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Gritters geared up in East Sussex

Gritters parked up GRITTERS will be running their routes across the county next week to ensure they are geared up for the cold winter months.

On Friday, September 19, 21 gritters will be travelling along the most heavily used roads as part of the annual Operation Snowdrop, when East Sussex Highways fine-tunes its response to wintry weather.

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This entry was posted in Featured, Roads on September 12, 2025 by saffronp.

Amnesty for missing library books begins

escc logoRESIDENTS are being urged to check their homes for overdue books as East Sussex Library Service launches its annual amnesty.

More than a million books were taken out on loan from the county’s libraries in 2023, but unfortunately some have not been returned.

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This entry was posted in Libraries, Uncategorized on February 15, 2024 by saffronp.

Crowborough road to close for resurfacing work

RoadworksOVERNIGHT road closures will be in place on a Crowborough road as a major resurfacing project is carried out.

Work is due to start on Crowborough Hill on Monday, February 19, and continue until Saturday, March 16. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on February 12, 2024 by karenb.

Businesses achieve top healthy workplace awards

TWO LOCAL businesses have been presented with Gold Wellbeing at Work Awards.

Servomex, from Crowborough, and Affinity Select Insurance Services Ltd, from Uckfield, are the first businesses in East Sussex to reach the gold standard in the county council’s healthier workplaces programme.

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This entry was posted in General, Public Health on February 9, 2024 by saffronp.

Beware of fake payment websites, motorists warned

MOTORISTS are being urged to be vigilant when using parking payment websites to avoid becoming a victim of a scam.

Nationally there have been reports of fake parking payment websites coming up on search engines and scammers placing fake stickers on or near pay and display machines giving false contact details. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Parking, Trading Standards on February 8, 2024 by karenb.

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