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Annual report highlights successes and challenges

escc logoEAST Sussex County Council has overcome huge challenges to deliver vital services to thousands of residents, an annual report shows.

State of the County reveals how the authority supported more than 30,000 people through adult social care services in 2024/25 and had contact with more than 48,000 children and young people through its children’s services team. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Featured, General on June 17, 2025 by karenb.

Driveway ‘cowboys’ given suspended jail terms

Cllr Rupert SimmonsA PAIR of dodgy driveway dealers who targeted residents in East Sussex have been handed suspended jail terms.

Miles Delaney and Johnny Rooney, trading as Everlast Driveways, ‘cold called’ householders in Plumpton Green, near Lewes, offering to block-pave their driveways. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Trading Standards on May 22, 2014 by karenb.

£45k revamp for iconic footbridge

White Bridge, AlfristonAN ICONIC bridge which crosses the River Cuckmere in East Sussex is in line for a major refurbishment.

East Sussex County Council and the South Downs National Park Authority are investing £45,000 into carrying out essential structural repair work on White Bridge, in Alfriston. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on May 22, 2014 by karenb.

Chance for residents to see Link Road progress

Aerial view of the Bexhill to Hastings Link RoadPROGRESS on the Bexhill to Hastings Link Road will be showcased at a series of construction exhibitions.

The events in Sidley, Crowhurst and St Leonards are the latest in a regular series of exhibitions aimed at keeping residents updated on how the £113 million scheme is developing. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on May 21, 2014 by karenb.

Work on A22 finishes ahead of schedule

Gerhard Rink, project manager for Colas, with Cllr Carl Maynard, East Sussex County Council lead member for transport and environment, at the resurfaced A22 Golden Jubilee Way in EastbourneWORK on resurfacing a dual carriageway in Eastbourne is finishing more than three weeks ahead of schedule.

The A22 Golden Jubilee Way fully reopens at 4.30pm on Wednesday, May 21 2014 after the work was completed in half the seven-week period scheduled for the job. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on May 21, 2014 by karenb.

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