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Consultation on future of local government launches

RESIDENTS are being invited to take part in a consultation that will help reshape local government and how services are run in the future.

Government wants to reorganise local government so that everyone in East Sussex gets their services from just one council. This could mean the county council and district and borough councils would be replaced by a single authority. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Featured, Governance Services on May 12, 2025 by karenb.

Poetry event marks Black History Month

Spoken word artist Dean Atta will appear in an event at Eastbourne's Towner galleryRHYME and inspiration are promised at an event being held in Eastbourne to celebrate Black History Month.

East Sussex County Council’s library and information service is hosting a day of performance poetry at the Towner Gallery on Saturday, October 25 2014. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Libraries on October 2, 2014 by karenb.

New signs part of effort to reduce Uckfield work impact

Cllr Chris Dowling, East Sussex County Council member for Ridgewood and Framfield, Cllr Claire Dowling, county council member for Uckfield and member of the project board and Uckfield town mayor Ian Smith, with one of the new signs reinforcing the message that Uckfield town centre is open as normalADDITIONAL signs have been erected at key locations around Uckfield to reinforce the fact that the town is ‘open for business’.

The project board behind the Uckfield Town Centre Highway Improvement Scheme brought in the additional signs after fears were raised about the impact of the £2.5 million project on trade. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Economy, Transport and Environment on October 1, 2014 by karenb.

East Sussex youth invited to set Commons debate

Cllr Nick BennettYOUNG people in East Sussex are being urged to play a part in influencing the debates of the UK Youth Parliament at the House of Commons.

The UKYP, the body that represents young people across the country, will head to Westminster for its annual debate in the Commons chamber in November 2014. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Young people on September 30, 2014 by karenb.

‘Living library’ offers insight into mental health

Lewes LibraryPEOPLE who’ve lived with mental health issues will share their experiences with library users at an event in Lewes.

The Living Library will see people whose lives have been affected by mental illness act as ‘living books’ who can be ‘borrowed’ by members of the public for a conversation about their lives and experiences. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Libraries on September 30, 2014 by karenb.

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