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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.

Motorists warned to stay alert to avoid deer collisions

AS the nights draw in, motorists in East Sussex are being urged to be #DeerAware and avoid collisions with animals on rural roads.

There are estimated to be more than 74,000 deer-related traffic collisions across the UK every year, and that risk increases during mating season which runs throughout November. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on October 30, 2024 by karenb.

Views sought on waste recycling sites booking

recycling symbolsVIEWS are being sought on proposals to introduce a booking system at household waste recycling sites across the county.

The move could reduce queuing at sites, help save East Sussex County Council as much £50,000 a year and help ensure only residents’ waste is being disposed. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment, Waste and recycling on October 29, 2024 by karenb.

Deadline fast approaching for secondary school applications

escc logoTIME is running out for parents and carers to apply for their child’s secondary school place, as this year’s deadline approaches.

Families with children in Year 6 have until midnight on Thursday, October 31 to submit their applications for September 2025.

Continue reading →

This entry was posted in General, Schools and colleges on October 21, 2024 by saffronp.

New film pays tribute to foster carers

man and a young woman looking at a birdhouseA MOVING new film released today pays tribute to the unsung heroes of the foster care system.

“Everything” highlights the difference one individual can make to the lives of many through fostering. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, General on October 17, 2024 by saffronp.

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