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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.

Bridge demolition work begins on Link Road

Credit: Ady KerryTHE demolition of Ninfield Road Bridge has begun as the construction of the new Bexhill to Hastings Link Road continues.

The existing bridge is too low and narrow to allow traffic on the new link road to pass underneath it. The new structure will be a single span bridge keeping the existing brickwork retaining walls. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on December 3, 2014 by karenb.

Help shape the future of countryside access

ROW survey2A SURVEY of how and why people use rights of way and countryside sites will help East Sussex County Council plan for the future.

Residents and visitors to the county’s 10 countryside sites and 2,000 miles of rights of ways will be asked about their use of the sites, footpaths, bridleways and byways. Continue reading →

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

White ribbon status for council taking a stand against domestic abuse

White ribbonA COMMITMENT to put an end domestic abuse has earned East Sussex County Council White Ribbon status.

The authority becomes only the second county council in the country to be recognised by the national campaign for its efforts to tackle the growing problem. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Adult Social Care, Community Services, General on November 28, 2014 by karenb.

Business park proves a success story for growth fund

Cllr Rupert SimmonsA BUSINESS park which expanded with the help of funding from East Sussex County Council has won a prestigious industry award.

Chaucer Business Park in Polegate was named ‘commercial development of the year’ at the 2014 UK Premier Guarantee and The Sunday Times Excellence Awards. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Economy on November 28, 2014 by karenb.

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