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A RECORD number of East Sussex roads will be given a new lease of life with this year’s programme of pothole-preventing work.
More than 40 miles of roads have been included in East Sussex Highways’ surface dressing programme which begins in June, more than double previous years. Continue reading
BRITAIN’S biggest professional cycling race will hit East Sussex for the first time as the county hosts part of the penultimate leg of the Tour of Britain.
The provisional route for stage seven, on Saturday, September 13 2014, will see the world’s top riders enter the county near North Chailey, heading through Uckfield, Horam, Hailsham, Eastbourne and East Dean.
The tour heads west through Seaford, Newhaven and Lewes, briefly re-entering West Sussex to take on the famous climb of Ditchling Beacon before passing through Brighton for the finish.
SMALL organisations which help vulnerable residents in East Sussex could benefit from a scheme aimed at enabling them to reach more people.
East Sussex County Council is seeking ‘micro-providers’ who can offer services or activities which fulfil a social care and support need and make a difference to people’s lives. Continue reading
AMBITIOUS plans to boost economic growth in East Sussex could see more than £600 million invested in the county.
East Sussex is asking for almost £149 million from the Government’s Local Growth Fund (LGF) to deliver new transport and infrastructure schemes and boost skills and productivity. Continue reading
PROGRAMMES that are helping public organisations in East Sussex work together to deliver better services for less money have been given a £420,000 cash boost.
A successful bid was submitted by East Sussex County Council on behalf of its partners to provide continued support for two existing collaboration programmes that look at sharing buildings and ICT services across public and voluntary sector organisations. Continue reading
