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Campaign to help smokers in Hastings find happiness

AN AWARENESS campaign designed to dispel a common myth that smoking is a way to relieve stress is hitting Hastings in the new year.

Representatives of South East Smokefree Alliance (SESA) will be at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre on Tuesday, January 6, to talk to shoppers about wellbeing, and the link between quitting smoking and feeling better. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Featured, Public Health on December 22, 2025 by karenb.

Section of the A22 closed after serious car fire

RoadworksA SECTION of the northbound A22 has been closed for repairs following a serious car fire early this morning (June 11).

The road, between its junction with Diplocks Way and the Boship Roundabout in Hailsham, was severely damaged by the fire and will need to be repaired. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on June 11, 2015 by karenb.

Get the Buzz and get Active in East Sussex

Launch of Buzz Active - Pictured with students from Bexhill College are Ian Patterson, Buzz Active manager at Exceat and Richard Wilson, Buzz Active manager at Eastbourne (centre, blue shirts), Cllr Sylvia Tidy and Cllr Nick BennettTWO outdoor centres in East Sussex have joined forces to relaunch under a new name and with an expanded range of activities.

Spray Water Sports, in Eastbourne, and The Canoe Barn, at Cuckmere Haven, are now known as Buzz Active, boasting a fresh look, a new website and a wider range of outdoor pursuits, including the Duke of Edinburgh programme. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, Young people on June 10, 2015 by karenb.

Baking effort raises £1,000 for MS charities

Cheque presentation from ESCC to the MS SocietyBIG-hearted council workers got baking to raise money for two multiple sclerosis charities.

Staff from East Sussex County Council’s business support team raised £1,000 after giving up their time to make, buy and eat cakes and other home-made goodies. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in General on June 10, 2015 by karenb.

Fraudster convicted for using dead dad’s Blue Badge

Cllr Carl MaynardA MOTORIST from St Leonards fraudulently used her dead father’s Blue Badge to park in a disabled bay, a court has heard.

Marion Donnelly, of Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards, was caught displaying the badge in her car in Western Road, Bexhill, on March 13 – more than a year after her father died. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on June 10, 2015 by karenb.

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