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PEOPLE in East Sussex have given more than 14,000 views on plans to reorganise the area’s local government.
Every comment received is now part of the evidence being considered by all six councils in East Sussex as they decide on the final proposal they will make to ministers by 26 September.
Plans 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
CATTLE 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
LIBRARIES 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
THOUSANDS 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
