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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.

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.

You’re Hired campaign is halfway towards target

You're Hired Lewes - webA TOTAL of 269 employers have vowed to hire an apprentice since a county-wide campaign kicked off.

The aim of the five-month You’re Hired campaign is to get 500 businesses across the five districts and boroughs of East Sussex to hire an apprentice. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, Economy, Young people on April 7, 2015 by karenb.

New justice scheme will help keep families together

Beach.jpgAN innovative approach to justice which can help keep families together is being launched in East Sussex.

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court sees parents who are subject to care proceedings offered intensive help to tackle substance abuse. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services on April 2, 2015 by karenb.

Get set for the TravelChoice Challenge

The Travel Choice Challenge runs throughout May 2015. Pictured (from left) at Lewes Railway Station are: Sarah Evans and Mark Epson, from Southern Rail, Patrick Warner, from Brighton & Hove Buses, and Harriet Knights, from Sustrans.BUSINESSES and employees in East Sussex are invited to take part in a month-long initiative promoting travel by foot, bike, public transport or car-share.

Sustainable transport charity Sustrans is launching the second annual TravelChoice Challenge, with workplaces around the county competing to clock up the most journeys by sustainable ways of travelling. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on April 1, 2015 by karenb.

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