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Libraries on April 23, 2015 by karenb.

East Sussex and Surrey launch orbis to share services and save millions

orbisPlans to share resources with the aim of improving services and saving two county councils millions of pounds every year has became a reality.

East Sussex and Surrey officially launched their partnership – called orbis – covering services that include human resources, property, procurement, finance and information technology. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in General on April 22, 2015 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.

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