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Record road improvement programme planned

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 →

This entry was posted in Featured, Roads, Transport and Environment on June 2, 2025 by karenb.

Building a school for the future – work begins on Etchingham project

Etchingham sod turningGROUND has been broken on a project to provide Etchingham with a new primary school and community facility.

The replacement school will be funded by East Sussex County Council and is part of a wider development which will include community facilities to replace the village hall, and new homes. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Children's Services, Schools and colleges on January 30, 2014 by karenb.

Cabinet backing for budget for the future

CabKeithGlazier (Small)FINANCIAL plans for East Sussex will give the county ‘greater control over its own destiny’, council chiefs have said.

East Sussex County Council’s cabinet has approved a budget it says will protect frontline services as the authority faces £110 million budget cuts in the 10 years to 2020. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in General on January 29, 2014 by martinf.

Reprieve for closure-threatened waste sites

IMG_9016 (Small)A PLAN to keep open three closure-threatened waste sites in East Sussex has been approved by councillors.

Household waste and recycling centres in Forest Row, Wadhurst and Seaford had been facing closure as part of East Sussex County Council’s bid to make savings of around £70 million over the next three years. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment, Waste and recycling on January 29, 2014 by martinf.

Speedy internet access available for thousands in six months

CabRupertSimmons (Small)THOUSANDS of premises in East Sussex could upgrade to faster broadband in less than six months, the ‘e-Sussex’ project announced today.

Construction work is well underway just eight months after East Sussex County Council signed a multi-million deal with BT to provide faster broadband speeds.  Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Broadband, Economy on January 28, 2014 by martinf.

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