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LEADERS have welcomed approval of their plans to collaborate in a single strategic authority for Sussex with a directly elected mayor.
The government has agreed to move forward with a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) and confirmed the first mayoral election will take place in May 2026.
A SECTION of the Bexhill to Hastings Link Road will open early – to reduce the impact of a bridge closure.
Part of the new highway will be used as a temporary traffic diversion when work begins in June 2014 on demolishing and rebuilding the Ninfield Road bridge, in Bexhill. Continue reading
PEOPLE in St Leonards will have the chance to learn more about changes to street lighting at two public events.
The switchover to modern, energy efficient LED lanterns will be the subject of public exhibitions in the Maze Hill and West St Leonards wards. Continue reading
AN OSCAR-nominated screenwriter and critically acclaimed novelist will return to his Sussex roots with an appearance at Eastbourne Library.
Local author William Nicholson earned global acclaim for his screenplays for such box office hits as Gladiator, Les Miserables and Mandela. Continue reading
PROJECTS that will create local jobs and apprenticeships have been given a £500,000 funding boost.
A total of 10 applicants were successful in their bid for a share of East Sussex County Council’s Social Business Investment Fund. Continue reading
